Jada Mathyssen-Whyman

Jada Mathyssen-Whyman
Whyman for Western Sydney Wanderers FC in 2018
Personal information
Full name Jada Leanne Mathyssen-Whyman
Date of birth (1999-10-24) 24 October 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 AIK
Number 28
Youth career
Tolland Football Club
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Macarthur Rams 22 (0)
2015–2020 Western Sydney Wanderers 35 (0)
2016 NSW Institute of Sport 15 (0)
2017 Macarthur Rams 2 (0)
2020–2024 Sydney FC 70 (0)
2024– AIK 8 (0)
International career‡
2014 Australia U-17 2 (0)
2015–2017 Australia U-20 10 (0)
2022 Australia U-23 2 (0)
2023– Australia 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 December 2024

Jada Leanne Mathyssen-Whyman (born 24 October 1999) is an Australian soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for AIK in the Damallsvenskan, the Swedish first division.

Early life

Whyman is of Indigenous Australian heritage, with ancestry from the Wiradjuri and Yorta Yorta peoples.[2] Whyman grew up in Wagga Wagga before moving to Canberra and later Sydney, where she attended Westfields Sports High School.[3] She travelled from Wagga Wagga to both Sydney and Canberra regularly until late 2013 when she moved to the Australian Capital Territory.[4]

Club career

Whyman's first club in Sydney was Macarthur Rams, joining the club in 2013 whilst still living in Wagga Wagga.[5]

In August 2015, Whyman signed to play for Western Sydney Wanderers in the 2015–16 W-League,[6] and made seven appearances in her debut season.[7] She suffered a torn thigh in a game against Newcastle Jets, causing her to miss much of the season.[8]

In August 2024, Whyman left Sydney FC at the end of her contract and joined Swedish club AIK until the end of the 2025 season.[9][10]

International career

Whyman was first called up to the Australian under-17 team in 2013 for the 2013 AFC U-16 Women's Championship, aged thirteen.[11]

She made her debut for Australia under-20 in a 2–0 win over Uzbekistan in the group stage of the 2015 AFC U-19 Women's Championship.[12]

She was subsequently selected in a squad for the Senior national team who would be playing two friendlies against France and England in October 2018.[13]

Honours

Individual

  • National Premier Leagues NSW Goalkeeper of the Year:[14] 2015, 2016, 2018
  • Westfield W-League - Western Sydney Wanderers FC: Player of the Year 2017/18
  • Westfield W-League - Western Sydney Wanderers FC: Members' Player of the Year 2017/18, 2018/19

References

  1. ^ "Jada Mathyssen-Whyman". sydneyfc.com. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  2. ^ Odong, Ann (26 April 2016). "Look out Lydia! Why Jada Mathyssen Whyman could be the Matildas next #1". Zela. Special Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  3. ^ Chester, Mark (4 February 2015). "Jada on a fast track". Football NSW. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  4. ^ Brunsdon, Simon (6 December 2013). "Jada racks up the miles to achieve her sporting goals". The Daily Advertiser. Wagga Wagga: Australian Community Media. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  5. ^ Walsh, Martin (24 February 2015). "Jada eyes development with Rams". Campbelltown Macarthur Advertiser. Fairfax Regional Media. Retrieved 6 October 2016.[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ Fist, Rebecca (2 September 2015). "Dreams become reality for Jada". The Riverina Leader. Wagga Wagga: Australian Community Media. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Wander Women's win sealed in injury time". Liverpool City Champion. Fairfax Regional Media. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.[permanent dead link‍]
  8. ^ Fist, Rebecca (18 January 2016). "Wagga's W-League star reflects on thrills and spills". The Daily Advertiser. Wagga Wagga: Australian Community Media. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  9. ^ "Jada Whyman makes overseas switch". Sydney FC. 7 August 2024.
  10. ^ Mellerborg, Stefan (7 August 2024). "Jada Whyman ansluter till AIK Fotboll" [Jada Whyman joins AIK Football]. AIK Fotboll (in Swedish).
  11. ^ Brunsdon, Simon (7 September 2013). "Superstar in making picked for China comp". The Daily Advertiser. Wagga Wagga: Australian Community Media.
  12. ^ Fist, Rebecca (26 August 2015). "Jada's clean sheet makes for top debut". The Riverina Leader. Wagga Wagga: Australian Community Media. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  13. ^ "Big names absent from Matildas' squad". The World Game. SBS. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  14. ^ Fist, Rebecca (13 September 2016). "Our NPL Golden Glove winner". The Daily Advertiser. Wagga Wagga: Australian Community Media. Retrieved 6 October 2016.


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