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Zimmerman Named to Wales FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifying Roster
2/18/2026 5:58:00 PM | Women's Soccer
EVANSTON, Ill. – Incoming first-year Gwen Zimmerman has been named to Wales' 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifying roster for its upcoming qualifiers against Czechia and Montenegro.
She is one of 26 players called into the Wales squad ahead of these two matches.
Zimmerman has represented Wales at the youth levels and made her debut with the senior national team, earning the start on the backline in a friendly against Australia on October 25, 2025.
A Palatine, Ill., native, Zimmerman has competed at the club level with Eclipse Select ECNL as a midfielder and defender. She earned 2024-25 ECNL U18/19 Midwest All-Conference Honors. Zimmerman was an all-state selection in her sophomore and junior seasons at Fremd High School. She also won a state title in flag football.
Wales will play Czechia on Tuesday, March 3, in Uherské Hradište. The Welsh squad will then play on home soil, where they will face Montenegro on Saturday, March 7.
Upcoming Wales 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifiers
Tuesday, March 3 at Czechia - 11:30 a.m. CT
Friday, March 7 vs Montenegro - 10:30 a.m. CT
Wales 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifying Roster
Olivia CLARK (Leicester City), Safia MIDDLETON-PATEL (Manchester United), Poppy SOPER (Rugby Borough), Hannah CAIN (Leicester City), Charlie ESTCOURT (Portsmouth), Gemma EVANS (Liverpool), Olivia FRANCIS (Plymouth Argyle), Mared GRIFFITHS (Sunderland – On loan from Manchester United), Ceri HOLLAND (Liverpool), Elise HUGHES (Crystal PALACE), Sophie INGLE (Bristol City), Angharad JAMES (Seattle Reign), Lois JOEL (Newcastle United), Carrie JONES (IFK Norrköping), Hayley LADD (Crystal Palace), Esther MORGAN (Bristol City), Ffion MORGAN (West Ham United), Mary MCATEER (Charlton Athletic), Phoebie POOLE (Plymouth Argyle), Ella POWELL (Bristol City), Rhiannon ROBERTS (Sunderland), Mia ROSS (Charlton Athletic), Rachel ROWE (Nottingham Forest), Tianna TEISAR (Plymouth Argyle – On loan from Bristol City), Lily WOODHAM (Liverpool), Gwen ZIMMERMAN (Northwestern).
She is one of 26 players called into the Wales squad ahead of these two matches.
Zimmerman has represented Wales at the youth levels and made her debut with the senior national team, earning the start on the backline in a friendly against Australia on October 25, 2025.
A Palatine, Ill., native, Zimmerman has competed at the club level with Eclipse Select ECNL as a midfielder and defender. She earned 2024-25 ECNL U18/19 Midwest All-Conference Honors. Zimmerman was an all-state selection in her sophomore and junior seasons at Fremd High School. She also won a state title in flag football.
Wales will play Czechia on Tuesday, March 3, in Uherské Hradište. The Welsh squad will then play on home soil, where they will face Montenegro on Saturday, March 7.
Upcoming Wales 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifiers
Tuesday, March 3 at Czechia - 11:30 a.m. CT
Friday, March 7 vs Montenegro - 10:30 a.m. CT
Wales 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifying Roster
Olivia CLARK (Leicester City), Safia MIDDLETON-PATEL (Manchester United), Poppy SOPER (Rugby Borough), Hannah CAIN (Leicester City), Charlie ESTCOURT (Portsmouth), Gemma EVANS (Liverpool), Olivia FRANCIS (Plymouth Argyle), Mared GRIFFITHS (Sunderland – On loan from Manchester United), Ceri HOLLAND (Liverpool), Elise HUGHES (Crystal PALACE), Sophie INGLE (Bristol City), Angharad JAMES (Seattle Reign), Lois JOEL (Newcastle United), Carrie JONES (IFK Norrköping), Hayley LADD (Crystal Palace), Esther MORGAN (Bristol City), Ffion MORGAN (West Ham United), Mary MCATEER (Charlton Athletic), Phoebie POOLE (Plymouth Argyle), Ella POWELL (Bristol City), Rhiannon ROBERTS (Sunderland), Mia ROSS (Charlton Athletic), Rachel ROWE (Nottingham Forest), Tianna TEISAR (Plymouth Argyle – On loan from Bristol City), Lily WOODHAM (Liverpool), Gwen ZIMMERMAN (Northwestern).
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