Clare Wheeler

Clare Wheeler
Wheeler with Newcastle Jets in 2018
Personal information
Full name Clare May Wheeler[1]
Date of birth (1998-01-14) 14 January 1998 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth Coffs Harbour, Australia
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder[3]
Team information
Current team
 Everton
Number 7
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2020 Newcastle Jets 67 (0)
2020–2021 Sydney FC 12 (4)
2021–2023 Fortuna Hjørring 21 (2)
2022–2023 → Everton (loan) 4 (0)
2023– Everton 49 (0)
International career‡
2015 Australia U20 10 (1)
2021– Australia 26 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 December 2024

Clare May Wheeler (born 14 January 1998) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Everton and the Australia women's national team. She has represented Australia on the under-20 team.[4]

Early life

Wheeler began playing soccer at age ten for a local club, the Adamstown Rosebud.[5] At the age of 13, she was selected for the state youth league, Northern NSW.[5] She was later selected for the Emerging Jets Program.[5]

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.[5][6] She made six appearances for the club playing primarily as a defender.[7] The Jets finished in last place during the regular season with a 0–11–1 record.[8] During the 2014 season, Wheeler made five appearances.[7] The Jets finished in fifth place with a 5–5–2 record.[9][10]

During the 2015-16 season, Wheeler made 11 appearances for the Jets.[7] The club finished in sixth place with a 3–5–4 record.[11] Returning to the Jets for the 2016-17 season, Wheeler made appearances in 11 of the 12 regular season matches.[7] The Jets finished the season in fifth place with a 4–5–3 record.[12]

Sydney FC

Wheeler left Newcastle Jets to join Sydney FC ahead of the 2020–21 W-League season.[13]

Fortuna Hjørring

In June 2021, Wheeler left Australia to join Danish champions Fortuna Hjørring.[14]

Everton

In August 2022, Wheeler was loaned to English club Everton.[15] In January 2023, at the end of her loan, she was signed by the club on a permanent basis.[16]

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.[17][18]

In 2021, Wheeler made her debut for the senior team in a friendly against the Republic of Ireland.[19] Wheeler scored her first international goal for the Matildas against the Philippines in an Olympic qualifying match on 29 October 2023.[citation needed]

On 4 June 2024, Wheeler was named in the Matildas team which qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics, her debut Olympics selection.[20]

Personal life

Wheeler graduated high school with an ATAR of 90, and graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Commerce, and worked in financial assistance at Macquarie Group after completing her university studies.[21]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 October 2023[22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Newcastle Jets 2013–14 A-League 6 0 — — 6 0
2014–15 A-League 5 0 — — 5 0
2015–16 A-League 11 0 — — 11 0
2016–17 A-League 11 0 — — 11 0
2017–18 A-League 11 0 — — 11 0
2018–19 A-League 12 0 — — 12 0
2019–20 A-League 11 0 — — 11 0
Total 67 0 — — 67 0
Sydney FC 2020–21 A-League 12 4 — — 12 4
Fortuna Hjørring 2021–22 Kvindeligaen 21 2 5 0 — 26 2
Everton 2022–23 Women's Super League 17 0 1 0 3 0 21 0
2023–24 Women's Super League 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
Total 21 0 1 0 4 0 26 0
Career total 121 6 6 0 4 0 131 6
  1. ^ includes Danish Women's Cup, Women's FA Cup
  2. ^ includes FA Women's League Cup

International

As of match played 29 October 2023[22]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Australia 2021 5 0
2022 7 0
2023 4 1
Total 16 1
Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Wheeler goal.
List of international goals scored by Clare Wheeler
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 29 October 2023 Perth Stadium, Perth, Australia  Philippines 8–0 8–0 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
2 3 June 2024 Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia  China 1–0 2–0 Friendly

References

  1. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List: Australia (AUS)" (PDF). FIFA. 11 July 2023. p. 2. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Clare Wheeler". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  3. ^ Pender, Kieran (17 June 2023). "'It's everything': Matildas midfielder Clare Wheeler dreaming of World Cup debut". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  4. ^ Kerry, Craig (5 August 2015). "Jets girls out in force for new wave of Matildas". Newcastle Herald. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  5. ^ a b c d "On the bench with Clare Wheeler". Northern NSW Football. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  6. ^ Kerry, Craig (7 November 2016). "Newcastle Jets products part of Young Matildas success run to under-19 Asian Cup". Newcastle Herald. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  7. ^ a b c d "C. Wheeler". SoccerWay. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  8. ^ "2013/2014 W-League". Soccer Way. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  9. ^ "2014-15 W-League". SoccerWay. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  10. ^ Valentine, Renee (16 October 2016). "Young Matildas set for take-off with Jets". Newcastle Star. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  11. ^ "2015-16 W-League". Soccer Way. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  12. ^ "2016-17 W-League". Soccer Way. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  13. ^ "Sydney FC Unveil Westfield W-League Squad For 2020/21". Sydney FC. 13 August 2020.
  14. ^ Paquette, Catherine (11 June 2021). "Young Matildas midfielder seals European move". The Women's Game.
  15. ^ "Clare Wheeler: Everton sign Australia midfielder on loan from Fortuna Hjorring". BBC Sport. 19 August 2022.
  16. ^ "Wheeler Completes Everton Transfer". Everton. 10 January 2023.
  17. ^ Callinan, Josh (24 October 2016). "Newcastle Jets selected in Young Matildas squad for Under-19 AFC Championship qualifiers in China". Newcastle Herald. Archived from the original on 23 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  18. ^ "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.
  19. ^ Lordanic, Marissa (22 September 2021). "CommBank Matildas debuts for talented trio". Matildas. Football Australia.
  20. ^ "History making Matildas team selected for Paris Olympics". Matildas. Football Australia. 4 June 2024.
  21. ^ "Kicking goals: Clare Wheeler on football and the future". The University of Sydney. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  22. ^ a b "Clare Wheeler". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 24 October 2021.