Women's Euro 2025 Squads: Full list of teams, players
The 16-team tournament will conclude on July 27, with Basel hosting the final.
England is the defending champion, while Germany has won the most titles - eight.
Here are all the teams and their squads for Women's Euro 2025:
Group A
Finland
Goalkeepers: Tinja-Riika Korpela (Servette), Anna Tamminen (Hammarby), Anna Koivunen (Djurgardens)
Defenders: Natalia Kuikka (Chicago Red Stars), Joanna Tynnila (Brann), Eva Nystrom (West Ham), Emma Koivisto (AC Milan), Nora Heroum (Sampdoria), Nea Lehtola (Brann), Emmi Siren (Nordsjaelland), Maaria Roth (HJK)
Midfielders: Vilma Koivisto (Linkopings), Eveliina Summanen (Tottenham), Oona Siren (West Ham), Olga Ahtinen (Tottenham), Ria Oling (Crystal Palace), Katariina Kosola (Malmo), Adelina Engman (Como)
Forwards: Heidi Kollanen (Vittsjo), Sanni Franssi (Real Sociedad), Linda Sallstrom (Vittsjo), Jutta Rantala (Leicester), Oona Sevenius (Rosengard)
Iceland
Goalkeepers: Cecilia Ran Runarsdottir (Inter Milan, on loan from Bayern Munich), Fanney Inga Birkisdottir (BK Hacken), Telma Ivarsdottir (Rangers)
Defenders: Gudny Arnadottir (Kristianstads DFF), Ingibjorg Sigurdardottir (Brondby), Glodis Perla Viggosdottir (Bayern Munich), Gudrun Arnardottir (Rosengard), Natasha Moraa Anasi (Valur)
Midfielders: Sædis Run Heidarsdottir (Valerenga), Aslaug Munda Gunnlaugsdottir (Breidablik), Alexandra Johannsdottir (Kristianstads DFF), Berglind Ros Agustsdottir (Valur), Katla Tryggvadottir (Kristianstads DFF), Karolina Lea Vilhjalmsdottir (Bayer Leverkusen), Dagny Brynjarsdottir (West Ham), Hildur Antonsdottir (Madrid CFF), Sandra Maria Jessen (Þor/KA), Hafrun Rakel Halldorsdottir (Brondby)
Forwards: Dilja Yr Zomers (OH Leuven), Sveindis Jane Jonsdottir (Angel City), Hlin Eiriksdottir (Leicester), Amanda Jacobsen Andradottir (FC Twente), Agla Maria Albertsdottir (Breidablik)
Norway
Goalkeepers: Cecilie Fiskerstrand (Fiorentina), Aurora Mikalsen (Cologne), Selma Panengstuen (SK Brann)
Defenders: Guro Bergsvand (Wolfsburg), Thea Bjelde (Valerenga), Marit Bratberg Lund (Benfica), Tuva Hansen (Bayern Munich), Mathilde Harviken (Juventus), Maren Mjelde (Everton), Emilie Woldvik (Rosengard)
Midfielders: Vilde Boe Risa (Atletico Madrid), Ingrid Engen (unattached), Signe Gaupset (SK Brann), Justine Kielland (Wolfsburg), Frida Maanum (Arsenal), Lisa Naaslund (Manchester United), Guro Reiten (Chelsea),
FILE - Norway's Ada Hegerberg runs with the ball during the Women's World Cup match between New Zealand and Norway. | Photo Credit: ANDREW CORNAGA/AP
Forwards: Celin Bizet (Manchester United), Caroline Graham Hansen (Barcelona), Ada Hegerberg (Lyon), Synne Jensen (Athletico Madrid), Karina Saevik (Valerenga), Elisabeth Terland (Manchester United)
Switzerland
Goalkeepers: Nadine Bohi (St Gallen), Elvira Herzog (RB Leipzig), Livia Peng (Werder Bremen)
Defenders: Laia Balleste (Espanyol), Viola Calligaris (Juventus), Noelle Maritz (Aston Villa), Nadine Riesen (Eintracht Frankfurt), Julia Stierli (Freiburg)
Midfielders: Noemi Ivelj (Grasshoppers), Sandrine Mauron (Servette), Coumba Sow (Basel), Smilla Vallotto (Hammarby), Lia Walti (Arsenal), Riola Xhemaili (PSV Eindhoven)
Forwards: Iman Beney (Manchester City), Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic (Seattle Reign), Svenja Folmli (Freiburg), Alisha Lehmann (Juventus), Alayah Pilgrim (Roma), Geraldine Reuteler (Eintracht Frankfurt), Sydney Schertenleib (Barcelona), Meriame Terchoun (Dijon), Leila Wandeler (Lyon)
Group B
Belgium
Goalkeepers: Femke Bastiaen (FC Utrecht), Nicky Evrard (PSV Eindhoven), Lisa Lichtfus (Le Havre)
Defenders: Janice Cayman (Leicester City), Laura Deloose (Anderlecht), Isabelle Iliano (Club YLA), Jill Janssens (Hoffenheim), Sari Kees (Leicester City), Zenia Mertens (OH Leuven), Davina Philtjens (Sassuolo), Amber Tysiak (West Ham)
Midfielders: Tine De Caigny (Anderlecht), Marie Detruyer (Inter Milan), Elena Dhont (Sassuolo), Kassandra Missipo (Sassuolo), Jarne Teulings (Feyenoord), Justine Vanhaevermaet (Everton), Sarah Wijnants (Anderlecht)
Forwards: Jassina Blom (Tenerife), Hannah Eurlings (OH Leuven), Mariam Toloba (Standard Liege), Ella Van Kerkhoven (Feyenoord), Tessa Wullaert (Inter Milan)
Italy
Goalkeepers: Rachele Baldi (Inter Milan), Francesca Durante (Fiorentina), Laura Giuliani (AC Milan)
Defenders: Lisa Boattin (Juventus), Lucia Di Guglielmo (Roma), Martina Lenzini (Juventus), Elena Linari (Roma), Elisabetta Oliviero (Lazio), Julie Piga (AC Milan), Cecilia Salvai (Juventus)
Midfielders: Arianna Caruso (Bayern Munich), Manuela Giugliano (Roma), Eleonora Goldoni (Lazio), Giada Greggi (Roma), Eva Schatzer (Juventus), Annamaria Serturini (Inter Milan), Emma Severini (Fiorentina)
Forwards: Chiara Beccari (Juventus), Barbara Bonansea (Juventus), Michela Cambiaghi (Inter Milan), Sofia Cantore (Juventus), Cristiana Girelli (Juventus), Martina Piemonte (Lazio)
Spain
Goalkeepers: Adriana Naclares (Athletic Club), Cata Coll (Barcelona), Esther Sullastres (Sevilla)
Defenders: Laia Aleixandri (unattached), Ona Battle (Barcelona), Olga Carmona (Real Madrid), Jana Fernandez (Barcelona), Maria Mendez (Real Madrid), Leila Ouahabi (Manchester City), Irene Paredes (Barcelona)
Spain's players drink during a training ahead of the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 football tournament, at Juan-Antonio Samaranch Stadium, in Lausanne, on July 1. | Photo Credit: FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP
Midfielders: Aitana Bonmati (Barcelona), Patricia Guijarro (Barcelona), Vicky Lopez (Barcelona), Alexia Putellas (Barcelona), Maite Zubieta (Athletic Bilbao)
Forwards: Mariona Caldentey (Arsenal), Athenea del Castillo (Real Madrid), Lucia Garcia (Monterrey), Esther Gonzalez (Gotham FC), Cristina Martin-Prieto (Benfica), Salma Paralluelo (Barcelona) Claudia Pina (Barcelona), Alba Redondo (Real Madrid)
Portugal
Goalkeepers: Ines Pereira (Everton), Patricia Morais (Braga) and Sierra Cota-Yarde (Toronto)
Defenders: Ana Seica (Tigres), Diana Gomes (Sevilla), Catarina Amado (Benfica), Carole Costa (Benfica), Carolina Correia (Torreense), Lucia Alves (Benfica), Ana Borges (Sporting Lisbon), Joana Marchao (Servette)
Midfielders: Andreia Jacinto (Real Sociedad), Tatiana Pinto (Atletico Madrid), Andreia Faria (Benfica), Andreia Norton (Benfica), Fatima Pinto (Sporting Lisbon), Beatriz Fonseca (Sporting Lisbon), Francisca Nazareth (Barcelona) and Dolores Silva (Braga)
Forwards: Jessica Silva (Gotham), Telma Encarnacao (Sporting Lisbon), Diana Silva (Sporting Lisbon) and Ana Capeta (Sporting Lisbon)
Group C
Germany
Goalkeepers: Ann Katrin-Berger (Gotham FC), Stina Johannes (Eintracht Frankfurt), Ena Mahmutovic (Bayern Munich)
Defenders: Giulia Gwinn (Bayern Munich), Kathrin Hendrich (Chicago Stars), Franziska Kett (Bayern Munich), Sophia Kleinherne (Eintracht Frankfurt), Rebecca Knaak (Manchester City), Sarai Linder (Wolfsburg), Janina Minge (Wolfsburg), Carlotta Wamser (Bayer LeverKusen)
Midfielders: Sara Dabritz (Lyon), Linda Dallmann (Bayern Munich), Sydney Lohmann (Bayern Munich), Sjoeke Nusken (Chelsea), Elisa Senss (Eintracht Frankfurt)
Forwards: Jule Brand (Wolfsburg), Klara Buhl (Bayern Munich), Selina Cerci (Hoffenheim), Laura Freigang (Eintracht Frankfurt), Giovanna Hoffmann (RB Leipzig), Lea Schuller (Bayern Munich), Cora Zicai (Wolfsburg)
Poland
Goalkeepers: Natalia Radkiewicz (Pogon Szczecin), Kinga Szemik (West Ham), Kinga Seweryn (GKS Katowice)
Defenders: Kayla Adamek (Ottawa Rapid), Paulina Dudek (Paris St-Germain), Sylwia Matysik (FC Koln), Emilia Szymczak (Barcelona), Martyna Wiankowska (FC Koln), Oliwia Wos (Basel), Wiktoria Zieniewicz (Basel)
Midfielders: Adriana Achcinska (FC Koln), Martyna Brodzik (Pogon Szczecin), Dominika Grabowska (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim), Ewelina Kamczyk (FC Fleury 91), Milena Kokosz (Asane), Tanja Pawollek (Eintracht Frankfurt), Klaudia Słowinska (GKS Katowice)
Forwards: Klaudia Jedlinska (Dijon), Nadia Krezyman (Dijon), Natalia Padilla-Bidas (Sevilla), Ewa Pajor (Barcelona), Paulina Tomasiak (GKS Gornik Leczna), Weronika Zawistowska (Bayern Munich)
Denmark
Goalkeepers: Alberte Vingum (HB Koge), Kathrine Larsen (Sampdoria), Maja Bay Ostergaard (Vaxjo)
Defenders: Emma Faerge (Fiorentina), Frederikke Thogersen (Roma), Isabella Obaze (Portland Thorns), Katrine Veje (Crystal Palace), Sanne Troelsgaard (Roma), Sara Holmgaard (Everton), Sara Thrige (PSV Eindhoven), Stine Ballisager (Fiorentina)
Midfielders: Emma Snerle (Fiorentina), Janni Thomsen (Utah Royals), Josefine Hasbo (Gotham FC), Karen Holmgaard (Everton), Kathrine Kuhl (Roma), Rikke Madsen (Everton)
Forwards: Amalie Vangsgaard (Juventus), Cornelia Kramer (Bayer Leverkusen), Nadia Nadim (Hammarby), Pernille Harder (Bayern Munich), Signe Bruun (Real Madrid), Sofie Bredgaard (Fiorentina)
Sweden
Goalkeepers: Tove Enblom (Valerenga), Jennifer Falk (BK Hacken), Emma Holmgren (Levante)
Defenders: Jonna Andersson (Linkoping), Nathalie Bjorn (Chelsea), Magdalena Eriksson (Bayern Munich), Smilla Holmberg (Hammarby), Amanda Ilestedt (unattached), Hanna Lunfkvist (San Diego Wave), Amanda Nilden (Tottenham), Linda Sembrant (Bayern Munich)
Midfielders: Filippa Angeldahl (Real Madrid), Hanna Bennison (Juventus), Sofia Jakobsson (London City Lionesses), Madelen Janogy (Fiorentina), Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (Chelsea), Julia Zigiotti Olme (Bayern Munich)
Forwards: Kosovare Asllani (London City Lionesses), Stina Blackstenius (Arsenal), Rebecka Blomqvist (Eintracht Frankfurt), Lina Hurtig (unattached), , Fridolina Rolfo (Barcelona), Ellen Wangerheim (Hammarby)
Group D
England
Goalkeepers: Hannah Hampton (Chelsea), Khiara Keating (Manchester City), Anna Moorhouse (Orlando Pride)
Defenders: Lucy Bronze (Chelsea), Leah Williamson (Arsenal), Jess Carter (Gotham FC), Alex Greenwood (Manchester City), Lotte Wubben-Moy (Arsenal), Esme Morgan (Washington Spirit), Niamh Charles (Chelsea), Maya Le Tissier (Manchester United)
Midfielders: Ella Toone (Manchester United), Georgia Stanway (Bayern Munich), Keira Walsh (Chelsea), Grace Clinton (Manchester United), Jess Park (Manchester City)
Forwards: Lauren Hemp (Manchester City), Lauren James (Chelsea), Chloe Kelly (Arsenal on loan from Manchester City), Beth Mead (Arsenal), Michelle Agyemang (Brighton on loan from Arsenal), Alessia Russo (Arsenal), Aggie Beever-Jones (Chelsea)
Netherlands
Goalkeepers: Danielle de Jong (Twente), Lize Kop (Tottenham), Daphne van Domselaar (Arsenal)
Defenders: Veerle Buurman (Chelsea), Kerstin Casparij (Man City), Caitlin Dijkstra (Wolfsburg), Dominique Janssen (Manchester United), Ilse van der Zanden (Utrecht), Lynn Wilms (Wolfsburg)
Midfielders: Damaris Egurrola (Lyon), Jackie Groenen (PSG), Wieke Kaptein (Chelsea), Victoria Pelova (Arsenal),Jill Roord (Man City), Sherida Spitse (Ajax), Danielle van de Donk (Lyon)
Forwards: Lineth Beerensteyn (Wolfsburg), Esmee Brugts (Barcelona), Chasity Grant (Aston Villa), Renate Jansen (PSV), Romée Leuchte (PSG), Vivianne Miedema (Man City), Katja Snoeijs (Everton)
France
Goalkeepers: Justine Lerond (Montpellier), Pauline Peyraud-Magnin (Juventus), Constance Picaud (FC Fleury 91)
Defenders: Selma Bacha (Lyon), Lou Bogaert (Paris FC), Elisa De Almeida (Paris St-Germain), Maelle Lakrar (Real Madrid), Griedge Mbock (Paris St-Germain), Melween N'Dongala (Paris St-Germain), Thiniba Samoura (Paris St-Germain), Alice Sombath (Lyon)
Melvine Malard, centre, gestures as she and teammates take part in the training session of the French women's national football team. | Photo Credit: GIAN EHRENZELLER/AP
Midfielders: Sandy Baltimore (Chelsea), Grace Geyoro (Paris St-Germain), Oriane Jean-Francois (Chelsea), Sakina Karchaoui (Paris St-Germain), Amel Majri (Lyon), Sandie Toletti (Real Madrid)
Forwards: Delphine Cascarino (San Diego Wave), Kadiatou Diani (Lyon), Kelly Gago (Everton), Marie-Antoinette Katoto (Lyon), Melvine Malard (Manchester United), Clara Mateo (Paris FC)
Wales
Goalkeepers: Olivia Clark (Leicester City), Safia Middleton-Patel (Manchester United), Poppy Soper (unattached)
Defenders: Charlie Estcourt (DC Power), Gemma Evans (Liverpool), Josie Green (Crystal Palace), Hayley Ladd (Everton), Esther Morgan (Sheffield United), Ella Powell (Bristol City), Rhiannon Roberts (Real Betis), Lily Woodham (Seattle Reign)
Midfielders: Jess Fishlock (Seattle Reign), Alice Griffiths (unattached), Ceri Holland (Liverpool), Sophie Ingle (unattached), Angharad James (Seattle Reign), Lois Joel (Newcastle United), Rachel Rowe (Southampton)
Forwards: Kayleigh Barton (unattached), Hannah Cain (Leicester City), Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace), Carrie Jones (IKF Norrkoping), Ffion Morgan (Bristol City)
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