Clare Hunt

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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
 Paris Saint-Germain
Number 15
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2021 Canberra United 12 (0)
2021–2023 Western Sydney Wanderers 25 (1)
2023– Paris Saint-Germain 12 (0)
International career‡
2023– Australia 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 November 2023

Clare Josephine Hunt (born 12 March 1999) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays for Division 1 Féminine club Paris Saint-Germain 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[edit]

Clare Hunt grew up in Grenfell, New South Wales. She joined the Canberra United Academy at 15.[4]

Club career[edit]

Canberra United[edit]

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.[5]

Western Sydney Wanderers[edit]

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.[6]

Paris Saint-Germain[edit]

On 15 September 2023, Hunt joined French club Paris Saint-Germain for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year contract.[7][8]

International career[edit]

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.[9] She was also used in two other games in the tournament, as well as two other friendlies in April.

On 3 July 2023 she was nominated for the 2023 World Cup squad.[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List: Australia (AUS)" (PDF). FIFA. 11 July 2023. p. 2. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Australia – C. Hunt – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  3. ^ Kemp, Emma. "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. ^ "Canberra United vs. Newcastle Jets – 26 November 2016 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  6. ^ "Wellington Phoenix vs. Western Sydney Wanderers – 3 December 2021 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  7. ^ "Clare Hunt s'engage avec le Paris Saint-Germain jusqu'en 2026". Paris Saint-Germain (in French). 15 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Une internationale australienne renforce la défense du PSG". Le Parisien (in French). 15 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Spielbericht - Spielbericht Australien - Tschechien, 16.02.2023 - FFA Cup of Nations - Frauenfußball auf soccerdonna.de". www.soccerdonna.de. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  10. ^ "MATILDAS SQUAD ANNOUNCED: FIFA Women's World Cup 2023™ | Matildas". www.matildas.com.au. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.


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