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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References

  1. 1 2 "FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List: Australia (AUS)" (PDF). FIFA. 11 July 2023. p. 2. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "Australia – C. Hunt – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  3. ↑ Kemp, Emma (10 February 2024). "When 23 becomes 18: The Matildas making the cut for Olympics". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  4. ↑ Staff, KEEPUP (19 October 2020). "Long road back to United for Clare Hunt". Canberra United. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  5. ↑ Rugari, Vince (1 July 2023). "How 12 metres of poly pipe laid the foundations for a Matildas World Cup bolter". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Canberra United vs. Newcastle Jets – 26 November 2016 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  7. ↑ "Wellington Phoenix vs. Western Sydney Wanderers – 3 December 2021 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  8. ↑ "Clare Hunt s'engage avec le Paris Saint-Germain jusqu'en 2026". Paris Saint-Germain (in French). 15 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  9. ↑ "Une internationale australienne renforce la défense du PSG". Le Parisien (in French). 15 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  10. ↑ "Hunt deal agreed". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  11. ↑ "Spielbericht - Spielbericht Australien - Tschechien, 16.02.2023 - FFA Cup of Nations - Frauenfußball auf soccerdonna.de". www.soccerdonna.de. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  12. ↑ "MATILDAS SQUAD ANNOUNCED: FIFA Women's World Cup 2023™ | Matildas". www.matildas.com.au. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  13. ↑ "History making Matildas team selected for Paris Olympics". Matildas . Football Australia. 4 June 2024.
  14. ↑ "LE PSG PUISSANCE 4" (in French). 4 May 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.


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