NC Courage Announce 32-Player Roster for 2023 Season

In a press release yesterday, the North Carolina Courage announced their 32-player preseason roster for the 2023 National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) season just a day ahead of their Mexico-based friendly against Rayadas de Monterrey on March 9.

Currently, the Cary, NC based Courage are in a two-week training trip to Mexico that culminates in an international friendly against Rayadas de Monterrey. Courage fans can tune into the match via the NC Courage Live webpage at https://www.nccourage.com/live/. The international friendly kicks off at 9:00 pm ET tonight.

Both recent international signed players, Denmark’s Mille Gejl Jensen and Japan’s Narumi Miura have been able to join the Courage mid-camp.

The 32-player roster consists of 22 contracted players, four 2023 draftees and six non-roster invitees.

2023 North Carolina Courage 32-player Roster:

Goalkeepers (3): Marisa Bova, Casey Murphy, Katelyn Rowland

Defenders (10): Malia Berkely, Sarah Clark (NRI), Sydney Collins (DRAFT), Estelle Johnson, Emily Fox, Kaleigh Kurtz, Kiki Pickett, Nikia Smith (NRI), Croix Soto (NRI), Ryan Williams.

Midfielders (10): Elianna Beard (NRI), Hope Breslin (NRI), Jenifer Cudjoe (NRI), Emily Gray, Narumi Miura (INT), Denise O’Sullivan, Brianna Pinto, Clara Robbins (DRAFT), Meredith Speck, Frankie Tagliaferri.

Forwards (9): Tess Boade, Millie Farrow (INT), Mille Gejl Jensen (INT), Haley Hopkins (DRAFT), Tyler Lussi, Rikke Madsen (INT), Kerolin Nicoli (INT), Brittany Ratcliffe, Olivia Wingate (DRAFT).

DRAFT: Players selected in the 2023 NWSL Draft
INT: International Slot
NRI: Non-Roster Invitee