Clare Polkinghorne

Clare Polkinghorne

Polkinghorne playing for the Brisbane Roar
Personal information
Full name	Clare Elizabeth Polkinghorne[1]
Date of birth	1 February 1989
Place of birth	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	Brisbane Roar
Number	4
Youth career
	Wynnum Wolves
	Capalaba Bulldogs
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2003	Brisbane Toro
2004	Queensland Lions
	Queensland Academy of Sport
2008–	Brisbane Roar	79	(8)
2014	→ INAC Kobe Leonessa (loan)
2015	Portland Thorns	9	(0)
National team^‡
2006–2007	Australia U-20	14	(0)
2006–	Australia	85	(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 November 2015. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 March 2016

Clare Elizabeth Polkinghorne (born 1 February 1989 in Brisbane, Queensland^[2]) is an Australian professional soccer player currently playing for the Brisbane Roar in the Australian W-League.

Career

For the 2014 season, Polkinghorne was loaned to Japan's INAC Kobe Leonessa.^[3] She signed for Portland Thorns of the National Women's Soccer League after the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.^[4]

Portland Thorns waived Polkinghorne in February 2016.^[5]

Polkinghorne first represented the Australia women's national soccer team in 2006 and has played 26 matches, scoring two goals. She played one match at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup^[6][7]

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	5 March 2008	Stockland Park, Sunshine Coast, Australia	New Zealand	4–2	4–2	Friendly
2	2 June 2008	Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Japan	1–3	1–3	2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup
3	16 June 2013	Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra, Australia	New Zealand	1–0	1–1	Friendly
4	10 February 2015	Bill McKinlay Park, Auckland, New Zealand	North Korea	1–0	2–1	Friendly
5	11 March 2015	Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni, Cyprus	Czech Republic	5–2	6–2	2015 Cyprus Cup
6	2 March 2016	Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan	Vietnam	9–0	9–0	2016 Olympics qualifying

Honours

Club

Brisbane Roar

• W-League Premiership: 2008–09, 2012–13
• W-League Championship: 2008–09, 2010–11

Country

Australia

• AFC Women's Asian Cup: 2010
• AFF Women's Championship: 2008

References

1. "List of Players — 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
2. "Player profile – Clare Polkinghorne". Queensland Roar. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
3. "Clare Polkinghorne signs with INAC Kobe". The Women's Game. 18 June 2014.
4. "Thorns FC sign defender Clare Polkinghorne". National Women's Soccer League. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
5. http://www.timbers.com/post/2016/02/02/thorns-fc-acquire-defender-katherine-reynolds-washington-spirit-exchange-defender
6. "Player profile – Clare Polkinghorne". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
7. "FIFA Player Statistics – Clare Polkinghorne". FIFA. Retrieved 2009-02-20.