Caitlin Foord

Caitlin Foord
Personal information
Full name Caitlin Jade Foord
Date of birth (1994-11-11) 11 November 1994
Place of birth Shellharbour, New South Wales, Australia
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing position Right winger, right wingback
Club information
Current team
 Perth Glory
Number 9
Youth career
Illawarra Sports H.S.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2008–2009 NSWIS
2009–2010 Central Coast Mariners 0 (0)
2010–2013 Sydney FC 35 (6)
2013 Sky Blue FC 36 (0)
2013–2014 → Sydney FC (loan) 11 (5)
2014– Perth Glory 13 (5)
2015 Sky Blue FC 3 (0)
National team‡
2007–2011 Australia U-17 5 (1)
2011– Australia 43 (5)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 June 2015.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 March 2016

Caitlin Jade Foord (born 11 November 1994) is an Australian professional football player, who currently plays for Perth Glory in the Australian W-League. She became the youngest Australian ever to play at a World Cup when she represented Australia at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup at the age of 16.

Playing career

Club

Mariners

Foord was signed by the Mariners in the off-season for the 2009 W-League season from the New South Wales Institute of Sport.[1][2]

Sydney FC

With the announcement that the Mariners would not field a women's team in the 2010–11 W-League season, Foord, along with fellow Mariners players Teresa Polias, Lydia Vandenbergh, and Renee Rollason, all switched to nearby club, Sydney FC.[3]

Sky Blue FC

In March 2013, it was announced that Foord had signed with American team, Sky Blue FC, for the inaugural season of the NWSL.[4][5]

Television and film

External video
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 Samantha Kerr) and their experience playing internationally.[6][7]

Loan to Sydney FC

In September 2014, Sky Blue FC loaned Foord back to Sydney FC for a season.[8]

Perth Glory

In August 2014, Foord joined Perth Glory.[9]

Sky Blue FC

In 2015 Foord joined Sky Blue FC, following her participation in the FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada, alongside fellow Matildas teammate Samantha Kerr.[10][11]

International

Foord assisted the Australian Westfield U16 Women's team to progress through to the AFC U17 Women's Championship undefeated by scoring a hat-trick in a match against the Philippines.[12]

Catlin was announced in an extended Australian Westfield Women's under 17 squad for the upcoming ASEAN Cup in October and AFC Championships in November.[13]

Foord made her debut and scored for the Matildas on 12 May 2011, in a 3–0 friendly win against New Zealand at Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford.[14]

In June–July 2011, Foord competed at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany. Foord started in two of the three group matches from right back, missing out on game two versus Equatorial Guinea. Foord then started from right midfield in the quarter-final game against Sweden, before showing off her quick pace down the right flank when reverting to the full-back position after Elyse Perry was substituted for Tameka Butt in the 59th minute. The Matildas were eliminated from the competition after losing this match 3–1. Foord was given the "Best Young Player" award for the tournament.[15]

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first.

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
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 WIN Stadium, Wollongong, Australia  Vietnam 11–0 11–0 Friendly

Honors

Club

Sydney FC
Perth Glory

International

Australia

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "FourFourTwo AU Article – Mariners Finalise W-League Squad"
  2. ↑ "Mariners News Article – Mariners’ Westfield W-League team unveiled for 2009"
  3. ↑ Who's in the W
  4. ↑ "Australian National Team member Caitlin Foord is headed to Sky Blue FC". NWSL News. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  5. ↑ "Australian Defender Caitlin Foord Signs with Team". Sky Blue FC. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  6. ↑ "The Matildas". ESPN. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  7. ↑ "Aussies Abroad: The Matildas". YouTube.com. ESPN. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  8. ↑ "SKY BLUE FC LOAN CAITLIN FOORD TO AUSTRALIAN CLUB". NWSL. 25 October 2013.
  9. ↑ "Perth Glory announce signing of six Matildas". The Women's Game. 6 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "Sky Blue FC Waives LaBonta, Morris to make room for Foord, Kerr". skybluefc.com. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  11. ↑ "Sky Blue FC signs Australians Kerr, Foord". Equalizer Soccer. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  12. ↑ "FFA News Article – Under 16's in massive win over Philippines"
  13. ↑ "FFA News Article – Westfield Women's under 17 squad AIS training camp"
  14. ↑ Matildas Cruise Past Kiwis
  15. ↑ FourFourTwo – Matildas Teen Wins Top Award
  16. ↑ "Caitlin Foord named Hyundai Best Young Player". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 7 March 2013.

External links

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