Clare Hunt
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Clare Josephine Hunt[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 12 March 1999||
Place of birth | Grenfell, Australia | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back[3] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2021 | Canberra United | 12 | (0) |
2021–2023 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 25 | (1) |
2023–2024 | Paris Saint-Germain | 13 | (0) |
2024– | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | Australia | 25 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 October 2024 |
Clare Josephine Hunt (born 12 March 1999) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a centre-back for Women's Super League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Australia national team. She has also played for the Western Sydney Wanderers in the A-League Women, where she served as the club captain, and for Canberra United.
Early life
Clare Hunt grew up in Grenfell, New South Wales. She joined the Canberra United Academy at 15.[4] Her older brother, Henry plays for the South Australia cricket team and her younger sister, Anna has represented the Matildas at a junior level.[5]
Club career
Canberra United
Hunt joined Canberra United from Canberra Croatia FC in October 2016. In November 2016, Hunt made her debut for the club in a 5–2 win against Newcastle, coming off the bench in the 59th minute.[6]
Western Sydney Wanderers
She has been under contract with Western Sydney Wanderers since September 2021. In December 2021, Hunt made her debut for A-League Women club Western Sydney Wanderers in a 0–0 draw with Wellington Phoenix.[7]
Paris Saint-Germain
On 15 September 2023, Hunt joined French club Paris Saint-Germain for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year contract.[8][9]
Tottenham Hotspur
On 16 August 2024, Hunt joined WSL club Tottenham Hotspur on a three-year contract.[10]
International career
Hunt made her debut for the Australia national team on 16 February 2023 in a 4-0 win over Czech Republic in the Cup of Nations, where she came on as a second-half substitute for Aivi Luik.[11] She was also used in two other games in the tournament, as well as two other friendlies in April.
In 3 July 2023 she was selected for the 2023 World Cup squad.[12]
On 4 June 2024, Hunt was named in the Matildas team which qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics, her debut Olympics selection.[13] Later that year, she scored her debut goal for Australia during in a 1-2 win against Germany on 28 October in Duisburg, Germany.[14]
Honours
Paris Saint-Germain
- Coupe de France: 2023–24[15]
References
- ^ a b "FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List: Australia (AUS)" (PDF). FIFA. 11 July 2023. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "Australia – C. Hunt – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ Kemp, Emma (10 February 2024). "When 23 becomes 18: The Matildas making the cut for Olympics". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ Staff, KEEPUP (19 October 2020). "Long road back to United for Clare Hunt". Canberra United. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ Rugari, Vince (1 July 2023). "How 12 metres of poly pipe laid the foundations for a Matildas World Cup bolter". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "Canberra United vs. Newcastle Jets – 26 November 2016 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Wellington Phoenix vs. Western Sydney Wanderers – 3 December 2021 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Clare Hunt s'engage avec le Paris Saint-Germain jusqu'en 2026". Paris Saint-Germain (in French). 15 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ^ "Une internationale australienne renforce la défense du PSG". Le Parisien (in French). 15 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ^ "Hunt deal agreed". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Spielbericht - Spielbericht Australien - Tschechien, 16.02.2023 - FFA Cup of Nations - Frauenfußball auf soccerdonna.de". www.soccerdonna.de. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ "MATILDAS SQUAD ANNOUNCED: FIFA Women's World Cup 2023™ | Matildas". www.matildas.com.au. 3 July 2023. Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ "History making Matildas team selected for Paris Olympics". Matildas. Football Australia. 4 June 2024. Archived from the original on 10 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ Valencich, Glenn (29 October 2024). "Kyra Cooney-Cross scores miracle goal as Matildas break hearts with 2-1 upset over Germany". 7news.com.au. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ "LE PSG PUISSANCE 4" (in French). 4 May 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- 1999 births
- Australian women's soccer players
- Living people
- Canberra United FC players
- Western Sydney Wanderers FC (A-League Women) players
- Paris Saint-Germain Féminine players
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women players
- A-League Women players
- Women's association football forwards
- Soccer players from New South Wales
- 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Australia women's international soccer players
- Footballers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic soccer players for Australia
- Australian expatriate women's soccer players
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in France
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate women's footballers in France
- Expatriate women's footballers in England
- Australian women's soccer biography stubs