Casey Dumont

Casey Dumont
Dumont playing for Brisbane Roar in 2009
Personal information
Full name Casey Narelle Dumont[1]
Date of birth (1992-01-25) 25 January 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Perth Glory
Number 1
Youth career
Robina SC
Burleigh SC
Palm Beach
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Palm Beach
Gold Coast
2008–2013 Brisbane Roar 44 (0)
2013–2015 Sydney FC 20 (0)
2016–2017 Western Sydney Wanderers 1 (0)
2017–2023 Melbourne Victory 53 (0)
2023–2024 Central Coast Mariners 12 (0)
2024– Perth Glory 0 (0)
International career‡
2006–2007 Australia U-17 8 (0)
2006–2011 Australia U-20 15 (0)
2015– Australia 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 July 2016

Casey Narelle Dumont (born 25 January 1992) is an Australian professional sportswoman. She plays Australian rules football with Hawthorn in the AFL Women's. Additionally, she is a goalkeeper for Perth Glory in the A-League Women.

Dumont has developed a reputation for excelling in penalty shootouts;[2] Dumont has been involved in five of the eight penalty shootouts that have happened in the A-League Women finals series, with Dumont's team emerging victorious in all five.[3]

Early life and biography

Dumont was born in 1992 in Sydney and was brought up on the Gold Coast.[4][5] In 2013, Dumont qualified as a registered nurse.[6]

Club career

Early career

Dumont started her career with Palm Beach and Gold Coast before joining the W-League with Brisbane Roar, with whom she won three trophies and Sydney FC before joining Western Sydney Wanderers in 2016.[7]

Melbourne Victory

On 18 September 2017, Dumont joined Melbourne Victory.[8] Dumont missed the 2020–21 W-League season due to injury,[9] but re-signed with Melbourne Victory ahead of the 2021–22 A-League Women season.[10] In May 2022, Dumont was named the A-League Women Goalkeeper of the Year for the first time as Melbourne Victory won the 2021–22 A-League Women. Following the 2022–23 A-League Women season, Dumont left Melbourne Victory after joining Australian rules football club Hawthorn, with Melbourne Victory choosing not to retain her.[11][12][13][14]

Central Coast Mariners

In November 2023, it was announced that Dumont returned to the A-League Women, joining Central Coast Mariners, who supported her dual code ambitions.[15] In August 2024, the club announced her departure.[16]

Perth Glory

Perth Glory announced the signing of Dumont on 8 October 2024, and will join the club at the conlcusion of the 2024 AFLW season.[17][18]

Honours

Club

Brisbane Roar
Melbourne Victory

International

Australia

Individual

References

  1. ^ "List of Players — 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  2. ^ Pisani, Sacha (14 April 2024). "Victory legend haunts former team in heroic display as Mariners reach semis for first time". A-Leagues. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  3. ^ Lewis, Samantha (15 April 2024). "A-League Women round-up: Casey Dumont haunts Melbourne Victory as Central Coast and Newcastle Jets make finals history". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  4. ^ "C. Dumont". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  5. ^ Dumont, Casey (11 April 2018). "'How goalkeeping saved me' by Casey Dumont". AthletesVoice. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  6. ^ Odong, Ann; Bullock, Kristian (12 May 2020). "Casey Dumont: 'You have to be a special breed to be a nurse'". Matildas.com.au. Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  7. ^ Lulham, Amanda (8 September 2016). "Matildas star Casey Dumont joins Ellie Carpenter at Western Sydney Wanderers for W-League season". The Daily Telegraph.
  8. ^ "Casey Dumont joins Beth Mason-Jones as Melbourne Victory 'keepers". The Women's Game. 18 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Melbourne Victory signs Garton & Maizels". Melbourne Victory. 9 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Victory confirms 2021/22 A-League Women's goalkeepers". Melbourne Victory. 5 October 2021. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Victory goalkeeper Dumont joins Hawks' AFLW team". ESPN. 28 April 2023.
  12. ^ Snape, Jack (19 August 2023). "'It's huge': code-hopping Matilda says football must close professionalism gap". The Guardian.
  13. ^ Casey Dumont [@CaseyDumont] (13 September 2023). ""The end of these chapters is only the beginning of a whole new volume." Goodbye and Thanks👋 Seasons: 17/18, 18/19, 19/20, 21/22, 22/23" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. ^ Melbourne Victory [@gomvfc] (16 September 2023). "After furthering her commitment to AFLW, goalkeeper Casey Dumont will not return to the Club for the 2023/24 Liberty A-League season" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. ^ "Liberty A-League legend Casey Dumont joins Central Coast Mariners". Central Coast Mariners. 11 November 2023.
  16. ^ "Central Coast Mariners confirm the departure of four Liberty A-League players". Central Coast Mariners. 12 August 2024.
  17. ^ "Dumont to continue dual-sport career". hawthornfc.com.au. 8 October 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  18. ^ Morgan, Gareth (8 October 2024). "Matildas 'keeper Dumont joins Glory for 2024/25 ALW season". Perth Glory. Retrieved 8 October 2024.


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