Grace Maher
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Grace Maher | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Western United | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Canberra United | 28 | (5) |
| 2018–2019 | Melbourne Victory | 8 | (1) |
| 2019 | KR | 17 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Melbourne Victory | 9 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Canberra United | 42 | (8) |
| 2023– | Western United | 23 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016– | Australia U20 | 13 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 October 2017 | |||
Grace Maher (born 18 April 1999) is an Australian football player who currently plays for Western United in the Australian A-League Women.[1] She previously played for Melbourne Victory and Canberra United in the A-League Women and for KR in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna.[2][3][4]
Club career
In 2014, at the age of 15 Maher signed with Canberra United in the Australian W-League . At the time she was the youngest player to ever sign with a W-League team.[2] She was in the starting lineup for the 2014 Grand Final, helping Canberra defeat Perth 3–1.[5] In four seasons at Canberra, Maher made 28 appearances and scored 5 goals.[6]
Maher signed with Melbourne Victory for the 2018–19 W-League season.[5]
In September 2020, after two seasons with Melbourne Victory, Maher returned to Canberra United.[7]
In August 2023, Maher returned to Melbourne, joining Western United.[8]
International
Maher has played for the Young Matildas, and was called up to the Australia women's national team for a training camp in Australia ahead of the 2017 Algarve Cup.[9]
Honors
References
- ^ Windon, Jacob (23 April 2019). "Talented Australian midfielder heading to Iceland". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ a b Gaskin, Lee (4 September 2014). "Canberra United signs 15-year-old Grace Maher as its youngest ever player in the W-League". Canberra Times. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ Gaskin, Lee (16 October 2014). "Canberra United's youngest-ever player Grace Maher set to make her W-League debut". Canberra Times. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ Gaskin, Lee (21 December 2014). "Canberra United's teen debutant Grace Maher grabs W-League championship glory". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Grace Maher makes Victory switch". 23 September 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ^ "G.Maher". Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ^ Bertoldo, Lucie (10 September 2020). "Grace Maher returns to Canberra United for W-League 2020-21". The Canberra Times.
- ^ Hughes, Nick (4 August 2023). "Western United snaps up top A-League Women talent Grace Maher". Western United.
- ^ "Canberra United's Grace Maher on the cusp of Matildas dream after Australian selection". 13 February 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
External links
- Grace Maher at Soccerway
- Grace Maher on Twitter
