Clare Polkinghorne – Wikipedia

Australian soccer player (born 1989)

Clare Elizabeth Polkinghorne (born 1 February 1989) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Swedish Damallsvenskan club Vittsjö GIK and the Australia women’s national team.

For the 2014 season, Polkinghorne was loaned to INAC Kobe Leonessa in Japan.^[3] She signed for Portland Thorns of the National Women’s Soccer League after the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup.^[4]

Portland Thorns waived Polkinghorne in February 2016.^[5]

On 7 January 2017, Polkinghorne become the first player to play 100 club games in the W-League, all of which have been played for Brisbane Roar.^[6]

Polkinghorne first represented the Australia women’s national soccer team in 2006 and has played more than 100 matches, scoring 9 goals. She played in both the 2007 FIFA Women’s World Cup^[7][8] and 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup and was an unused squad member during the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup.

On 7 June 2018, Polkinghorne signed with the Houston Dash.^[9]

In December 2020, Polkinghorne re-signed with Brisbane Roar after spending the off-season at Avaldsnes.^[10]

Polkinghorne was selected for the Australian women’s football Matildas soccer team which qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The Matildas advanced to the quarter-finals with one victory and a draw in the group play. In the quarter-finals they beat Great Britain 4-3 after extra time. However, they lost 1–0 to Sweden in the semi-final and were then beaten 4–3 in the bronze medal playoff by USA.^[11]Full details.

Career statistics[edit]

International goals[edit]

Key (expand for notes on “international goals” and sorting)
Location	Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred Sorted by country name first, then by city name
Lineup	Start – played entire match on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time (c) – captain Sorted by minutes played
#	NumberOfGoals.goalNumber scored by the player in the match (alternate notation to Goal in match)
Min	The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal.
Assist/pass	The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information.
penalty or pk	Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.)
Score	The match score after the goal was scored. Sorted by goal difference, then by goal scored by the player’s team
Result	The final score. Sorted by goal difference in the match, then by goal difference in penalty-shoot-out if it is taken, followed by goal scored by the player’s team in the match, then by goal scored in the penalty-shoot-out. For matches with identical final scores, match ending in extra-time without penalty-shoot-out is a tougher match, therefore precede matches that ended in regulation
aet	The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90′ regulation
pso	Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parenthesis; the match was tied at the end of extra-time
	Light-purple background color – exhibition or closed door international friendly match
	Light-yellow background color – match at an invitational tournament
	Light-orange background color – Olympic women’s football qualification match
	Light-blue background color – FIFA women’s world cup qualification match
	Orange background color – Olympic women’s football tournament
	Blue background color – FIFA women’s world cup final tournament
NOTE: some keys may not apply for a particular football player

Goal	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	5 March 2008	Stockland Park, Sunshine Coast, Australia	New Zealand	5350.03005 4–2	5650.06005 4–2	Friendly
2.	2 June 2008	Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Japan	5350.03005 1–3	5650.06005 1–3	2008 AFC Women’s Asian Cup
3.	16 June 2013	Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra, Australia	New Zealand	5350.03005 1–0	5650.06005 1–1	Friendly
4.	10 February 2015	Bill McKinlay Park, Auckland, New Zealand	North Korea	5350.03005 1–0	5650.06005 2–1	Friendly
5	11 March 2015	Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni, Cyprus	Czech Republic	5–2	6–2	2015 Cyprus Cup
6.	2 March 2016	Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan	Vietnam	5350.03005 9–0	5650.06005 9–0	2016 Olympics qualifying
7.	9 August 2016	Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil	Zimbabwe	5350.03005 2–0	5650.06005 6–1	2016 Summer Olympics
8.	28 February 2018	Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira, Portugal	Norway	5350.03005 1–1	5650.06005 4–3	2018 Algarve Cup
9.	9 October 2018	Craven Cottage, London, England	England	5350.03005 1–1	5650.06005 1–1	Friendly
10.	6 March 2020	McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle, Australia	Vietnam	5350.03005 4–0	5650.06005 5–0	2020 Olympics qualifying
11.	10 June 2021	CASA Arena, Horsens, Denmark	Denmark	5350.03005 2–3	5650.06005 2–3	Friendly
12.	23 October 2021	CommBank Stadium, Sydney, Australia	Brazil	5350.03005 1–0	5650.06005 3–1	Friendly
13.	26 October 2021	CommBank Stadium, Sydney, Australia	Brazil	5350.03005 1–0	5650.06005 2–2	Friendly
14.	8 October 2022	Kingsmeadow, London, United Kingdom	South Africa	5350.03005 3–0	5650.06005 4–1	Friendly
15.	16 February 2023	Industree Group Stadium, Gosford, Australia	Czech Republic	5350.03005 4–0	5650.06005 4–0	2023 Cup of Nations
16.	19 February 2023	CommBank Stadium, Sydney, Australia	Spain	5350.03005 2–0	5650.06005 3–2	2023 Cup of Nations

Honours[edit]

Individual[edit]

Club[edit]

Queensland Sting

Brisbane Roar

Country[edit]

Australia

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