Chelsea Women international call-ups for February

The Blues will go their separate ways following our Women’s Super League match at home against Everton on Sunday 16 February to meet up with their respective nations.

Some will be in UEFA Nations League action between 21 and 26 February, which returns for its second edition in the women’s game, while others could be in line to feature in invitational friendly tournaments.

Seven Chelsea players - Hannah Hampton, Millie Bright, Lucy Bronze, Niamh Charles, Keira Walsh, Lauren James and Aggie Beever-Jones - have been called up to England’s squad for upcoming Group A3 matches against Portugal and reigning Nations League champions Spain at Wembley.

Defender Charles could make her first appearance since July 2024 after she missed the majority of the first half of the season with a shoulder injury, while James could feature for the first time since April 2024 after she withdrew from previous camps due to injury.

Our Swedish duo Nathalie Bjorn and Johanna Rytting Kaneryd are set to represent their country when they face Denmark and Wales both away from home.

Norway have called Guro Reiten up for their opening matches in Group A2, which are against France away and against Switzerland at home in Stavanger.

Reiten will come up against her Chelsea team-mates when she plays France, with midfielder Oriane Jean-Francois and Sandy Baltimore both named in Les Bleues’ squad for home matches against Norway and Iceland.

After winning promotion back to League A with Scotland, Erin Cuthbert has been selected for their squad for upcoming Group A1 matches against away to Austria and the Netherlands at home in Glasgow.

Also in A1 action will be Sjoeke Nusken who has been named in Germany’s squad for their encounters with the Netherlands on the road and Austria at home, with Wieke Kaptein and on-loan defender Veerle Burman named in the Dutch ranks for their upcoming matches against Germany and Scotland.

The Pinatar Cup, a friendly tournament played in Murcia, Spain, will see Ashley Lawrence and Canada take on China, Mexico and Chinese Taipei. Those matches will be played on 19, 22 and 25 February.

Catarina Macario has been called up by the United States as they host the She Believes Cup. She will face Chelsea team-mate Maika Hamano, who has been selected by Japan, as well as Australia and Colombia in the tournament which will take place between 20 and 27 February.

We will bring you news on further international call-ups when they are announced in due course.