Clare Wheeler

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Clare Wheeler
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Personal information
Full name Clare Wheeler
Date of birth (1998-01-14) 14 January 1998 (age 24)
Place of birth Coffs Harbour, Australia
Position(s) Midfielder,
Club information
Current team
 Fortuna Hjørring
Number 2
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2020 Newcastle Jets 67 (0)
2020–2021 Sydney FC 12 (4)
2021– Fortuna Hjørring 12 (2)
National team‡
2015– Australia U20 10 (1)
2021– Australia 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 October 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 October 2021

Clare Wheeler (born 14 January 1998) is an Australian association football player who currently plays for Fortuna Hjørring in the Danish Elitedivisionen. She has represented Australia on the Australia women's national under-20 soccer team.[1]

Early life[]

Wheeler began playing soccer at age ten for a local club, the Adamstown Rosebud.[2] At the age of 13, she was selected for the state youth league, Northern NSW.[2] She was later selected for the Emerging Jets Program.[2]

Club[]

Newcastle Jets[]

In 2013 at the age of 15, Wheeler was selected to play for the Newcastle Jets for the 2013–14 Newcastle Jets W-League season.[2][3] She made six appearances for the club playing primarily as a defender.[4] The Jets finished in last place during the regular season with a 0–11–1 record.[5] During the 2014 season, Wheeler made five appearances.[4] The Jets finished in fifth place with a 5–5–2 record.[6][7]

During the 2015-16 season, Wheeler made 11 appearances for the Jets.[4] The club finished in sixth place with a 3–5–4 record.[8] Returning to the Jets for the 2016-17 season, Wheeler made appearances in 11 of the 12 regular season matches.[4] The Jets finished the season in fifth place with a 4–5–3 record.[9]

Sydney FC[]

Wheeler left Newcastle Jets to join Sydney FC ahead of the 2020–21 W-League season.[10]

Fortuna Hjørring[]

In June 2021, Wheeler left Australia to join Danish champions Fortuna Hjørring.[11]

International career[]

In 2015, Wheeler was selected for the Young Matildas (under-20 national team) to compete at the 2015 AFC U-19 Women's Championship tournament in China.[12][13]

In 2021, Wheeler made her debut for the senior team in a friendly against the Republic of Ireland.[14]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 24 October 2021[15]
Club Season League Cup1 Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Newcastle Jets 2013–14 A-League Women 6 0 — — 6 0
2014–15 5 0 — — 5 0
2015–16 11 0 — — 11 0
2016–17 11 0 — — 11 0
2017–18 11 0 — — 11 0
2018–19 12 0 — — 12 0
2019–20 11 0 — — 11 0
Total 67 0 — — 67 0
Sydney FC 2020–21 A-League Women 12 4 — — 12 4
Fortuna Hjørring 2021–22 Elitedivisionen 8 0 1 0 — 9 0
Career total 87 4 1 0 0 0 88 4

1Danish Cup.

International[]

As of match played 23 October 2021[15]
Australia
Year Apps Goals
2021 2 0
Total 2 0

References[]

  1. ^ Kerry, Craig (5 August 2015). "Jets girls out in force for new wave of Matildas". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d "On the bench with Clare Wheeler". Northern NSW Football. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  3. ^ Kerry, Craig (7 November 2016). "Newcastle Jets products part of Young Matildas success run to under-19 Asian Cup". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d "C. Wheeler". SoccerWay. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  5. ^ "2013/2014 W-League". Soccer Way. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  6. ^ "2014-15 W-League". SoccerWay. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  7. ^ Valentine, Renee (16 October 2016). "Young Matildas set for take-off with Jets". Newcastle Star. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  8. ^ "2015-16 W-League". Soccer Way. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  9. ^ "2016-17 W-League". Soccer Way. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  10. ^ "Sydney FC Unveil Westfield W-League Squad For 2020/21". Sydney FC. 13 August 2020.
  11. ^ Paquette, Catherine (11 June 2021). "Young Matildas midfielder seals European move". The Women's Game.
  12. ^ Callinan, Josh (24 October 2016). "Newcastle Jets selected in Young Matildas squad for Under-19 AFC Championship qualifiers in China". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  13. ^ "Young Matildas squad named for AFC U19 Championship". Four Four Two. 6 August 2015. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  14. ^ Lordanic, Marissa (22 September 2021). "CommBank Matildas debuts for talented trio". Matildas. Football Australia.
  15. ^ a b "Clare Wheeler". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 24 October 2021.


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