Gotham FC players featured across multiple international fixtures in April, with appearances spanning senior friendlies, World Cup qualifying, and youth-level matches.
Rose Lavelle led the way for the United States, turning in the most influential performances across a three-game friendly series against Japan. Lavelle featured in two of the three matches, beginning with a 90-minute outing in the opener, a 2-1 win in which she recorded a goal and an assist. She did not appear in the second match, a 1-0 loss, before returning in the third and final game to score again in a 73-minute performance as the United States closed the series with a 3-0 win.
Jaedyn Shaw featured in two of the three matches, with her first appearance coming in the second game. She started that match and played 79 minutes. She then appeared in the third match off the bench, playing 27 minutes and recording an assist in the 3-0 win after not featuring in the opener.
Emily Sonnett did not feature in the opening match, a 2-1 win, but started and played 65 minutes in the second match, a 1-0 loss. She was not included in the squad for the third match.
Tierna Davidson did not appear in the first match, came off the bench in the second match for 25 minutes, and then started and played 45 minutes in the third match as the United States earned a clean-sheet win.
Lilly Reale also did not feature in the opener, started and played 65 minutes in the second match, and came off the bench for seven minutes in the third match.
In World Cup qualifying, Gotham FC players featured across multiple national teams.
Ann-Katrin Berger played all 90 minutes in both matches for Germany against Austria. She helped her side to a 5-1 win in the first match and followed that with a 0-0 draw in the second, recording a clean sheet.
Jess Carter did not feature in England’s first qualifier, a 1-0 win over Spain, but came off the bench in the closing stages of the second match, a 1-0 win over Iceland.
Guro Reiten appeared in both of Norway’s qualifiers against Slovenia, coming off the bench in each. She played 23 minutes in the first match, a 5-0 win, and 28 minutes in the second, a 3-2 win.
Talia Sommer started both of Israel’s qualifiers against Luxembourg, playing 70 minutes in a 6-0 win in the first meeting and 78 minutes in a 3-1 win in the second.
Esther González featured in Spain’s first qualifier, playing 62 minutes in a 1-0 loss to England, and did not appear in the second match, a 5-0 win over Ukraine.
At the youth level, Andrea Kitahata, Jordynn Dudley, Sofia Cook and Sarah Schupansky were part of the United States women’s national under-23 soccer team squad during a three-game window. The group drew 1-1 with the Netherlands in the opening match and 1-1 with Denmark in the second match, winning that game on penalties, before closing the window with a 4-3 win over France.
