Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Sydney: Matildas head coach Alen Stajcic has added AFF Women's Championship star Mary Fowler to his squad for the upcoming Tournament of Nations in the United States.
Fowler, 15, was the top scorer in the Southeast Asian tournament, scoring 10 goals in seven matches against senior international sides to help Australia reach the final, where the Bankstown City Lions player scored twice in a 3-2 defeat to Thailand.
The promising teenager now has the opportunity to represent her country at senior level and potentially make her international debut at the elite tournament, which features the United States, Japan and Brazil - all of who are currently in the top seven of the FIFA Women's World Rankings.
With 2016 AFC Women's Player of the Year Caitlin Foord still regaining full fitness following an injury sustained in February, Australian head coach Stajcic explained the rationale for Fowler's call up.
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