Amy Sayer
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Amy Joan Irene Sayer | ||
Date of birth | 30 November 2001 | ||
Place of birth |
Sydney, Australia | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | |||
Team information | |||
Current team | Kristianstads DFF | ||
Youth career | |||
– 2013 | FNSW Institute | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2022 | Stanford Cardinal | 48 | (6) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2016 | FNSW Institute | 24 | (22) |
2016–2017 | Sydney University | 4 | (2) |
2017–2018 | Canberra United | 10 | (1) |
2018–2020 |
Sydney FC | 11 | (1) |
2023 |
San Francisco Glens | 6 | (2) |
2023– | Kristianstads | 9 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2016 | Australia U-17 | 8 | (3) |
2016 | Australia U-20 | 17 | (13) |
2022– | Australia U-23 | 3 | (5) |
2018– |
Australia | 11 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 November 2023 |
Amy Joan Irene Sayer (born 30 November 2001) is an Australian
On 16 July 2018, Sayer received her first call up to the Matildas, the senior Australian Women's Team, for the 2018 Tournament of Nations.
Early life and education
Born in Sydney, Australia, Sayer grew up in Northern Sydney, where attended
Sayer is of Chinese descent through her mother.[2]
Club career
Junior career
Sayer began her youth career at
Several clubs were interested in signing Sayer for the 2016 W-League season, however due to her age, she decided to stay closer to home, signing for Sydney University on a youth contract.[citation needed]
Canberra United
Canberra United signed several young talents to play in the 2017 W-League season. Sayer joined the club after some impressive performances for the
On 25 November, Amy Sayer scored her first goal in the country's top division in a 3–2 home win against
Sydney FC
Sayer signed for
On 9 November 2018, Sayer was diagnosed with a stress fracture in her right foot.[citation needed] She was withdrawn from the Australia squad for the Seven Consulting Series against Chile, and was ruled out for at least 12 weeks.[citation needed]
San Francisco Glens SC
Sayer joined
Kristianstads DFF
On 23 August 2023, Kristianstads DFF of the Damallsvenskan announced that they had signed Sayer to a contract through 2024.[6]
College career
In January 2020, Sayer was accepted to Stanford University, and joined them at the conclusion of the 2019–20 W-League, playing for Stanford Cardinal.[7]
2020
During the 2020 season (which was played during the spring of 2021), Sayer quickly stood out, starting in 9 of her 10 appearances for the team. In these appearances, Sayer racked up a total of 679 minutes of action, playing more than 50 minutes in 8 matches.[8] Throughout the season, Sayer primarily played in the midfield, utilizing her vision to move the ball quickly and maintain possession. This style of play led to Sayer capturing one assist on the season and earning the honor of being on the 2020 PAC-12 All-Freshman team.[8] Her performances garnered the attention of the Matildas once again, leading to a call up to play with the squad in two international friendlies against Germany and The Netherlands.[9] These friendlies would take place in The Netherlands, causing Sayer to miss the middle portion of the Stanford season due to international duty.
2021
With little time between the end of the 2020 season and the beginning of the 2021 season, Sayer picked up where she left off, making 19 appearances and starting in 7 games for the
2022
Heading into the 2022 season, Sayer looked to build on her success as a forward from the previous year. She did just that, being a starter in 5 of the first 6 games of the season, nabbing 3 goals during this span. Two of these goals came in a 5–1 thrashing of the
International career
Debut and First Appearances
Sayer made her international youth debut on 25 August 2016, in a 28–0 demolition of Palestine, played at Vietnam. She marked her debut with one goal and seven assists in the first half of the match.[citation needed] She followed the first cap with three more dominating displays against Hong Kong (14–0), Iraq (8–0) and Vietnam (6–0).[citation needed]
At the age of 14 years old, Sayer earned her first call up to the
On 16 July 2018, Alen Stajcic called up Sayer to the senior Matildas squad to participate in the Tournament of Nations in the United States after impressing in her maiden W-League season in with 10 appearances.[12][13][14] She earned her first international cap as a 93rd-minute substitute in the 2018 Tournament of Nations against Japan.
Sayer was called up to the Matildas squad for the second time to play matches against France and England in October 2018.[citation needed] She came on as a substitute against France but couldn't salvage a 2–0 defeat,[citation needed] while she started the second match against England in a 1–1 draw following a last minute header from Clare Polkinghorne.[citation needed]
Later in October, Sayer joined the Young Matildas on their trip to Lebanon, to play Mongolia, Lebanon and Hong Kong.[citation needed] She scored a hat-trick in the 18-0 demolition of Mongolia,[citation needed] while an assist and a goal against Lebanon,[citation needed] and one assist with a brace against Hong Kong, converting the first from the penalty spot, and the second from outside the box.[citation needed]
On 9 November 2018, Sayer withdrew from the Matildas squad in the two-match series against Chile after a stress fracture diagnosis.[citation needed]
2021
During April 2021, Sayer made her way back onto the Matildas squad to participate in two friendlies against Germany and The Netherlands.[9] These would be the first matches played by the Matildas since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, giving greater significance to the matches. In the match against Germany on 10 April 2021, Sayer would be substituted on in the 57th minute, marking her fourth ever appearance for the squad. She would play 33 minutes at the attacking midfield position as the match would play out to a 5–2 score line in favor of Germany.[15]
2022
In June 2022, Sayer would be called back up to the
Immediately following her campaign with the
Following her impressive performance in the 2022
2023
After a string of impressive performances in the
In October 2023, Sayer was selected as part of the Matildas squad for the 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, hosted in Perth.[20] She played in all three matches (including a start against Iran) and recorded an assist for Australia's third goal against Chinese Taipei in a 3–0 win.[21]
2024
On 28 February playing in an Olympic qualifier against Uzbekistan in Melbourne, Sayer was a second-half substitute and scored her first goal for the national team in the 4th minute of extra time. This took the team's score to 10–0 and the win qualified the Matildas for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
International Goals
- As of match played 28 February 2024
- Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sayer goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 28 February 2024 | Marvel Stadium, Melbourne , Australia
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Uzbekistan | 10–0 | 10–0 | 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
Honours
Sydney FC
- W-League Championship: 2018–19
Stanford Cardinal
- Pac-12 Conference Champion: 2022
San Francisco Glens SC
- USL W League NorCal Division Champion: 2023
- USL W League Western Conference Champion: 2023
Individual
- Pac-12 Conference All-Freshman Team: 2020[11]
- Pac-12 Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll: 2021[11]
External links
References
- ^ Kemp, Emma. "When 23 becomes 18: The Matildas making the cut for Olympics". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ "'Australia is so diverse': Matildas' Amy Sayer on her Asian roots, ambition and passion for bioethics". The Guardian Australia. 31 October 2023.
- ^ "Amy Sayer". 18 June 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
- ^ "Power Rankings June 13: Minnesota takes #2 right behind strong Glens". 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "Kerr spearheads Australia's Women's World Cup squad". 19 June 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ https://www.kdff.nu/start/?ID=319150
- ^ "Sydney FC midfielder Amy Sayer wins place at Stanford University with ATAR of 99.25". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. 1 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Amy Sayer – Women's Soccer". Stanford University Athletics. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Tony Gustavsson selects 23 player squad for April internationals". Matildas. 3 April 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ a b "2021 Women's Soccer Cumulative Statistics". Stanford University Athletics. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Amy Sayer – Women's Soccer". Stanford University Athletics. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ "Matildas select bolter Sayer". Newcastle Herald. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "16-year-old bolter: Teen sensation's Matildas call-up". News.com.au. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ Djordjieski, Michael (18 July 2018). "Teenage Canberra United star Amy Sayer hopes to launch World Cup hopes". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "Gielnik scores brace as Germany defeat the returning Westfield Matildas". Matildas. 11 April 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ "New Opportunities for fresh faces in CommBank Matildas Squad for Spain and Portugal". Matildas. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ "Spain vs. Australia – Football Match Summary – June 25, 2022 – ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ "Portugal vs. Australia – Football Match Commentary – June 28, 2022 – ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ "Squad named for Seven Consulting International Series". Matildas. 31 October 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ "CommBank Matildas squad named for 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament | Matildas". www.matildas.com.au. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ "Match Report of Australia vs Chinese Taipei - 2023-11-01 - AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
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- ^ "United bolstered by Young Matildas contingent". Canberra United. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ "Amy Sayer". Canberra United. Archived from the original on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ "Canberra United Women vs Perth Glory Women, Westfield W-League, Round 5, 25th Nov 2017". Canberra United. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
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