Chloe O'Brien (born 22 August 1997) is an Australian soccer player, who last played for Newcastle Jets in the Australian W-League.

Chloe O'Brien
Personal information
Full name Chloe O'Brien
Date of birth (1997-08-22) 22 August 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Australia
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Western Sydney Wanderers 25 (1)
2015–2020 Manly United
2020–2021 Newcastle Jets 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 February 2018

Playing career edit

Western Sydney Wanderers edit

O'Brien signed with Western Sydney Wanderers in 2015.[1] During the 2014–15 W-League season, she made four appearances.[2] The team finished the regular season in eighth place with a 2–8–2 record.[2] During the 2015–16 W-League, she made 12 appearances and scored an equaliser during the team's 2–1 win over Newcastle Jets on 6 November 2015.[2][3][4]

Manly United edit

Newcastle Jets edit

O'Brien returned to the W-League in December 2020, joining Newcastle Jets[5] She departed Newcastle Jets ahead of the 2021–22 A-League Women season.[6]

International edit

O'Brien has represented Australia on the under-20 national team.[7][8] During the 2015 AFC U-19 Women's Championship, she scored a stoppage time goal during the team's 2–0 win over Uzbekistan.[9] Australia finished in third place during the group stage of the tournament.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Prentice, Andrew (20 January 2016). "O'Brien promises to return to Cromer Park in 2016". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Chloe O'Brien". Soccer Way. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  3. ^ Prentice, Andrew (10 November 2015). "Chloe leads her Wanderers to win". Manly Daily. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  4. ^ Jarrett, Blake (6 November 2015). "Eleventh-hour Wanderers shoot down Jets". W-League. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  5. ^ Newcastle Jets [@NewcastleJetsFC] (18 December 2020). "Both Chloe O'Brien and Sunny Franco come to the Hunter with plenty of W-League experience and will be vital cogs in the Jets 2020/21 campaign" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ Lewis, Samantha (2 December 2021). "All you need to know about each club ahead of the 2021/22 A-League Women season". ABC News.
  7. ^ "Young Matildas squad named for AFC U19 Championship". Four Four Two. 6 August 2015. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  8. ^ "Young guns O'Brien and Prior are Vietnam-bound". Manly Daily. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  9. ^ "Young Matildas prove too strong for Uzbekistan". Football Federation Australia. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2016.

Further reading edit

  • Grainey, Timothy (2012), Beyond Bend It Like Beckham: The Global Phenomenon of Women's Soccer, University of Nebraska Press, ISBN 0803240368
  • Stewart, Barbara (2012), Women's Soccer: The Passionate Game, Greystone Books, ISBN 1926812603

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