Olivia Price (soccer)

This article is about the Australian football player. For the Australian sailor, see Olivia Price.

Olivia Price
Price at playing for Wanderers in 2017
Personal information
Full name Olivia Price
Date of birth (1996-05-17) 17 May 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Western Sydney Wanderers
Number 8
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Sydney FC 26 (1)
2017–2018 Western Sydney Wanderers 8 (1)
2018–2020 Canberra United 21 (0)
2020– Western Sydney Wanderers 59 (4)
2022– Bankstown City 33 (7)
International career‡
2013–2015 Australia U20[1] 19 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 September 2015

Olivia Price (born 17 May 1996) is an Australian soccer player, currently playing as a midfielder for Western Sydney Wanderers and previously captained Australia for the Australian National U20 team.

Club career

Price with Sydney FC

Sydney FC

Price signed with Sydney FC early in 2014 as an injury replacement for the last few rounds of the 2013–14 W-League Season. Price was re-signed by Sydney FC for the 2014 W-League Season. She made her debut for Sydney FC against Adelaide United on 14 September 2014, when she was substituted on in the 80th minute.[2]

Price made her first W-League Grand Final appearance in a 4–1 loss to Melbourne City on 31 January 2016 being subbed on in the 83rd minute. [3]

Still playing for Sydney FC in the 2016–17 season, Price made her first starting line up in a 2–0 win over Adelaide United on 27 November 2016.

Western Sydney Wanderers

Price joined Western Sydney Wanderers ahead of the 2017–18 season.[4] In her first season for the Wanderers, Price made a total of eight appearances scoring once in a blockbuster 4-3 win against Perth Glory. In the last game of the season against Sydney FC, she dislocated her left knee which required her to have an operation in the offseason.

Price training with Canberra

Canberra United

During the W-League off season, Price was recovering from her knee operation. She was offered an opportunity to train with Canberra United while she was still in rehab with no contract offer on the table. She moved interstate and started training and recovering with Canberra.[5] After fully recovering, Price showed enough to be offered a contract and joined Canberra United for the 2018–19 season W-League season.[6] Price's first appearance in the starting line up for Canberra was on 2 December 2018, when she set up their second goal in a 2–0 win over Sydney FC.[citation needed]

In October 2019, Price re-signed with Canberra for the 2019–20 season.[7]

Western Sydney Wanderers

Price in 2021

In September 2020, Western Sydney Wanderers announced it had recruited Price[8] citing her strong work ethic and leadership qualities.





International career

Price has represented Australia at both under-17 and under-20 level. She played in the team that finished runner-up to the Japanese under-23 side at the 2013 AFF Women's Championship.[9] She went on to play for the Young Matildas for the AFC U-19 Women's Championship.[10] Price played for the Young Matildas again in the qualifiers for the 2015 AFC U-19 Women's Championship in Vietnam and scored a brace in Australia's 19–0 win against Singapore.[11] On 5 May 2015 Price was named Captain of the Young Matildas[12] for their 7 – 0 win[13] over Indonesia in the AFF Championship.

Price playing for the Young Matildias
Price captaining the Young Matildias (left)





References

  1. ^ "Young Matildas squad announced for AFC U-19 Women's Championship". MyFootball. Football Federation Australia. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Sydney FC Ease To Win Over Adelaide United". Sydney FC. 14 September 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Four-star City crowned Westfield W-League champions". W-League.com.au. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  4. ^ Odong, Ann (8 September 2017). "Western Sydney Wanderers' Season 10 squad takes shape". The Women's Game. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  5. ^ Tiernan, Eamonn (3 December 2018). "Canberra United's Price ready to fire after four knee dislocations". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Olivia Price rounds out domestic contingent for Season 11". Canberra United FC. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  7. ^ Bertoldo, Lucie (18 October 2019). "'It's our time to shine': Price re-signs with Canberra United". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Price returns". Western Sydney Wanderers FC. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Valiant Young Matildas fall at last hurdle". The Women's Game. 23 September 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Young Matildas squad named for AFC U19 Championships". The Women's Game. 27 September 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Sunny Franco stars as Australia accounts for Singapore 19–0". The Women's Game. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  12. ^ "Congrats #YoungMatildas on a huge #AFFChampionships win v Indonesia!". Sydney FC. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  13. ^ "Young Matildas top Group A with perfect record". The Women's Game. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2020.