Whenever you're scouting for a player in Football Manager 26 there's a good chance you don't want the finished article and would prefer a player who can still improve. The problem is some players look good but have already peaked and cannot develop any further because their CA matches their PA meaning they've used up all their CA points. Unlike our other lists, this isn't a list of players you must buy in FM26, but a list of players you should think twice about buying. To help narrow the list only players 27 and under have been included. You assume most players over this age will have peaked already.
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These players are some of the best players in FM26 but they have all maxed out their CA and will not develop any further in Football Manager 26.
| Name | Age | Position | Wage | Value | Cost | Expires | Rating | Potential | |
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Temwa Chawinga | 26 | AM RL, ST | £3k | £2m | £5m | 31-12-2028 | ||
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Marie-Antoinette Katoto | 26 | AM L, ST | £4k | £1m | £2m | 30-06-2029 | ||
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Emily Fox | 27 | D/WB R | £3k | £825k | £2m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Rebeca Bernal | 27 | D C, DM | £0 | £718k | £2m | 01-07-2027 | ||
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Julia Zigiotti Olme | 27 | DM, AM C | £1k | £675k | £1m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Taylor Flint | 26 | DM, AM/F C | £1k | £279k | £642k | 31-12-2025 | ||
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Maite Oroz | 27 | AM RLC | £2k | £585k | £735k | 30-06-2028 | ||
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Ella Stevens | 27 | AM RLC, F C | £2k | £1m | £1m | 31-12-2027 | ||
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Jess Carter | 27 | D RLC | £2k | £786k | £2m | 31-12-2026 | ||
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Gabby Carle | 26 | D RLC | £2k | £536k | £1m | 31-12-2029 | ||
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M.A. Vignola | 27 | D RL | £2k | £555k | £1m | 31-12-2028 | ||
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Katharina Naschenweng | 27 | D/WB L | £2k | £198k | £188k | 30-06-2028 | ||
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Kate Del Fava | 26 | D RC, DM | £2k | £480k | £583k | 31-12-2026 | ||
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Aïssata Traoré | 27 | AM RL, ST | £0 | £493k | £599k | 31-12-2028 | ||
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Eveliina Summanen | 27 | DM | £1k | £481k | £580k | 30-06-2028 | ||
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Kirsty Hanson | 27 | AM RL | £2k | £563k | £674k | 17-07-2027 | ||
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Malia Berkely | 27 | D C, DM | £0 | £684k | £699k | 31-12-2026 | ||
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Perle Morroni | 27 | D/WB/AM L | £0 | £298k | £593k | 31-12-2025 | ||
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Mathilde Bourdieu | 26 | ST | £0 | £310k | £368k | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Penelope Hocking | 25 | AM RLC, F C | £2k | £371k | £722k | 31-12-2028 | ||
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Lina Hausicke | 27 | DM | £734 | £330k | £384k | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Elisa Launay | 27 | GK | £0 | £209k | £240k | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Prisca Chilufya | 26 | AM RL, ST | £2k | £327k | £288k | 31-12-2027 | ||
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Clare Wheeler | 27 | DM | £875 | £379k | £367k | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Deanne Rose | 26 | AM RLC, F C | £750 | £244k | £22k | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Cassandra Korhonen | 27 | AM L, ST | £0 | £22k | £25k | |||
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Phoebe McClernon | 27 | D RC | £1k | £255k | £219k | 31-12-2026 | ||
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Natalie Jacobs | 27 | D RC | £0 | £449k | £384k | 31-12-2027 | ||
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Malia Steinmetz | 26 | DM | £694 | £18k | £19k | |||
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Emily Burns | 27 | GK | £0 | £163k | £153k | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Roksolana Kravchuk
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27 | ST | £0 | £0 | ||||
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Julie Thibaud | 27 | D C, DM | £959 | £223k | £245k | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Louise Fleury | 27 | D/WB/AM L | £0 | £177k | £165k | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Kayla Fischer | 25 | AM/F C | £925 | £88k | £74k | 31-12-2025 | ||
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Julie Doyle | 26 | AM RLC, F C | £1k | £113k | £93k | 31-12-2026 | ||
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Danielle Marcano | 27 | AM R, ST | £0 | £151k | £138k | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Natalia Ramos | 26 | DM | £475 | £152k | £137k | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Sana Daoudi | 27 | DM | £0 | £133k | £141k | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Cristina Postigo | 27 | D C | £414 | £126k | £134k | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Carlota Suárez | 27 | AM RL, ST | £475 | £117k | £105k | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Ana Dias | 27 | ST | £0 | £9k | £10k | 03-07-2026 | ||
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Roxane Couasnon | 26 | D LC | £0 | £70k | £62k | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Cameron Tucker | 25 | ST | £0 | £110k | £9k | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Ninon Blanchard | 27 | D C | £0 | £38k | £24k | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Yu Endo | 27 | WB R | £729 | £18k | £16k | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Katie Lockwood | 27 | AM C | £0 | £87k | £7k | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Andrea Grebenar | 27 | AM LC, F C | £0 | £0 | £0 | 31-12-2026 | ||
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Hannah Betfort | 26 | ST | £1k | £70k | £56k | 31-12-2026 | ||
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Bernadette Amani | 27 | DM | £0 | £9k | £7k | 30-06-2029 | ||
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Laura Frank Jakobsen | 26 | D RC | £405 | £5k | £380 | |||
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Taylor Aylmer | 26 | DM | £0 | £72k | £6k | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Kaitlyn Parcell | 27 | D/WB RL | £463 | £4k | £2k | |||
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Yiyi | 27 | AM RL, ST | £414 | £89k | £7k | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Stefanie Sanders
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27 | ST | £0 | £0 | ||||
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Julie Klæboe | 25 | AM RLC, F C | £0 | £4k | £3k | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Francesca Caniguán | 25 | AM RL, ST | £0 | £0 | £0 | 31-12-2026 | ||
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Isobel Dalton | 27 | DM | £230 | £26k | £2k | 31-05-2026 | ||
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Adélie Fourré | 27 | AM R, ST | £0 | £64k | £5k | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Jennyfer Limage | 27 | D C, DM | £0 | £56k | £47k | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Hannah Godfrey | 27 | D RC | £250 | £38k | £3k | |||
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Lorena Balić | 27 | AM R, ST | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
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Tegan McGrady
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27 | D/WB L | £0 | £0 | ||||
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Sabrina McNeill | 27 | AM L | £0 | £62k | £53k | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Namie Shimabukuro | 27 | WB/AM R | £480 | £15k | £1k | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Regan Steigleder | 26 | D RLC | £740 | £52k | £4k | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Samantha Rosette | 27 | D L | £0 | £46k | £4k | 30-06-2026 | ||
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María Jesús Becerra
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26 | D RL | £0 | £0 | ||||
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Sophie French
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27 | AM R, ST | £0 | £0 | ||||
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Anna Olmala | 25 | D C, ST | £0 | £10k | £820 | 15-11-2026 | ||
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Solomiia Kupiak | 24 | D/WB R | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
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Benedicte Moss Rasmussen | 27 | ST | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
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Agnete Nielsen | 26 | ST | £694 | £3k | £3k | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Lucía León | 27 | WB/AM R | £230 | £13k | £1k | 31-05-2026 | ||
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Camryn Biegalski | 26 | D RLC | £0 | £37k | £16k | 31-12-2026 | ||
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Reina Wakisaka | 26 | DM, AM C | £576 | £21k | £2k | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Yume Takikawa | 25 | AM RLC, F C | £480 | £18k | £1k | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Zerina Piskić | 27 | DM | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
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Kat Asman | 25 | GK | £0 | £8k | £6k | 31-12-2026 | ||
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Laura Ortega | 27 | ST | £293 | £58k | £5k | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Niamh Farrelly | 26 | DM | £0 | £0 | £0 | 30-11-2025 | ||
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Noelia Ramos | 26 | GK | £475 | £32k | £26k | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Rianna Dean | 26 | ST | £500 | £40k | £3k | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Jelena Gvozderac | 26 | GK | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
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Anna Wachal | 26 | ST | £0 | £26k | £2k | |||
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Katy Hosford | 27 | AM C | £160 | £6k | £460 | 30-05-2026 | ||
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Aino Kröger | 26 | ST | £0 | £4k | £280 | 15-11-2026 | ||
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Ai Ogawa | 26 | DM | £480 | £9k | £660 | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Reina Nagashima | 26 | D C | £432 | £5k | £2k | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Xioczana Canales | 26 | ST | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
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Maria Hovmark | 26 | ST | £0 | £2k | £120 | |||
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Lisa Owen | 27 | D/WB R | £110 | £5k | £350 | 30-05-2026 | ||
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Kristín Dís Árnadóttir | 25 | D RLC | £0 | £6k | £430 | |||
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Karen Puentes | 27 | D R | £0 | £0 | £0 | 31-12-2025 | ||
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Marlène Kasaj | 22 | AM C | £0 | £1k | £80 | |||
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Sofie Karsberg
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27 | D RC | £0 | £0 | ||||
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Lucía Boyero | 26 | D RC | £190 | £21k | £2k | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Stephanie Tregartten | 27 | D LC, M L | £0 | £0 | £0 | 31-12-2025 | ||
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Suguri Hashitani | 27 | D LC | £0 | £2k | £180 | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Stevie Donougher
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26 | ST | £0 | £0 | ||||
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Ibuki Hara | 27 | M RC | £325 | £7k | £500 | 30-06-2026 |
These Young Players are some of the best young players in FM26 but they have all maxed out their CA and will not develop any further in Football Manager 26.
| Name | Age | Position | Wage | Value | Cost | Expires | Rating | Potential | |
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Marlène Kasaj | 22 | AM C | £0 | £1k | £80 | |||
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Sena Fukumoto | 19 | D RC | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
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Helena Kese Jensen | 17 | D C | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
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Ella Hunkin | 22 | GK | £0 | £4k | £250 | 30-06-2026 |
These players can all be signed as a free transfer FM26 but they have all maxed out their CA and will not develop any further in Football Manager 26.
| Name | Age | Position | Wage | Value | Cost | Expires | Rating | Potential | |
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Roksolana Kravchuk
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27 | ST | £0 | £0 | ||||
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Stefanie Sanders
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27 | ST | £0 | £0 | ||||
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Tegan McGrady
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27 | D/WB L | £0 | £0 | ||||
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María Jesús Becerra
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26 | D RL | £0 | £0 | ||||
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Sophie French
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27 | AM R, ST | £0 | £0 | ||||
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Sofie Karsberg
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27 | D RC | £0 | £0 | ||||
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Stevie Donougher
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26 | ST | £0 | £0 | ||||
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Bethany Mason-Jones
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27 | GK | £0 | £0 | ||||
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Roosa Toivanen
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27 | D R | £0 | £0 | ||||
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Ffion Williams
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26 | ST | £0 | £0 | ||||
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Ignacia Vásquez
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27 | AM C | £0 | £0 | ||||
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Beatriz Tarantino
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27 | AM/F C | £0 | £0 | ||||
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Erika Cabrera
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27 | AM/F C | £0 | £0 | ||||
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Željana Maksimović
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27 | AM/F C | £0 | £0 | ||||
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Florine Danquoins
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27 | D C | £0 | £0 | ||||
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Ella Hartley
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27 | AM C | £0 | £0 | ||||
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Tanja Kotoaro
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27 | GK | £0 | £0 | ||||
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Pernille Rattunde Larsen
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26 | DM | £0 | £0 | ||||
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Paris Sercombe
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26 | GK | £0 | £0 | ||||
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Nardy Guzmán
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26 | AM/F C | £0 | £0 | ||||
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Abby Carchio
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27 | AM C | £0 | £0 | ||||
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Scarleth Díaz
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25 | ST | £0 | £0 | ||||
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Senada Muratović
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27 | AM R, ST | £0 | £0 | ||||
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Ana Ursić
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25 | D/WB R | £0 | £0 | ||||
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Catryn Cook
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26 | AM/F C | £0 | £0 | ||||
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Alejandra Betancourt
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27 | DM, M RC | £0 | £0 | ||||
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Isabella Edwards
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27 | ST | £0 | £0 | ||||
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Annie Timoney
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27 | D/WB R | £0 | £0 | ||||
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Jullien Ramírez
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27 | ST | £0 | £0 | ||||
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Nicole Cooper
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26 | ST | £0 | £0 | ||||
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Amanda Stevenson
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27 | ST | £0 | £0 | ||||
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Adelisa Selimović
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27 | ST | £0 | £0 | ||||
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Petra Bračević
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27 | DM | £0 | £0 | ||||
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Chloe Jones
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27 | D/WB RL, M C | £0 | £0 | ||||
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Pía Zamorano
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27 | GK | £0 | £0 | ||||
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Elly Torre
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27 | D C | £0 | £0 | ||||
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Libby Piggott
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27 | D R | £0 | £0 | ||||
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Griffith Vaissaire
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26 | DM | £0 | £0 | ||||
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Franchesca Carvajal
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27 | D RL, AM R | £0 | £0 | ||||
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Camila Forestiero
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27 | AM LC | £0 | £0 | ||||
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Claudia Meyrick-Ward
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27 | D RC | £0 | £0 | ||||
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Jade Feakes
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27 | D C | £0 | £0 | ||||
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Melanie Espinosa
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26 | ST | £0 | £0 | ||||
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Leigh Webb
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26 | AM C | £0 | £0 | ||||
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Toni Beardmore
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26 | ST | £0 | £0 |