Western United captain Chloe Logarzo is back into the Matildas squad after being invited to a camp ahead of four internationals.
Logarzo was one of two Western players to receive the call, with young goalkeeper Chloe Lincoln receiving her second straight call up.
In a busy window for the Matildas, Tom Sermanni’s side will play four matches within nine days with two games against Brazil in Queensland followed by a pair of contests against Chinese Taipei in Victoria.
A 36-player squad was named with seven uncapped players and eight with less than 10 caps.
Sermanni said not all players will assemble for the entire camp.
“There’ll be players playing in the initial two games and then there’ll be some going back, some staying on, and then players coming in for the second two games,” he said.
He hoped to field teams with a mixture of established stars and less experienced counterparts.
“It’s preferable to have a blended team. The reality is, whoever we play and whenever we play, we still want to put a team out that’s going to win games,” Sermanni said.
“So it’s getting the balance right between winning games, between putting strong teams out, and then also giving players opportunity at the same time.”
After receiving her first-ever Matildas call-up last month, Lincoln will join the squad for the entire camp while Logarzo will link up with the team for the two games in Victoria, returning to the national team for the first time since February.
While yet to make her Western United debut, Lincoln continues to show her quality and has been able to cement her place in the side for successive camps.
Logarzo has made an excellent start to the 2024-25 A-League women’s season, scoring twice in the opening round and looking to pick up from where she left off last season.
Western United football general manager Mal Impiombato hailed having two players in the Matildas squad as a remarkable achievement for the club, as well as for each individual.
