Wales trio relish being youngest goalkeeper unit at Euro 2025

While Wales have some of the most capped players at Euro 2025, their goalkeeping union will be the youngest at the tournament in Switzerland.

At the age of 23, Leicester City's Olivia Clark is Wales' most experienced goalkeeper with 30 caps, despite the fact that just seven years ago she was playing Sunday League football in Lincolnshire and working part-time in McDonalds.

Also aged 23 is Poppy Soper, a regular at Wales youth level, but the Newport-born goalkeeper is yet to make her senior international debut.

Wales' back-up goalkeeper Safia Middleton-Patel is considered one of the brightest prospects in Welsh football, but the Manchester United goalkeeper with four caps to her name is 20 years old.

"It is unusual, but I wouldn't change it for the world, we've got a great group here," Clark told BBC Sport Wales.

"I'm a senior goalkeeper at 23, it is something quite rare, I have had to take a different role on."

Clark, who is expected to start Wales' Euro 2025 opener in Lucerne on Saturday, 5 June against Netherlands – Wales women's first major tournament match – says the dynamic between the trio works for them.

"Even though we are young we do have a lot of experience between us, less so at club level, we've all been around camps and international football for a long time now," she said.

"It is something different. We all support each other and we know where each other are at in our careers. I think that is nice."

Middleton-Patel, who has spoken in recent months about her autism, says the goalkeepers support each other.

"We have really built together and come together as a team, but more as a family," she said.

"Our week in Portugal [for a warm weather training camp] really brought us closer together, knowing each other on a personal level and enjoying being together."