Mary Fowler (soccer)

Mary Boio Fowler (born 14 February 2003) is an Australian soccer player who plays for Women's Super League club Manchester City and the Australian national team. Mainly a forward, she is also able to play as a midfielder.

Mary Fowler
Fowler playing for the Matildas against England
Personal information
Full name Mary Boio Fowler
Date of birth (2003-02-14) 14 February 2003
Place of birth Cairns, Australia,
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward, Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Manchester City
Number 8
Youth career
Saints FC
Leichhardt FC
BVV Barendrecht
ESA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Illawarra Stingrays 9 (3)
2019 Bankstown City (W) 4 (3)
2019–2020 Adelaide United 7 (3)
2020–2022 Montpellier 40 (10)
2022– Manchester City 10 (1)
International career‡
2018–2019 Australia U-20 10 (17)
2018– Australia 34 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:45, 23 April 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:14, 28 February 2023 (UTC)

Early life

Fowler was born on 14 February 2003 in Cairns, Queensland.[1]

Club career

Adelaide United

Fowler made her W-League debut for Adelaide United in the first game of the 2019–20 season. She scored her first goal in that game in a 2–1 loss against Western Sydney Wanderers.[2]

Montpellier

In January 2020, Fowler signed for French Ligue 1 club Montpellier HSC on a 3-year contract after an undisclosed transfer fee was paid.[3] She made her debut against Olympique Lyonnais in February 2020. The French league was subsequently abandoned after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in France.

The 2020–21 season saw the young striker receive significant playing time. As of 1 June 2021 she had made 22 appearances for her club, starting 15 of them and scoring 5 goals.

She was named to ESPN's 21 under 21, an international list of footballers representing the next generation of talent, in May 2021.[3]

Manchester City

In June 2022, Fowler signed a four-year contract with English FA WSL club Manchester City.[4][5]

International career

2018 Tournament of Nations

In 2018, Fowler was added to the Australian squad for the Tournament of Nations.[6] She made her debut late in the game against Brazil, thus becoming the fifth youngest player for the Matildas at 15 years and 162 days.[7] She was again used as a substitute in Australia's friendlies against England and France later in the year,[8] but was unavailable for the matches against Chile to attend trials with the first teams of Chelsea, West Ham and Manchester City, who all wanted to sign her. She also attended sprint and power training sessions in Manchester with coach Mick Clegg.[9]

Fowler has received wide praise for her abilities as a player, with coach Alen Stajcic said that she has "probably got the most weapons I've seen from a young player her age in women's football".[6]

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup

Fowler was called up to the Australian squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[10]

2020 Summer Olympics

Fowler was selected to the Australian squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[11] She made her Olympic debut as a substitute in a Group G match against New Zealand. The Matildas advanced to the quarter-finals with one victory and a draw in the group stage. In the quarter-finals against Great Britain, which ended in a 4–3 win for Australia after extra time, Fowler scored a goal in the 104th minute. However, they lost 1–0 to Sweden in the semi-finals and lost 4–3 in the bronze medal match to the United States.[12]

Personal life

Fowler's father is originally from the Republic of Ireland and her mother is from Papua New Guinea. Her siblings are also talented soccer players, with her brother Caoimhin and sister Ciara both having played for Irish youth teams. Ciara has also played for the Australian under-20 team.[13]

Fowler began her professional career together with Ciara when they were both signed by Adelaide United in the same year.[14] They played together professionally for the first time in the first match of the 2019–20 season when Ciara came on as an 85th-minute substitute. This was the debut for both sisters.[2]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 20 March 2023[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental[lower-alpha 3] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Adelaide United 2019–20 W-League 73— ——73
Montpellier HSC 2019–20 D1 Féminine 1000 ——10
2020–21 22510 ——235
2021–22 17510 ——185
Total 40 10 2 0 — — 42 10
Manchester City 2022–23 WSL 8 0 3 0 6 4 2 0 19 4
Career total 551350 6 4206817
  1. includes Coupe de France, Women's FA Cup
  2. includes Women's League Cup
  3. includes UEFA Women's Champions League

International
As of match played 22 February 2023[16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National Team YearAppsGoals
Australia 201830
201910
202000
2021165
2022124
2023 2 0
Total349


Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Fowler goal.
List of international goals scored by Mary Fowler
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1.10 June 2021CASA Arena, Horsens, Denmark Denmark1–32–3Friendly [17]
2.30 July 2021Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima, Japan Great Britain4–34–32020 Summer Olympics [18]
3.21 September 2021Tallaght Stadium, Dublin, Ireland Republic of Ireland1–12–3Friendly [19]
4.2–2
5.23 October 2021Western Sydney Stadium, Sydney, Australia Brazil2–03–1Friendly [20]
6.21 January 2022Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai, India Indonesia4–018–02022 AFC Women's Asian Cup [21]
7.24 January 2022 Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai, India Philippines4–04–0 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup [22]
8.6 September 2022Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia Canada1–01–2Friendly [23]
9.12 November 2022AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia Sweden3–04–0 Friendly [24]

References
  1. "Australia - M. Fowler - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  2. "Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women vs Adelaide United Women, Westfield W-League, Round 1, 14th Nov 2019". Westfield W-League. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  3. Rugari, Vince (29 January 2020). "Teenage Matildas star Mary Fowler set for French club move". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  4. "'Excited and proud': Australia forward Mary Fowler joins Manchester City". The Guardian. 29 June 2022.
  5. Lewis, Samantha (8 July 2022). "How Matildas and Manchester City star Mary Fowler is finding her Zen". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  6. "Australia adds second wonderkid to Tournament of Nations squad". ESPN.com. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  7. "Australia's Mary Fowler makes international football debut at age 15". The Guardian. 27 July 2018. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  8. "Matildas salvage draw against England with late Polkinghorne header". ABC News. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  9. Warren, Adrian (5 November 2018). "Matildas hope talented teenager Fowler not lost to Australia". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  10. "Kyah Simon fitness concerns open door to Mary Fowler in Matildas' World Cup squad". The Guardian. 13 May 2019. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  11. "Tokyo 2020 a childhood goal ticked off for Mary Fowler". Matildas. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  12. "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  13. Paquette, Catherine (1 June 2021). "'Magnifique' Matildas continue to win global recognition". The Women's Game. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  14. "Signing news: Adelaide United secure Mary and Ciara Fowler". Matildas. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  15. "Mary Fowler". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  16. "Australia - M. Fowler - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  17. "Denmark vs. Australia - 10 June 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  18. "Great Britain vs. Australia - 30 July 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  19. "Republic of Ireland vs. Australia - 21 September 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  20. "Australia vs. Brazil - 23 October 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  21. "Australia vs. Indonesia - 21 January 2022 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  22. "Philippines vs. Australia - 24 January 2022 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  23. "Australia vs. Canada - 6 September 2022 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  24. "Australia vs. Sweden - 12 November 2022 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 February 2023.

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