Midfielders Jamie Finn and Jess Ziu have been recalled to the Republic of Eire squad for his or her two-legged Girls’s Nations League promotion/relegation play-off towards Belgium later this month however goalkeeper Courtney Brosnan is dominated out by way of damage.
Sunderland participant Finn and Ziu, on mortgage at Bristol Metropolis, return to the squad for the primary time since February and July 2024 respectively.
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Finn suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) damage throughout coaching earlier than a pleasant towards Italy again in February 2024 whereas Ziu has been recovering from the identical damage.
Goalkeeper Katie Keane earns a second senior call-up following her latest transfer to Leicester Metropolis and a quick mortgage spell with Sheffield United.
Everton stopper Brosnan misses out with a knee downside, whereas additionally on the injured listing are defender Megan Connolly (foot), midfielder Lily Agg (knee) and ahead Leanne Kiernan (foot).
Megan Campbell has introduced her retirement after accumulating 57 caps.
Aston Villa defender Anna Patten is included in supervisor Carla Ward’s squad for the matches however might be unavailable for the primary leg by way of suspension.
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Shamrock Rovers defender Maria Reynolds and Athlone City ahead Kelly Brady will each take part in coaching periods with the squad on the FAI Nationwide Coaching Centre after spectacular seasons within the Irish Girls’s Premier Division.
The Republic of Eire and Belgium might be competing for a spot in League A, a transfer which might enhance their seeding for the 2027 Girls’s World Cup qualifiers.
The Belgians sit twentieth within the Fifa girls’s world rankings, seven locations above the Irish.
The Republic completed degree on factors with Slovenia in League B, lacking out on computerized promotion on aim distinction.
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The primary leg of the play-off will happen on the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Friday 24 October, with the second leg on the Den Dreef Stadium in Leuven on Tuesday 28 October.
Republic of Eire squad
Goalkeepers: Grace Moloney (Sunderland), Sophie Whitehouse (Charlton Athletic), Katie Keane (Leicester Metropolis)
Defenders: Heather Payne (Leicester Metropolis), Aoife Mannion (Newcastle United), Jessie Stapleton (Nottingham Forest – on mortgage), Anna Patten (Aston Villa), Caitlin Hayes (Brighton & Hove Albion), Hayley Nolan (Crystal Palace), Chloe Mustaki (Nottingham Forest), Katie McCabe (Arsenal), Izzy Atkinson (Sunderland)
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Midfielders: Denise O’Sullivan (North Carolina Braveness), Ruesha Littlejohn (Crystal Palace), Jamie Finn (Sunderland), Tyler Toland (Durham), Marissa Sheva (Sunderland), Jess Ziu (Bristol Metropolis – on mortgage), Lucy Quinn (Birmingham Metropolis)
Forwards: Kyra Carusa (San Diego Wave), Amber Barrett (Customary Liege), Abbie Larkin (Crystal Palace), Emily Murphy (Newcastle United), Saoirse Noonan (Celtic)