Clare Hunt

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Clare Hunt
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Hunt with Canberra United in 2018
Personal information
Full name Clare Josephine Hunt [1]
Date of birth (1999-03-12) 12 March 1999 (age 25) [2]
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2021 Canberra United 12 (0)
2021–2023 Western Sydney Wanderers 25 (1)
2023–2024 Paris Saint-Germain 13 (0)
2024– Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
International career
2023– Australia 23 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 July 2024

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.

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Early life

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]

Club career

Canberra United

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]

Western Sydney Wanderers

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]

Paris Saint-Germain

On 15 September 2023, Hunt joined French club Paris Saint-Germain for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year contract. [8] [9]

Tottenham Hotspur

On 16 August 2024, Hunt joined WSL club Tottenham Hotspur on a three-year contract. [10]

International career

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. [11] 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. [12]

On 4 June 2024, Hunt was named in the Matildas team which qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics, her debut Olympics selection. [13]

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain

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