Courtney Nevin

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Courtney Nevin
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Nevin with Australia U20 in 2019
Personal information
Full name Courtney Jade Nevin
Date of birth (2002-02-12) 12 February 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Blacktown, Sydney, New South Wales
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) [1]
Position(s) Full-back
Team information
Current team
 Leicester City
Number 2
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2021 Western Sydney Wanderers 28 (0)
2021–2022 Melbourne Victory 15 (1)
2022–2023 Hammarby IF 22 (3)
2023 → Leicester City (loan) 12 (0)
2023– Leicester City 24 (0)
International career‡
2016 Australia U17 3 (10)
2018–2019 Australia U20 9 (2)
2021– Australia 29 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 December 2024

Courtney Jade Nevin (born 12 February 2002) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a full-back for Women's Super League club Leicester City and the Australia national team. She has previously played for Western Sydney Wanderers and Melbourne Victory in the W-League, as well as Damallsvenskan side Hammarby IF.

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Club career

Junior years

Nevin started playing soccer at her local club, Oakville Ravens, in Blacktown. [2] She started playing at high level from the age of 11, and was at the beginning supported by her school, Oakville Public School. [3] Later she played for Parklea and for Blacktown Spartans. [4] In 2018, Nevin played for Football NSW Institute, where she scored 11 goals in 25 games and won the 2018 NPLW NSW Player of the Year award. [5]

Lower tier

Nevin played for Sydney Olympic in the 2020 National Premier Leagues NSW Women's season, helping them finish second. [5] In February 2021, Nevin re-signed with Blacktown Spartans for the 2021 National Premier Leagues NSW Women's season. [6]

Western Sydney Wanderers

In September 2018, Nevin joined her hometown W-League club Western Sydney Wanderers after training with the club following her strong season with Football NSW Institute. [7] [8] She played nine matches in the 2018–19 W-League season, pushing offensively with 188 passes and creating five scoring chances, while also defending with nine tackles and winning 15 duels. [2] Her performance received praise from others, including American international Kristen Hamilton, who said that she's mature with a unique knowledge of the game for her age. [9] Nevin re-signed with the club in September 2019, in time for the new season, alongside goalkeeper Jada Whyman. [10] In September 2020, Nevin re-signed with Western Sydney Wanderers for her third season, after playing all 13 of the club's matches in the 2019–20 W-League season. [11] A few days later, she was voted by her team-mates as the club's W-League Player of the Year and was awarded the Wanderers Medal. [12] She was praised by assistant coach Catherine Cannuli who called her an unbelievable talent who uses hard work and determination. [4]

Melbourne Victory

In October 2021, Nevin joined defending premiers Melbourne Victory, ahead of the 2021–22 A-League Women season, heralded as one of the country's best young talents. [13] At the end of the season, Melbourne Victory were crowned champions through a 2–1 final win against Sydney FC. [14]

Hammarby IF

On 15 March 2022, Nevin transferred to Hammarby IF in the Swedish Damallsvenskan, together with teammate Kyra Cooney-Cross, signing a two-year-contract. [15] [16]

Loan to Leicester City

In January 2023, Nevin joined English Women's Super League club Leicester City on loan until the end of the season with an option to buy. [17]

Leicester City

In July 2023, Nevin joined Leicester City on a permanent transfer. [18]

International career

Youth

In August 2016, Nevin was called up by Ante Juric to the 23-player squad for the 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualifiers, contested in Vietnam by Australia's under-17 squad. [19] In their opening match, Nevin scored nine goals in a 28–0 victory over Palestine. [20] [21] She played also in the 8–0 victory over Iraq [22] and scored her 10th goal of the qualifiers in a 6–0 victory over Vietnam. [23] She was one of the players who excelled at the games, finishing second on Australia's goalscorers, behind Sofia Sakalis who scored 11 goals. [24] [25]

In June 2018, Nevin was called up by Leah Blayney to Australia's under-20 squad who competed at the 2018 AFF Women's Championship in Indonesia against senior teams from the ASEAN Football Federation. [26] [27] In the group stage, she played in the 7–0 victory over Malaysia [28] and in the 4–2 defeat to Thailand. [29] Australia qualified for the knockout stage from the second place in the group, and Nevin scored the second goal in the 4–2 victory over Vietnam in the semi-final [30] [31] and also played in the final which Australia lost 3–2 to Thailand. [32] [33] In October 2019, Nevin was once more called up by Blayney, this time for the 2019 AFC U-19 Women's Championship squad. [34] She played in all five games of the tournament: a 5–1 defeat to North Korea, [35] a 3–1 victory over Thailand in which she scored the third goal from a free kick, [36] [37] a 1–0 victory over Vietnam, [38] a 7–0 loss to Japan in the semi-finals, [39] and a 9–1 loss to South Korea in the third place match. [40]

Senior

In September 2019, Nevin was called up for a training camp of Australia's senior team, ahead of their friendlies against Chile. [41] The camp took place during her studies for the HSC and she said she felt both excited and scared to train alongside her heroes. [42] [43] In June 2021, Nevin was called up for the first time for a senior international match squad, when Tony Gustavsson selected her in his 25-player squad for friendlies against Denmark and Sweden. [44] She found out she was called-up while watching television with her friend and team-mate Kyra Cooney-Cross. [45] She made her debut in the first match against Denmark, coming on as a substitute in the second half of the 3–2 defeat. [46] [47] In June 2021, Nevin was called up as a travelling reserve player to Australia's 2020 Olympics squad. [48] Subsequently, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, FIFA confirmed a change for the 2020 Olympics, allowing all 22 players to be available on the roster, with 18 being named for each match. [49]

At the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, the Matildas advanced to the quarter-finals with one victory and a draw in the group play. In the quarter-finals they beat Great Britain 4–3 after extra time. However, they lost 1–0 to Sweden in the semi-final and were then beaten 4–3 in the bronze medal playoff by USA. [50] Full details.

In July 2023, Nevin was named as part of Australia's 23-woman squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, held in Australia and New Zealand. [51]

Style of play

Nevin plays as a full back, but also goes forward often. Her scoring and assisting with her left foot earned her the nickname "Lethal". [52] [53] To practice scoring, Nevin's father built a custom goal for her in the backyard. [54]

Personal life

Nevin graduated from Westfields Sports High School in 2019. [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Squad list – Women's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020" (PDF). FIFA . Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. 1 2 Seemampillai, Janakan (14 December 2019). "'We didn't even have changerooms': Huynh's moving Wanderers journey". The Women's Game. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  3. ↑ Coleman, Finn (18 October 2018). "Nevin takes another step in successful football career". Hawkesbury Gazette . Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  4. 1 2 Seemampillai, Janakan (9 September 2020). "Celebrating Courtney: The local and 'lethal' Wanderer with 'unbelievable talent'". The Women's Game. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  5. 1 2 Curulli, Chris (27 December 2020). "Made in the Westfield W-League: Up-and-coming Westfield Junior & Young Matildas to watch this season". Matildas . Football Australia . Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  6. ↑ Stavroulaki, Mark (15 February 2021). "Attard excited about Spartans future". National Premier Leagues NSW . Retrieved 22 June 2021.
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  8. ↑ "WSW trio ready for new season". The Women's Game. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  9. ↑ Seemampillai, Janakan (29 November 2019). "Hat trick Hero Hamilton lauds team mates". The Women's Game. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  10. 1 2 "Wanderers re-sign Jada Whyman and Courtney Nevin". Western Sydney Wanderers. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  11. ↑ "Wanderers re-sign Nevin". Western Sydney Wanderers. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  12. ↑ "Nevin, Duke named Wanderers Medal winners". Western Sydney Wanderers. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  13. ↑ "Melbourne Victory signs Matildas defender Courtney Nevin". Melbourne Victory . 2 October 2021.
  14. ↑ "Victory rises to the challenge again to deliver championship". Melbourne Victory . 2 October 2021.
  15. ↑ "Hammarby värvar Kyra Cooney-Cross och Courtney Nevin". Hammarby IF (in Swedish). 15 March 2022. Archived from the original on 16 October 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  16. ↑ "Kyra Cooney-Cross and Courtney Nevin sign with Hammarby Fotboll". Football Australia . 15 March 2022.
  17. ↑ Pinnock, Hannah (24 January 2023). "Leicester City Women confirm loan signing of Australia international Courtney Nevin". Leicester Mercury .
  18. ↑ "LCFC Confirm Permanent Deal For Courtney Nevin". LCFC.com. 4 July 2023.
  19. ↑ "Juric names squad for AFC U-16 qualifiers". Matildas . Football Australia. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  20. ↑ "AFC U-16 Women's Championship 2017 – Australia 28–0 Palestine". Asian Football Confederation. 25 August 2016. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017.
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  22. ↑ "AFC U-16 Women's Championship 2017 – Iraq 0–8 Australia". Asian Football Confederation. 29 August 2016. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017.
  23. ↑ "AFC U-16 Women's Championship 2017 – Australia 6–0 Vietnam". Asian Football Confederation. 1 September 2016. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017.
  24. ↑ "Junior Matildas complete qualifiers with perfect record". The Women's Game. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  25. ↑ "2017 Annual Review" (PDF). Football Australia. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  26. ↑ "Five Westfield Matildas in Young Matildas squad for 2018 AFF Women's Championship". Matildas . Football Australia. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
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  29. ↑ "AFF Women's – Group A – Match Summary – Thailand 4–2 Australia U20" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation. 8 July 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  30. ↑ "AFF Women's – Knock-out Stage – Match Summary – Vietnam 2–4 Australia U20" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  31. ↑ Seroukas, John (12 July 2018). "Analysis: Young Matildas qualify for final". The Women's Game. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
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  34. ↑ "Leah Blayney finalises Westfield Young Matildas squad for 2019 AFC U-19 Women's Championship". Matildas . Football Australia. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
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  36. ↑ "Australia U19 vs. Thailand U19 3–1". Soccerway. Stats Perform Group. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
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  39. ↑ "Japan U19 vs. Australia U19 7–0". Soccerway. Stats Perform Group. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  40. ↑ "Korea Republic U19 vs. Australia U19 9–1". Soccerway. Stats Perform Group. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  41. ↑ Lewis, Samantha (23 September 2019). "Matildas training camp squad announced". Beyond90. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  42. ↑ "Nevin relishing the chance to learn from Westfield Matildas best". Matildas . Football Australia. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  43. ↑ "W-League prodigy 'a bit scared' of Matildas camp". The Women's Game. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  44. ↑ "Gustavsson selects 25-player squad for June's Denmark and Sweden friendlies". Matildas . Football Australia. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  45. ↑ "Teenage Dreams: Nevin and Cooney-Cross reaching for the rings". Matildas . Football Australia. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  46. ↑ Lordanic, Marissa (10 June 2021). "100 games for van Egmond as Denmark defeat Westfield Matildas". Matildas . Football Australia . Retrieved 20 June 2021.
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  48. ↑ "Matildas team locked in for Tokyo with official Olympic selection". Matildas . Football Australia. 30 June 2021.
  49. ↑ Harris, Rob; Peterson, Anne M. (3 July 2021). "FIFA confirms roster changes for Olympic soccer". The Washington Post .
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  51. ↑ "MATILDAS SQUAD ANNOUNCED: FIFA Women's World Cup 2023". Matildas . Football Australia. 3 July 2023.
  52. ↑ "Up Next – Courtney Nevin". False Nine. Professional Footballers Australia. Archived from the original on 12 March 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  53. ↑ Seemampillai, Janakan (27 February 2020). "'It's been a long time coming': Wanderwomen on the brink of history". The Women's Game. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  54. ↑ Buratti, Liana (9 May 2018). "Young gun Nevin confident of Finals football". Football NSW . Retrieved 22 June 2021.
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