Caitlin Foord
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Caitlin Jade Foord[1] | ||
Date of birth | 11 November 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Shellharbour, New South Wales, Australia | ||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) |
Right wingback, forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Arsenal | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
Warilla Wanderers | |||
–2008 | Illawarra Sports H.S. | ||
2008–2009 | NSWIS | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2010 |
Central Coast Mariners | 0 | (0) |
2010–2013 |
Sydney FC | 35 | (6) |
2013–2014 |
Sky Blue FC | 36 | (0) |
2013–2014 |
→ Sydney FC (loan) | 11 | (5) |
2014–2016 |
Perth Glory | 20 | (6) |
2015 |
Sky Blue FC | 10 | (0) |
2016–2017 |
Sydney FC | 10 | (2) |
2017 |
Vegalta Sendai Ladies | 17 | (4) |
2017–2020 |
Sydney FC | 30 | (15) |
2018–2019 | Portland Thorns FC | 26 | (3) |
2020– | Arsenal | 67 | (23) |
International career‡ | |||
2007–2011 | Australia U-17 | 5 | (1) |
2011– | Australia | 122 | (36) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 April 2024 |
Caitlin Jade Foord (born 11 November 1994) is an Australian professional football player who plays as a
at the age of 16.In 2011, Foord was named World Cup Best Women's Young Player, Asian Women's Young Footballer of the Year, and Football Federation Australia's U20 Women's Footballer of the Year. In 2016, she was awarded Asian Women's Footballer of the Year by the Asian Football Confederation.
Early life
Raised with her sister Jamie by their mother Simone in
Foord played for local teams Illawarra Stingrays and the Sutherland Sharks before spending some time at the New South Wales Institute of Sport.[5] In 2009, she was named Junior Sports Star of the Year at the Shellharbour Sports Awards.[5] She also played futsal for the NSW Under 13 team who competed in the Australian Championships in Canberra.[5] At age 13, she earned her first cap for Australia's under-17 national team.[6]
Foord grew up watching the National Rugby League (NRL).[7]
Club career
Central Coast Mariners, 2009
At the age of 14, Foord signed with
Sydney FC, 2010–14
With the announcement that the Central Coast Mariners would not field a women's team in the
Foord scored her first goal for Sydney FC during a 4–1 win against Adelaide United on 20 November 2010.[12] It was her only goal during the 2010–11 season. She was a starting player in 10 of the 11 games she played.[12] Sydney finished first in the league with a 8–2–0 record.[14]
During the 2011–12 W-League season, Foord started in five of the eleven matches she played and scored two goals.[12] On 12 November, she scored a goal in a 4–1 win against Newcastle Jets, pouncing on an errant back pass from the Jets defence and coolly slotting the ball into goal.[15] Sydney FC finished third during the regular season with a 5–3–2 record.[16]
Returning to Sydney for the 2012–13 W-League season, Foord scored three goals in eleven matches.[12] During a match against Melbourne Victory on 8 December, she scored the game-opening goal in the fifth minute.[17] Sydney finished in fourth place during the regular season with a 6–4–2 record.[18] After defeating Brisbane Roar 3–2 in the semi-finals, Foord helped Sydney FC clinch the championship title with a 3–1 grand final win against Melbourne Victory.[19]
During the 2013–14 W-League season, Foord scored four goals in eleven matches for Sydney FC.[12] After sitting out many of the early season matches due to a foot injury, she scored a hat trick against Perth Glory in an 8–2 win on 5 January.[20] Sydney FC finished in second place during the regular season with a 8–2–2 record.[21] The team was eliminated in the semi-finals in a 2–1 defeat against Canberra United.[22]
Sky Blue FC, 2013–15
In March 2013, it was announced that Foord had signed with American team,
Foord returned to Sky Blue for the 2014 NWSL Season and was in the starting lineup for 20 of her 21 appearances. Sky Blue finished the season in sixth place.[12]
In February 2015, Foord agreed to return to Sky Blue alongside fellow Matildas teammate
After being listed on Sky Blue's preseason roster for the 2016 NWSL Season, Foord did not participate in preseason training and did not play for Sky Blue during the 2016 season. In December 2016, it was reported that Foord would not play in the NWSL in 2017 as she was signing with a team in Japan.[29] Reports later emerged about poor long-term conditions for players in terms of housing, travel, and training facilities.[30]
Loan to Perth Glory, 2014–16
In August 2014, Foord signed a one-year deal to join
Foord re-signed with Perth of the
Return to Sydney FC, 2016–17
On 13 September 2016,
Vegalta Sendai Ladies, 2017
In January 2017,
Second return to Sydney FC, 2017–20
On 15 December 2017, after her season had concluded in Japan, Foord returned to Sydney FC and re-signed for the
In the
Foord briefly returned to Sydney for the 2019–20 W-League season, scoring 2 goals in 9 appearances before leaving early to pursue an opportunity with Arsenal in January 2020.[40]
Portland Thorns, 2018–19
On 11 January 2018, Foord's rights in the NWSL were traded from Sky Blue to Seattle Reign FC for Katie Johnson and Rebekah Stott. Her rights were subsequently traded to the Portland Thorns FC along with a 2020 NWSL 2nd Round draft pick in exchange for US international midfielder Allie Long.[41] However, Foord was still playing in the W-League at the time and suffered a serious foot injury in the semi-final that required surgery.[42] As a result, she didn't make her debut for the Thorns until 6 August 2018.[12] On 14 April 2019, Foord scored her first goal for Portland, in a 2–0 win over Orlando Pride.[43]
On 8 January 2020, Foord's NWSL rights were traded to Orlando Pride along with Emily Sonnett and two draft picks in exchange for Orlando's No. 1 overall selection in the 2020 NWSL College Draft.[44]
Arsenal, 2020–present
On 24 January 2020, Foord left Sydney FC to sign for
During the 2020–21 season, Foord scored a goal in the 60th minute of the team's 3–1 win against Bristol City.[48] On 18 October, she scored a brace against Tottenham Hotspur helping lift Arsenal to a 6–1 win.[49] She gained her 100th appearance for Arsenal against Bristol City on the 22 October 2023.
International career
Foord has represented Australia on the senior national team as well as the under-17 and under-16 national teams. As part of the Australian under-16 national team, Foord helped the team progress through to the AFC U17 Women's Championship undefeated by scoring a hat-trick in a match against the Philippines.[50]
Senior national team, 2011–present
Foord made her debut for the Australia national team, the Matildas, on 12 May 2011 in a friendly against New Zealand in Gosford. She scored a goal in her debut, as Australia won the match 3–0.[51]
At the age of 16, Foord was named to the Matildas squad for the
Foord was named to the Australian roster for the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup. She appeared in all 5 matches for Australia and scored a goal in their 2–2 draw against Japan in the group stage. Australia lost 1–0 to Japan in the final, but had already clinched a qualifying spot at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.[54]
In 2015, Foord was named to her second World Cup squad, this time as a forward.[55] At the 2015 World Cup, Foord played every minute of Australia's five matches, with the Matildas eliminated in the quarter-finals by AFC rival, Japan.[12]
Foord competed in her first Olympics in 2016.[56] She scored a goal in Australia's 2–2 draw against Germany in the group stage. Australia was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Brazil on penalties.[12]
In December 2016, Foord was named AFC Player of the year, becoming only the second player to win youth and senior player of the year awards.[57]
At the 2017 Tournament of Nations, Foord scored two goals against Brazil, en route to a 6–1 Australian victory. Australia won the inaugural edition of the tournament.[58]
Due to the foot injury she suffered in February 2018 during the W-League semi-final, Foord missed the 2018 Algarve Cup and the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup. She made her return to the Matildas line-up at the 2018 Tournament of Nations, where she made three substitute appearances.[59]
Foord scored her first international hat-trick in a friendly game against Chile on 13 November 2018. Australia won the match 5–0.[60]
In May 2019, Foord was named to her third World Cup Team.[61] At the World Cup, Foord played in all four of Australia's matches. She scored a goal in the group stage against Brazil, helping Australia overcome a 2–0 deficit to win 3–2.[62] Australia was eliminated by Norway in the Round of 16.[63]
Foord was selected for the Matildas team which qualified for the
2023 Women's World Cup
At the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, in the Round of 16 against Denmark, Foord scored the opening goal in a 2-0 win.[66]
In popular media
External videos | |
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Aussies Abroad: The Matildas (ESPN) retrieved 12/18/2013 |
In 2013, Foord was featured in an hour-long episode of ESPN's Aussies Abroad entitled, The Matildas, which profiled four Australian national team players (Foord, Lisa De Vanna, Kyah Simon, and Sam Kerr) and their experience playing internationally. She starred in the film, Back Of The Net.[67][68]
Foord was featured along with her national teammates in the EA Sports' FIFA video game series starting in FIFA 16, the first time women players were included in the game.[69]
Personal life
Foord's former partner is Swiss footballer Lia Wälti.[70][71] Foord, Lindsey Horan, and Emily Sonnett (her former Portland Thorns FC teammates) have matching tattoos.[72]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 20 January 2024
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sydney FC
|
2010–11 | W-League
|
9 | 1 | — | 2[a] | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | ||
2011–12 | 10 | 2 | — | 1[a] | 0 | — | 11 | 2 | ||||
2012–13 | 9 | 3 | — | 2[a] | 0 | — | 11 | 3 | ||||
2013–14 | 10 | 5 | — | 1[a] | 0 | — | 11 | 5 | ||||
Total | 38 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 44 | 11 | |||
Sky Blue FC
|
2013 | NWSL | 15 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
2014 | 21 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | ||||
2015 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
Total | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 46 | 0 | |||
Perth Glory
|
2014 | W-League | 11 | 5 | — | 2[a] | 0 | — | 13 | 5 | ||
2015–16 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
Total | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 6 | |||
Sydney FC | 2016–17 | W-League | 9 | 2 | — | 1[a] | 0 | — | 10 | 2 | ||
Vegalta Sendai
|
2017 | L.League | 17 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 24 | 8 | |
Sydney FC | 2017–18 | W-League | 6 | 2 | — | 1[a] | 1 | — | 7 | 3 | ||
2018–19 | 12 | 9 | — | 2[a] | 1 | — | 14 | 10 | ||||
2019–20 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 2 | ||||
Total | 27 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 30 | 15 | |||
Portland Thorns | 2018 | NWSL | 6 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
2019 | 17 | 3 | — | 1[b] | 0 | — | 18 | 3 | ||||
Total | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 26 | 3 | |||
Arsenal | 2019–20 | FA WSL
|
0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
2020–21 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 25 | 12 | |||
2021–22 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 28 | 8 | ||
2022–23 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 12 | ||
2023–24 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 4 | ||
Total | 67 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 108 | 37 | ||
Career total | 245 | 62 | 13 | 7 | 29 | 6 | 21 | 7 | 308 | 82 |
- ^ W-League Finals series
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in the NWSL Playoffs
International
- As of match played 9 April 2024
- Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Foord goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 12 May 2011 | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford, Australia | New Zealand | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly
|
2 | 14 May 2014 | Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Japan | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
3 | 12 February 2015 | Bill McKinlay Park, Auckland, New Zealand | New Zealand | 3–0 | 3–2 | Friendly |
4 | 19 May 2015 | Valentine Sports Park, Sydney, Australia | Vietnam | 2–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
5 | 21 May 2015 | Jubilee Oval, Sydney, Australia | Vietnam | 11–0 | 11–0 | Friendly |
6 | 4 June 2016 | Moreshead Park Stadium, Ballarat, Australia | New Zealand | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
7 | 2–0 | |||||
8 | 6 August 2016 | Arena Corinthians, São Paulo, Brazil | Germany | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2016 Summer Olympics |
9 | 3 August 2017 | StubHub Center, Carson , United States
|
Brazil | 2–1 | 6–1 | 2017 Tournament of Nations |
10 | 5–1 | |||||
11 | 9 September 2017 | McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle, Australia | Brazil | 2–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
12 | 13 November 2018 | McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle, Australia | Chile | 2–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
13 | 3–0 | |||||
14 | 5–0 | |||||
15 | 6 March 2019 | Melbourne , Australia
|
Argentina | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2019 Cup of Nations |
16 | 4 April 2019 | Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, United States | United States | 2–1 | 3–5 | Friendly |
17 | 13 June 2019 | Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, France | Brazil | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup |
18 | 7 February 2020 | Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney , Australia
|
Chinese Taipei | 1–0 | 7–0 | 2020 Olympic Qualifying |
19 | 2–0 | |||||
20 | 4–0 | |||||
21 | 5 August 2021 | Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima, Japan | United States | 2–4 | 3–4 | 2020 Summer Olympics |
22 | 21 January 2022 | Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai, India | Indonesia | 3–0 | 18–0 | 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
23 | 8 October 2022 | Kingsmeadow, London, England | South Africa | 4–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
24 | 11 October 2022 | Viborg Stadium, Viborg, Denmark | Denmark | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
25 | 3–1 | |||||
26 | 12 November 2022 | AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia | Sweden | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
27 | 4–0 | |||||
28 | 19 February 2023 | CommBank Stadium, Sydney , Australia
|
Spain | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2023 Cup of Nations |
29 | 22 February 2023 | McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle, Australia | Jamaica | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
30 | 7 August 2023 | Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia | Denmark | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup |
31 | 29 October 2023 | Perth Stadium, Perth, Australia | Philippines | 3–0 | 8–0 | 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
32 | 4–0 | |||||
33 | 7–0 | |||||
34 | 24 February 2024 | Milliy Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Uzbekistan | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
35 | 28 February 2024 | Marvel Stadium, Melbourne , Australia
|
Uzbekistan | 7–0 | 10–0 | |
36 | 9 April 2024 | Toyota Field, San Antonio, United States | Mexico | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
Honors
Sydney FC
Perth Glory
Arsenal
Australia U16
Australia
Individual
- FIFA Women's World Cup Best Women's Young Player: 2011[74]
- Asian Women's Young Footballer of the Year: 2011[75]
- Football Federation Australia U20 Women's Footballer of the Year: 2011[76]
- Asian Women's Footballer of the Year: 2016[77]
See also
- List of W-League (Australia) hat-tricks
- List of Nike sponsorships
- List of Australia women's international soccer players
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Further reading
- Grainey, Timothy (2012), Beyond Bend It Like Beckham: The Global Phenomenon of Women's Soccer, University of Nebraska Press, ISBN 0803240368
- Stay, Shane (2019), The Women's World Cup 2019 Book: Everything You Need to Know About the Soccer World Cup, Books on Demand, ISBN 1782551921
- Theivam, Keiran and Jeff Kassouf (2019), The Making of the Women's World Cup: Defining stories from a sport's coming of age, Little, ISBN 1472143310
- Various (2019), Stand Up for the Future, Penguin Random House, ISBN 0143794396
- Williams, Jean (2007), A Beautiful Game: International Perspectives on Women's Football, A&C Black, ISBN 1845206754
- Williams, Lydia (2019), Saved!, Allen & Unwin, ISBN 9781760871628
External links
- Caitlin Foord – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Profile at Football Federation Australia
- Profile at Portland Thorns FC
- Caitlin Foord at the National Women's Soccer League (archived)
- Caitlin Foord at Soccerway
- Football-lineups.com tactical profile