Clare Hunt

Clare Hunt
Hunt with Canberra United in 2018
Personal information
Full name Clare Josephine Hunt[1]
Date of birth (1999-03-12) 12 March 1999 (age 25)[2]
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 10 (1)
International career‡
2023– Australia 28 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 December 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

Hunt, aged 17.

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]

Hunt attended Henry Lawson High School in Grenfell.

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 in a 1–2 win against Germany on 28 October in Duisburg, Germany.[14]

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 28 October 2024 Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena, Duisburg, Germany  Germany 2–1 2–1 Friendly

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Australia – C. Hunt – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  3. ^ Kemp, Emma (10 February 2024). "When 23 becomes 18: The Matildas making the cut for Olympics". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  4. ^ Staff, KEEPUP (19 October 2020). "Long road back to United for Clare Hunt". Canberra United. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Canberra United vs. Newcastle Jets – 26 November 2016 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  7. ^ "Wellington Phoenix vs. Western Sydney Wanderers – 3 December 2021 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  8. ^ "Clare Hunt s'engage avec le Paris Saint-Germain jusqu'en 2026". Paris Saint-Germain (in French). 15 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Une internationale australienne renforce la défense du PSG". Le Parisien (in French). 15 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Hunt deal agreed". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Spielbericht – Spielbericht Australien – Tschechien, 16.02.2023 – FFA Cup of Nations – Frauenfußball auf soccerdonna.de". www.soccerdonna.de. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ "LE PSG PUISSANCE 4" (in French). 4 May 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.