Image source, FAWImage caption, Mayzee Davies played for Manchester City's under-21 side against Brighton this week
Manchester City teenager Mayzee Davies is back in the Wales squad for this month's World Cup qualifying double-header against Albania, but there is no place for injured goalkeeper Olivia Clark.
Defender Davies, 19, has not appeared for her country since suffering an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury while on Wales duty 11 months ago.
But having returned to action for Manchester City's under-21 side this week, Davies has been recalled by head coach Rhian Wilkinson.
However, Wales will have to cope without Leicester City's Clark, who has not played since picking up an injury during Wales training last month.
In the absence of 35-cap Clark, Wilkinson has handed a first senior call-up to Lucy Farrell-Shrouder, the 22-year-old who is on loan at Stoke City from Burnley.
Wales face Albania at Wrexham's Stoke Cae Ras on Tuesday 14 April (19:15 BST) before travelling for the return fixture at the Elbasan Arena in Elbasan four days later (17:00 BST).
Clark's injury means Manchester United player Safia Middleton-Patel, the only keeper in the squad who has played a senior international, is likely to feature in both qualifying games.
Farrell-Shrouder, Poppy Soper, Annie Wilding and Phoebie Poole are the four uncapped players in the squad, while Gwen Zimmerman, Olivia Francis and Mary McAteer are not included having been involved in the previous camp.
Image source, FAWImage caption, Rhian Wilkinson has rotated her goalkeepers, but Safia Middleton-Patel looks likely to start both Albania games with Olivia Clark out
Wilkinson's side began their bid to secure a place at the 2027 World Cup with an away draw against the Czech Republic – who are expected to be their main rivals to top Group B1 – and a comprehensive home victory over Montenegro.
With no automatic route to the tournament available to League B sides, Wales hope to finish first in the group because that would secure a more favourable play-off route to the tournament, which is being staged in Brazil.
Davies had been on course to feature at Euro 2025 until she suffered the ACL injury during Wales' Nations League defeat in Denmark last May.
The Bodelwyddan-born player was winning her sixth cap against the Danes having been given her senior debut by Wilkinson in Kosovo two years ago.
Davies first joined Manchester City at the age of 10, then returned to the club in 2024 after a brief spell at Manchester United.
She was named Wales' player of the match having made her first international start in the defeat in Italy 14 months ago.
After that game, Wilkinson suggested Davies had the quality to win more than a century of caps for her country.
Lucy Farrell-Shrouder (Stoke City - on loan from Burnley), Safia Middleton-Patel (Manchester United), Poppy Soper (Rugby Borough), Mayzee Davies (Manchester City), Charlie Estcourt (Portsmouth), Gemma Evans (Liverpool), Rhiannon Roberts (Sunderland), Esther Morgan (Bristol City), Lily Woodham (Liverpool), Hayley Ladd (Crystal Palace), Sophie Ingle (Bristol City), Angharad James (Seattle Reign), Lois Joel (Newcastle United), Carrie Jones (IFK Norrköping), Ella Powell (Bristol City), Mia Ross (Charlton Athletic), Rachel Rowe (Nottingham Forest), Ceri Holland (Liverpool), Tianna Teisar (Plymouth Argyle - on loan from Bristol City), Annie Wilding (Portsmouth), Ffion Morgan (West Ham United), Phoebie Poole (Plymouth Argyle), Mared Griffiths (Sunderland - on loan from Manchester United), Hannah Cain (Leicester City), Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace).
