![]() Hunt with Western Sydney Wanderers in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Clare Josephine Hunt [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 12 March 1999||
Place of birth | Grenfell, Australia | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back [3] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2021 | Canberra United | 12 | (0) |
2021–2023 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 25 | (1) |
2023–2024 | Paris Saint-Germain | 13 | (0) |
2024– | Tottenham Hotspur | 17 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | Australia | 36 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 July 2025 |
Clare Josephine Hunt (born 12 March 1999) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a centre-back for Women's Super League club Tottenham Hotspur 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.
Clare Hunt grew up in Grenfell, New South Wales. She joined the Canberra United Academy at 15. [4] Her older brother, Henry plays for the South Australia cricket team and her younger sister, Anna has represented the Matildas at a junior level. [5]
Hunt attended Henry Lawson High School in Grenfell.
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. [6]
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. [7]
On 15 September 2023, Hunt joined French club Paris Saint-Germain for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year contract. [8] [9]
On 16 August 2024, Hunt joined WSL club Tottenham Hotspur on a three-year contract. [10]
Hunt scored her first goal for Tottenham in a 3–2 loss at home to Liverpool on 6 October 2024. [11] Her second goal for Tottenham also came against Liverpool on 28 April 2025 in a 2–2 draw away. [12]
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. [13] She was also used in two other games in the tournament, as well as two other friendlies in April.
In 3 July 2023 she was selected for the 2023 World Cup squad. [14]
On 4 June 2024, Hunt was named in the Matildas team which qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics, her debut Olympics selection. [15] Later that year, she scored her debut goal for Australia in a 1–2 win against Germany on 28 October in Duisburg, Germany. [16]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 28 October 2024 | Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena, Duisburg, Germany | ![]() | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
Paris Saint-Germain