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Clare May Wheeler (born 14 January 1998) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Everton and the Australia women's national team. She has represented Australia on the under-20 team.[4]
_(cropped).jpg) Wheeler with Newcastle Jets in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Clare May Wheeler[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 January 1998[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Coffs Harbour, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder[3] | ||
| 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 | 35 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Australia U20 | 10 | (1) |
| 2021– | Australia | 21 | (2) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 June 2024 | |||
Wheeler began playing soccer at age ten for a local club, the Adamstown Rosebud.[5] At the age of 13, she was selected for the state youth league, Northern NSW.[5] She was later selected for the Emerging Jets Program.[5]
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.[5][6] She made six appearances for the club playing primarily as a defender.[7] The Jets finished in last place during the regular season with a 0–11–1 record.[8] During the 2014 season, Wheeler made five appearances.[7] The Jets finished in fifth place with a 5–5–2 record.[9][10]
During the 2015-16 season, Wheeler made 11 appearances for the Jets.[7] The club finished in sixth place with a 3–5–4 record.[11] Returning to the Jets for the 2016-17 season, Wheeler made appearances in 11 of the 12 regular season matches.[7] The Jets finished the season in fifth place with a 4–5–3 record.[12]
Wheeler left Newcastle Jets to join Sydney FC ahead of the 2020–21 W-League season.[13]
In June 2021, Wheeler left Australia to join Danish champions Fortuna Hjørring.[14]
In August 2022, Wheeler was loaned to English club Everton.[15] In January 2023, at the end of her loan, she was signed by the club on a permanent basis.[16]
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.[17][18]
In 2021, Wheeler made her debut for the senior team in a friendly against the Republic of Ireland.[19] Wheeler scored her first international goal for the Matildas against the Philippines in an Olympic qualifying match on 29 October 2023.[citation needed]
On 4 June 2024, Wheeler was named in the Matildas team which qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics, her debut Olympics selection.[20]
Wheeler graduated high school with an ATAR of 90, and graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Commerce, and worked in financial assistance at Macquarie Group after completing her university studies.[21]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | League cup[lower-alpha 2] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Newcastle Jets | 2013–14 | A-League | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | A-League | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | A-League | 11 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | A-League | 11 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | A-League | 11 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | A-League | 12 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | A-League | 11 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 67 | 0 | — | — | 67 | 0 | ||||
| Sydney FC | 2020–21 | A-League | 12 | 4 | — | — | 12 | 4 | ||
| Fortuna Hjørring | 2021–22 | Kvindeligaen | 21 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 26 | 2 | |
| Everton | 2022–23 | Women's Super League | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 2023–24 | Women's Super League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 121 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 131 | 6 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 2021 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 16 | 1 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 October 2023 | Perth Stadium, Perth, Australia |  Philippines |
8–0 | 8–0 | 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
| 2 | 3 June 2024 | Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia |  China |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
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