Mary Fowler (soccer)

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Mary Fowler
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Fowler playing for the Matildas against England
Personal information
Full name Mary Boio Fowler
Date of birth (2003-02-14) 14 February 2003 (age 18)
Place of birth Cairns, Australia
Height 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Montpellier
Number 9
Youth career
Saints FC
Leichhardt FC
BVV Barendrecht
ESA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Illawarra Stingrays 9 (3)
2019 Bankstown City (W) 4 (3)
2019–2020 Adelaide United 7 (3)
2020– Montpellier HSC 22 (5)
National team‡
2018– Australia U-20 10 (17)
2018– Australia 15 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 January 2020[1]
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 June 2021

Mary Boio Fowler (born 14 February 2003) is an Australian soccer player, who plays for Montpellier and the Australian national team, the Matildas.

Club career[]

Adelaide United 2019-20[]

Fowler made her W-league debut for Adelaide United in the first game of the 2019–20 season. She scored her first goal in that game in a 2–1 loss against Western Sydney Wanderers.[2]

Montpellier 2020-[]

In January 2020, Fowler signed for French Ligue 1 club Montpellier HSC on a 3-year contract after an undisclosed transfer fee was paid.[3] She made her debut against Olympique Lyonnais in February 2020. The French league was subsequently abandoned after the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.

The 2020-21 season saw the young striker received significant playing time. As of June 1, 2021 she had made twenty-two appearances for her club, starting fifteen matches and scoring five goals.

She was named to ESPN's 21 under 21, an international list of footballers representing the next generation of talent, in May 2021.[3]

International career[]

2018 Tournament of Nations[]

In 2018 Fowler was added to the Australian squad for the Tournament of Nations.[4] She made her debut late in the game against Brazil, thus becoming the fifth youngest player for the Matildas at 15 years and 162 days.[5] She was again used as a substitute in Australia's friendlies against England and France later in the year,[6] but was unavailable for the matches against Chile to attend trials with the first teams of Chelsea, West Ham and Manchester City who all wanted to sign her. She also attended sprint and power training sessions in Manchester with coach Mick Clegg.[7]

Fowler has received wide praise for her abilities as a player, with coach Alen Stajcic said that she has "probably got the most amount of weapons I've seen from a young player her age in women's football".[4]

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup[]

Fowler was called up for the Australian squad for the 2019 World Cup.[8]

2020 Summer Olympics[]

Fowler was selected in the Olympic squad for the Tokyo games.[9] She made her Olympic debut as a substitute in a Group G match against New Zealand.

She scored her first goal in the Summer Olympics in the quarter final against Great Britain in the 104th minute of extra time.

Personal life[]

Fowler's father is originally from Ireland and her mother is originally from Papua New Guinea. Her siblings are also talented soccer players, with her brother, Caoimhin and sister, Ciara both having played for the Irish youth team. Ciara has also played for the Young Matilda's (Australia U20) [10]

Fowler began her professional career together with Ciara, when they were both signed up to Adelaide United in the same year.[11] They played together professionally for the first time in the first match of the 2019–20 season when Ciara came on as an 85th minute substitute. This was the debut for both sisters.[2]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of June 1, 2021[12]
Club Season League Cup1 Continental2 Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Adelaide United 2019–20 W-League 7 3 — — 7 3
Montpellier HSC 2019–20 Division 1 Féminine 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Montpellier HSC 2020–21 Division 1 Féminine 21 5 1 0 — 22 5
Career total 29 8 1 0 0 0 30 8

1KNVB Women's Cup.

2UEFA Women's Champions League

International[]

As of match played 30 July 2021[12]
Australia
Year Apps Goals
2018 3 0
2019 1 0
2020 0 0
2021 9 2
Total 13 2

References[]

  1. ^ Mary Fowler – SportsTG
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women vs Adelaide United Women, Westfield W-League, Round 1, 14th Nov 2019". Westfield W-League. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Rugari, Vince (29 January 2020). "Teenage Matildas star Mary Fowler set for French club move". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Australia adds second wonderkid to Tournament of Nations squad". ESPN.com. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  5. ^ sport, Guardian (27 July 2018). "Australia's Mary Fowler makes international football debut at age 15". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Matildas salvage draw against England with late Polkinghorne header". ABC News. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  7. ^ Warren, Adrian (5 November 2018). "Matildas hope talented teenager Fowler not lost to Australia". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  8. ^ sport, Guardian (13 May 2019). "Kyah Simon fitness concerns open door to Mary Fowler in Matildas' World Cup squad". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Tokyo 2020 a childhood goal ticked off for Mary Fowler". Matildas. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  10. ^ Paquette, Catherine (1 June 2021). "'Magnifique' Matildas continue to win global recognition". The Women's Game. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Signing news: Adelaide United secure Mary and Ciara Fowler". Matildas. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b "Mary Fowler". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 July 2020.

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