Caitlin Foord
Caitlin Jade Foord (born 11 November 1994) is an Australian professional football player who plays as a forward for FA Women's Super League club Arsenal and the Australia national team. She became the youngest Australian to play at a World Cup in 2011 at the age of 16.
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Caitlin Foord playing for Arsenal in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Caitlin Jade Foord | ||
| Date of birth | 11 November 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Shellharbour, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, Right wingback, forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Arsenal | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Warilla Wanderers | |||
| –2008 | Illawarra Sports H.S. | ||
| 2008–2009 | NSWIS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Central Coast Mariners | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Sydney FC | 35 | (6) |
| 2013–2014 | Sky Blue FC | 36 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Sydney FC (loan) | 11 | (5) |
| 2014–2016 | Perth Glory | 20 | (6) |
| 2015 | Sky Blue FC | 10 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Sydney FC | 10 | (2) |
| 2017 | Vegalta Sendai Ladies | 17 | (4) |
| 2017–2020 | Sydney FC | 30 | (15) |
| 2018–2019 | Portland Thorns FC | 26 | (3) |
| 2020– | Arsenal | 67 | (23) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007–2011 | Australia U-17 | 5 | (1) |
| 2011– | Australia | 122 | (36) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 April 2024 | |||
In 2011, Foord was named World Cup Best Women's Young Player, Asian Women's Young Footballer of the Year, and Football Federation Australia's U20 Women's Footballer of the Year. In 2016, she was awarded Asian Women's Footballer of the Year by the Asian Football Confederation.
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