Clare Wheeler

Clare Wheeler (born 14 January 1998) is an Australian football player who currently plays for Women's Super League club Everton and the Australia national team. She has represented Australia on the under-20 team.[1]

Clare Wheeler
Personal information
Full name Clare Wheeler
Date of birth (1998-01-14) 14 January 1998
Place of birth Coffs Harbour, Australia
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Everton
Number 7
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2020 Newcastle Jets 67 (0)
2020–2021 Sydney FC 12 (4)
2021–2023 Fortuna Hjørring 21 (2)
2022–2023 → Everton (loan) 4 (0)
2023– Everton 5 (0)
International career‡
2015 Australia U20 10 (1)
2021– Australia 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:41, 5 March 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07 April 2023 (UTC)

Early life

Wheeler began playing soccer at age ten for a local club, the Adamstown Rosebud.[2] At the age of 13, she was selected for the state youth league, Northern NSW.[2] She was later selected for the Emerging Jets Program.[2]

Club

Newcastle Jets

In 2013 at the age of 15, Wheeler was selected to play for the Newcastle Jets for the 2013–14 Newcastle Jets W-League season.[2][3] She made six appearances for the club playing primarily as a defender.[4] The Jets finished in last place during the regular season with a 0–11–1 record.[5] During the 2014 season, Wheeler made five appearances.[4] The Jets finished in fifth place with a 5–5–2 record.[6][7]

During the 2015-16 season, Wheeler made 11 appearances for the Jets.[4] The club finished in sixth place with a 3–5–4 record.[8] Returning to the Jets for the 2016-17 season, Wheeler made appearances in 11 of the 12 regular season matches.[4] The Jets finished the season in fifth place with a 4–5–3 record.[9]

Sydney FC

Wheeler left Newcastle Jets to join Sydney FC ahead of the 2020–21 W-League season.[10]

Fortuna Hjørring

In June 2021, Wheeler left Australia to join Danish champions Fortuna Hjørring.[11]

Everton

In August 2022, Wheeler was loaned to English club Everton.[12] In January 2023, at the end of her loan, she was signed by the club on a permanent basis.[13]

International career

In 2015, Wheeler was selected for the Young Matildas (under-20 national team) to compete at the 2015 AFC U-19 Women's Championship tournament in China.[14][15]

In 2021, Wheeler made her debut for the senior team in a friendly against the Republic of Ireland.[16]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 5 March 2023[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Newcastle Jets 2013–14 A-League 60——60
2014–15 A-League 50——50
2015–16 A-League 110——110
2016–17 A-League 110——110
2017–18 A-League 110——110
2018–19 A-League 120——120
2019–20 A-League 110——110
Total 670——670
Sydney FC 2020–21 A-League 124——124
Fortuna Hjørring 2021–22 Elitedivisionen 21250—262
Everton 2022–23 WSL 9 0 1 0 3 0 13 0
Career total 109660301186
  1. includes Danish Women's Cup, Women's FA Cup

International
As of match played 22 February 2023[17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team YearAppsGoals
Australia 202150
2022 7 0
2023 1 0
Total130

References
  1. Kerry, Craig (5 August 2015). "Jets girls out in force for new wave of Matildas". Newcastle Herald. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  2. "On the bench with Clare Wheeler". Northern NSW Football. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  3. Kerry, Craig (7 November 2016). "Newcastle Jets products part of Young Matildas success run to under-19 Asian Cup". Newcastle Herald. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  4. "C. Wheeler". SoccerWay. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  5. "2013/2014 W-League". Soccer Way. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  6. "2014-15 W-League". SoccerWay. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  7. Valentine, Renee (16 October 2016). "Young Matildas set for take-off with Jets". Newcastle Star. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  8. "2015-16 W-League". Soccer Way. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  9. "2016-17 W-League". Soccer Way. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  10. "Sydney FC Unveil Westfield W-League Squad For 2020/21". Sydney FC. 13 August 2020.
  11. Paquette, Catherine (11 June 2021). "Young Matildas midfielder seals European move". The Women's Game.
  12. "Clare Wheeler: Everton sign Australia midfielder on loan from Fortuna Hjorring". BBC Sport. 19 August 2022.
  13. "Wheeler Completes Everton Transfer". Everton. 10 January 2023.
  14. Callinan, Josh (24 October 2016). "Newcastle Jets selected in Young Matildas squad for Under-19 AFC Championship qualifiers in China". Newcastle Herald. Archived from the original on 23 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  15. "Young Matildas squad named for AFC U19 Championship". Four Four Two. 6 August 2015. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  16. Lordanic, Marissa (22 September 2021). "CommBank Matildas debuts for talented trio". Matildas. Football Australia.
  17. "Clare Wheeler". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
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