Melbourne Victory forward Emily Gielnik and Brisbane Roar winger Sharn Freier have been called into the CommBank Matildas squad for April’s friendly against Mexico after injuries to three key members of the national team squad.
Gielnik and Freier are joined by former Brisbane Roar and Melbourne City defender Winonah Heatley in bolstering Tony Gustavsson’s CommBank Matildas squad after injuries to Katrina Gorry, Clare Hunt and Courtney Nevin.
Gorry suffered an ankle injury while playing for club side West Ham in the Women’s Super League (WSL), while Paris Saint-Germain defender Hunt and Leicester City full-back Nevin have been ruled out by their respective foot and hip injuries.
Freier receives her very first senior international call-up having impressed for Brisbane alongside Matildas star Tameka Yallop in the Liberty A-League this season.
The 22-year-old has three goals and five assists to her name prior to the final round of the campaign, and will link up with Gustavsson’s squad after Brisbane’s Round 22 clash with Canberra United.
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Gielnik, capped 57 times in green and gold, receives her well-earned CommBank Matildas recall after a glistening stretch of form for Melbourne Victory in the Liberty A-League, notching seven goals and two assists in 12 league fixtures.
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The CommBank Matildas are set to face Mexico at Toyota Field in San Antonio, United States, on Tuesday, April 9 local time (kick-off at 10am AEST on Wednesday, April 10).
Match details
Mexico v Australia
Date: Tuesday, 9 April 2024 (local) / Wed, 10 April 2024 (AUS)
Kick-off: 7.00pm (local) / 10.00am (AEST)
Venue: Toyota Field, San Antonio
Broadcast: Paramount+
Matildas squad – April international window
| NAME | CLUB | CAPS (GOALS) | JUNIOR CLUB / MEMBER FEDERATION |
| Mackenzie ARNOLD | West Ham United FC | 46 (0) | Burleigh Heads SC / Football Queensland |
| Ellie CARPENTER (VC) | Olympique Lyon | 74 (4) | Cowra and District JSC / Football New South Wales |
| Steph CATLEY (C) | Arsenal | 123 (5) | East Bentleigh, SE Cougars / Football Victoria |
| Kyra COONEY-CROSS | Arsenal | 42 (0) | Bli Bli United FC / Football Queensland |
| Caitlin FOORD | Arsenal | 121 (35) | Warilla Wanderers / Football New South Wales |
| Mary FOWLER | Manchester City | 50 (15) | Leichhardt FC / Football Queensland |
| Sharn FREIER | Brisbane Roar | 0 (0) | Moreton Bay United FC / Football Queensland |
| Emily GIELNIK | Melbourne Victory | 57 (11) | Redlands United / Football Queensland |
| Charlotte GRANT | Tottenham Hotspur | 23 (1) | Cumberland United Women’s FC / Football South Australia |
| Winonah HEATLEY | FC Nordsjælland | 0 (0) | Mossman and Cairns / Football QLD |
| Michelle HEYMAN | Canberra United | 63 (25) | Illawarra Stingrays / Football New South Wales |
| Alanna KENNEDY | Manchester City | 121 (9) | Campbelltown Cobras SC / Football New South Wales |
| Aivi LUIK | BK Häcken | 45 (1) | Palm Beach SC / Football Queensland |
| Teagan MICAH | Liverpool | 17 (0) | Brisbane Blue, Brisbane Central / Football Queensland |
| Clare POLKINGHORNE | Kristianstads DFF | 165 (16) | Wynnum Wolves, Capalaba Bulldogs / Football Queensland |
| Hayley RASO | Real Madrid Femenino | 84 (16) | Palm Beach SC / Football Queensland |
| Amy SAYER | Kristianstads DFF | 11 (1) | Northbridge FC / Football New South Wales |
| Kaitlyn TORPEY | San Diego Wave | 2 (1) | Olympic FC / Football Queensland |
| Emily VAN EGMOND (VC) | San Diego Wave | 141 (31) | Dudley Redhead United FC / Northern NSW Football |
| Cortnee VINE | Sydney FC | 26 (3) | Peninsula Power FC / Football Queensland |
| Clare WHEELER | Everton | 18 (1) | Adamstown Rosebud / Northern NSW Football |
| Jada WHYMAN | Sydney FC | 0 (0) | Tolland football Club / Football New South Wales |
| Tameka YALLOP | Brisbane Roar | 121 (13) | Mudgeeraba SC / Football Queensland |
