Angelique Stannett

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Angelique Stannett
Born (1997-04-15) 15 April 1997 (age 27)
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)

Australian rules football career
Angelique Stannett 2019.1.jpg
Stannett playing for Fremantle in January 2019
Personal information
Draft 2018 rookie signing
Debut Round 1, 2019, Fremantle  vs. Melbourne, at Casey Fields
Club information
Current club Fremantle
Number 4
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2019– Fremantle 57 (4)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season.
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com
Association football career
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2017 Perth Glory 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Angelique Stannett (born 15 April 1997) is an Australian rules footballer and the captain of the Fremantle Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She is a former soccer player for Perth Glory in the W-League.

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Early life

Stannett was born in New Zealand, arriving in Australia with her family at the age of three. [1]

Soccer career

Stannett took up soccer at the age of six, playing for Sutherlands Park in the southern suburbs of Perth. Stannett played six matches for Perth Glory during the 2015–16 W-League season. [2] [3]

Australian rules football career

Stannett was drafted by Fremantle as a rookie signing. [4] [5] She made her debut in the four point win against Melbourne at Casey Fields in the opening round of the 2019 season. [6]

Playing for Swan Districts in the 2019 WAFL Women's competition, Stannett won the Mandy McSherry Medal, the teams's fairest and best award, as well as the team's rookie of the year award. [7]

Stannett finished the 2023 AFL Women's season having won Fremantle's Best and Fairest award. [8] She was named Fremantle captain ahead of the 2024 AFL Women's season. [9]

Personal life

Stannett is in a relationship with Perth Glory captain Natasha Rigby. [10] [11]

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