Emily Gielnik
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 13 May 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Melbourne Victory | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
Redlands United | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2018 |
Brisbane Roar | 83 | (30) |
2012 |
Liverpool | 12 | (1) |
2013 |
Ottawa Fury | ||
2016 | Urawa Red Diamonds | ||
2017 | Avaldsnes IL | 19 | (8) |
2018–2019 |
Melbourne Victory | 13 | (4) |
2019–2020 | Bayern Munich | 6 | (0) |
2020 | Vittsjö GIK | 16 | (8) |
2020–2021 |
Brisbane Roar | 12 | (13) |
2021 | Vittsjö GIK | 14 | (4) |
2021–2023 | Aston Villa | 24 | (3) |
2023– | Melbourne Victory | 13 | (8) |
International career‡ | |||
2012– | Australia | 54 | (11) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 June 2022 |
Emily Gielnik (born 13 May 1992) is an Australian professional
Club career
Brisbane Roar, 2009–2018
Born in
Liverpool LFC and Ottawa Fury, 2012–2013
In May 2012, Gielnik signed for English club
Urawa Red Diamonds, 2016
After the 2016 Olympics, Gielnik joined Japanese club Urawa Red Diamonds.[7]
Avaldsnes IL, 2017
Gielnik joined Norwegen team Avaldsnes IL for the 2017 season. She had a breakout season with the team, scoring eight goals in league play. Avaldsnes finished second in the Toppserien and won the Norwegian Cup.[8]
Melbourne Victory, 2018–2019
Gielnik signed with Melbourne Victory for the 2018–19 W-League season.[9][10]
Bayern Munich, 2019–2020
On 23 August 2019, Gielnik joined German Frauen-Bundesliga club Bayern Munich.[11] In July 2020, she left the club after making only 6 appearances, partially due to injury.[12]
Vittsjö, 2020
A week after leaving Bayern Munich, Gielnik signed with another European club, joining Swedish club Vittsjö.[13]
Brisbane Roar, 2020–2021
In November 2020, Gielnik returned to Australia, signing with her hometown club,
Aston Villa, 2021–2023
In 2021, Gielnik joined the
Melbourne Victory, 2023–
In September 2023, Gielnik returned to Australia re-joining Melbourne Victory.[17]
International career
Gielnik scored a
Gielnik was named to the Australian squad for 2016 Olympic Qualifying, she scored a goal against Vietnam.[19] Australia won the tournament and qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Gielnik was part of the Matildas squad that won the 2017 Tournament of Nations and defeated the United States for the first time ever.[20]
At the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup Gielnik appeared in three matches for Australia. The Matildas advanced to the final, but lost to Japan 1–0. Australia qualified for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[21]
In May 2019, Gielnik was named to her first World Cup team.[22] At the World Cup Gielnik appeared in three matches for Australia, starting two of them. In the Round of 16 against Norway, she entered the match as a second-half substitute replacing Hayley Raso. With the match tied 1–1 after extra-time, the game went to penalties. Gielnik was the second penalty taker for Australia, she had her penalty saved. Australia lost to Norway 4–1 on penalties and were eliminated from the World Cup.[23]
Gielnik was selected for the Australian
Career statistics
International goals
Goal |
Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 2 March 2016 | Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan | Vietnam | 1–0 | 9–0 | 2016 Olympics qualifying
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2 | 3 March 2017 | VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António , Portugal |
Netherlands | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2017 Algarve Cup |
3 | 2–0 | |||||
4 | 6 March 2017 | Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira, Portugal | China | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2017 Algarve Cup |
5 | 13 November 2018 | McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle, Australia | Chile | 4–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
6 | 28 February 2019 | Leichhardt Oval, Sydney, Australia | New Zealand | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2019 Cup of Nations |
7 | 3 March 2019 | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane , Australia |
South Korea | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2019 Cup of Nations |
8 | 12 November 2019 | Coopers Stadium, Adelaide, Australia | Chile | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
9 | 10 April 2021 | Brita-Arena, Wiesbaden, Germany | Germany | 4–1 | 5-2 | Friendly |
10 | 5–2 | |||||
11 | 5 August 2021 | United States | 3–4 | 3–4 | 2020 Summer Olympics
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Honors
Club
Brisbane Roar
- W-League Championship: 2010–11
Avaldsnes IL
Melbourne Victory
- W-League Premiership: 2018–19
International
Australia
- AFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament: 2016
- Tournament of Nations: 2017
- FFA Cup of Nations: 2019
Individual
References
- ^ a b "Gielnik glee at dream debut". Asian Football Confederation. 7 October 2011. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
- Football Federation Australia. 24 January 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
- ^ "E.Gielnik". Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ^ "Liverpool Ladies sign Australian striker Emily Gielnik". BBC. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
- ^ "Ladies release 10 players". Liverpool Ladies FC. 17 October 2012. Archived from the original on 20 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
- ^ "Ottawa Fury unveil 2013 PDL & W-League rosters". Soccer Wire. 21 May 2013.
- ^ "Aussie trio find new clubs in Germany, Japan and the United States". The Women's Game. 30 August 2016.
- ^ "Women cup finals (1978–2017)". Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ^ "Gielnik signs for Victory, Butt leaves Roar". The Women's Game. 21 September 2018. Archived from the original on 12 November 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- Football Federation Australia. Archivedfrom the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ^ "FC Bayern verpflichtet australische Stürmerin Emily Gielnik". FC Bayern München (in German). 23 August 2019.
- ^ Paquette, Catherine (7 July 2020). "Two Matildas exit European clubs". The Women's Game.
- Football Federation Australia. 16 July 2020.
- ^ "Matildas star Emily Gielnik returns home to Brisbane". Brisbane Roar. 10 November 2020.
- ^ Club, Aston Villa Football (2 September 2021). "Emily Gielnik joins Villa Women". Aston Villa Football Club. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ Club, Aston Villa Football (26 May 2023). "Villa Women confirm quartet of departures". Aston Villa Football Club. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ "Melbourne Victory signs Emily Gielnik". Melbourne Victory. 22 September 2023.
- Football Federation Australia. 11 July 2012. Archived from the originalon 7 August 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
- ^ "EMILY GIELNIK BATTLES BACK INTO MATILDAS SQUAD". 26 February 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ^ "Australian women beat U.S. in Tournament of Nations". 28 July 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "WOMEN'S ASIAN CUP". Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "Matildas squad for 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup announced". 14 May 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ "NORWAY VS. AUSTRALIA 1 - 1". Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
External links
- Profile Archived 28 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine at FootballAustralia.com.au
- http://cerebra.ca/commercial/ADMINII/users/5222/image/doc/2013-WL-Roster-Numbers-Final.pdf