Ladd to captain Wales for Euro tie against Ukraine

Uefa Women's Euro qualifier: Ukraine v Wales

Venue: Rodan-Groklin Stadium, Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Poland Date: Tuesday, 4 June Kick-off: 19:00 BST

Coverage: Live connected BBC One Wales, iPlayer, BBC Radio Wales and Radio Cymru, nan BBC Sport website and app, positive unrecorded matter commentary.

Highlights: S4C from from 22:00 BST and later connected demand.

Hayley Ladd will skipper Wales successful Tuesday's 2025 Women's European Championship qualifier against Ukraine successful Poland.

The 30-year-old has ne'er worn nan armband for nan elder team, but has had acquisition arsenic a skipper for Wales astatine younker level.

Ladd, who has besides captained her nine Manchester United, is nan 4th different skipper named by Rhian Wilkinson successful 4 European qualification games.

"There's a group that I consciousness each person activity qualities and I want to springiness them nan opportunities to bring that to nan fore," said Wilkinson.

"Hayley has been consistently a beardown performer for us, she connects pinch different parts of nan squad and is very bully astatine making everyone consciousness comfortable.

"I for illustration her attitude, she does not play successful nan back-line for her club, but erstwhile she comes successful for Wales there's nary questions, she does nan occupation that's needed.

"She decidedly leads pinch her sound and her actions connected nan section and I look guardant to seeing her bask nan opportunity to deterioration nan armband."

Ladd's first crippled arsenic skipper is Wales' 2nd of 2 games successful this world model against Ukraine.

Due to nan ongoing conflict successful Ukraine, Tuesday evening's crippled is being played conscionable extracurricular nan Polish metropolis of Poznan.

Last week nan 2 sides drew 1-1 astatine Parc y Scarlets, pinch Kayleigh Barton's second-half punishment earning Wilkinson's broadside a constituent aft they talented Ukraine nan lead successful nan 3rd minute.

Wales are presently apical of Group B4 of qualifying, 1 constituent up of Croatia and 3 up of Ukraine - pinch pointless Kosovo successful last.

Ladd, who captains her state connected her 93rd appearance, said she hopes she tin lead successful a "different way" to others.

Ladd follows Sophie Ingle, Jess Fishlock and Angharad James successful having led Wales retired for a crippled during this qualification campaign.

"It's a really proud moment, whenever you lead a squad out, particularly for your country, it's a immense honour," said Ladd.

"Rhian has taken nan clip to get to cognize america a small spot much earlier making a imperishable decision, truthful I'm grateful to beryllium fixed nan opportunity.

"I cognize what I'm for illustration arsenic a subordinate and a person, I cognize what I tin present for nan team.

"I'm astir apt not a hugely vocal personification but I speak up erstwhile it matters and hopefully I tin lead successful different ways and adhd a different sound to nan activity frame."