Wales announce squad for Euro 2025 as Sophie Ingle makes it after missing entire season

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19-06-2025

Wales announce squad for Euro 2025 as Sophie Ingle makes it after missing entire season
Four centurions have been named in the Wales squad for the country's first ever major women's tournament
Sophie Ingle of Wales
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Wales have announced their squad for the upcoming European Championships in Switzerland.
Rhian Wilkinson made the announcement from the summit of Yr Wyddfa, Wales' highest peak, on Thursday morning. A total of 23 players will represent Wales in their first ever major tournament. Pembrokeshire product Angharad James has been named as captain and, alongside Jess Fishlock, Hayley Ladd and Sophie Ingle, she is one of four centurions named. Wales have a tough group, facing France, England and Netherlands in July in their first ever Euros.
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Ingle makes her return to the squad after a long period out with a serious knee injury, adding significant experience to the collective. The 33-year-old missed the entire season after injuring her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) during Chelsea's pre-season win over Feyenoord last September.
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America-based players Charlie Estcourt and Lily Woodham have also been named in the squad.
Wales will face Netherlands in the opening game in Lucerne on July 5, and will be going up against a team who won the tournament back in 2017.
From there, it's a date with France in St Gallen on July 9, followed up by a huge clash against England on July 13, also in St Gallen.
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England won the tournament in 2022, while France reached the semi-finals in 2017.
In terms of attendance, Cymru are set to be one of the best supported sides at the tournament, with more than 2,000 fans set to fill the Red Wall for each game.
The squad announcement was made from Hafod Eryri on the mountain summit, overlooking Eryri National Park at 1,085 metres above sea level.
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Teenage star Mayzee Davies has missed out on selection due to a serious knee injury in the Nations League defeat to Denmark.
Rhian Wilkinson revealed the team from Wales' highest summit.
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Speaking after the final game before the Euros, where they lost 4-1 to Italy, Wilkinson remained positive.
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"Games in this campaign have been really tight, but we haven't had a heavy defeat like this - so that first half was important because who do we want to be?," she said.
"That second-half is more indicative of the Welsh team we all know. We're going to look back on it as an important moment for us.
"Italy punished us for every mistake and we have to react faster.
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"Hard moments are coming; this is a hard thing we're about do, the Euros are going to be very difficult.
"We're going to have to be at our best and what we have learned is any mistake will be punished."
Wales squad: Olivia CLARK (Leicester City), Safia MIDDLETON-PATEL (Manchester United), Poppy SOPER (Unattached), Charlie ESTCOURT (DC Power), Gemma EVANS (Liverpool), Josie GREEN (Crystal Palace), Hayley LADD (Everton), Esther MORGAN (Sheffield United), Ella POWELL (Bristol City), Rhiannon ROBERTS (Unattached), Lily WOODHAM (Seattle Reign), Jess FISHLOCK (Seattle Reign), Alice GRIFFITHS (Unattached), Ceri HOLLAND (Liverpool), Sophie INGLE (Unattached), Angharad JAMES (Seattle Reign), Lois JOEL (Newcastle United), Rachel ROWE (Southampton), Kayleigh BARTON (Unattached), Hannah CAIN (Leicester City), Elise HUGHES (Crystal Palace), Carrie JONES (IFK Norrköping), Ffion MORGAN (Bristol City).