Kaitlyn Torpey
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kaitlyn Grace Torpey | ||
Date of birth | 17 March 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Australia | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Melbourne City | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
2013–2014 | Olympic FC | ||
2014–2017 | Brisbane Roar | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2021 | Brisbane Roar | 43 | (1) |
2021– | Melbourne City | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 September 2021 |
Kaitlyn Torpey (born 31 March 2000) is an Australian professional women's footballer who plays as a defender for Melbourne City.
Early life[]
At the age of nine, her dream was becoming a W-League as she had made a markable performance on her way to professional women's football. Between 2005 and 2014 she was a hockey player and therefore switched sports to soccer.
Club career[]
Youth career[]
Olympic FC[]
In 2013, Torpey started her youth career playing for the U-13's Olympic FC Girls. She scored 27 goals in 21 matches in the 2013 season and finished 1st on the ladder.[1]
Brisbane Roar QAS[]
Over her career with QAS, she played 38 matches and scored 13 goals when playing for the U13s and U14s. In 2016, she was named in the All-Star Team in her third NTC Challenge competition.
Brisbane Roar[]
On 5 November 2016, Torpey played her first professional career game in a 2–1 win over Sydney FC.[2]
Melbourne City[]
In September 2021, Torpey joined Melbourne City.[3]
International career[]
In October 2017, Kaitlyn Torpey was called up for the Young Matildas in the 2017 AFC U19 Championship in China.[4][5]
References[]
- ^ "#FFW PLAYER PROFILE: KAITLYN TORPEY". Football Queensland. 15 March 2017.
- ^ Mohammed, Faizal (3 November 2016). "Match Details Article - Round 1 - Brisbane Roar v Sydney FC". W-League.
- ^ "City sign defender Kaitlyn Torpey". Melbourne City. 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Westfield Young Matildas aiming for continental glory". Westfield Matildas. 10 October 2017.
- ^ "YOUNG MATILDAS SQUAD ANNOUNCED AHEAD OF AFF CHAMPIONSHIP". The Women's Game. 20 June 2018.
External links[]
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Brisbane Roar FC (W-League) players
- Melbourne City FC (W-League) players
- A-League Women players
- Women's association football defenders
- Australian women's soccer players
- Australian women's soccer biography stubs