Courtney Newbon

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Courtney Newbon
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-09-14) 14 September 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Melbourne Victory
Number 1
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2017 Football NSW
2018 Bankstown City
2019–2022 Sydney University
2019–2021 Western Sydney 8 (0)
2021–2022 Perth Glory 5 (0)
2023 Sydney Olympic
2023–2024 Central Coast 4 (0)
2024– Melbourne Victory 42 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Courtney Newbon (born 14 September 2000) is an Australian soccer player, who is the goalkeeper for Melbourne Victory in the A-League Women. She had previously kept for Western Sydney, Perth Glory and Central Coast.

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Early years

Courtney Newbon was born in 2000 in Hobart, [1] : 101  to Trish and Russell Newbon. [2] The family moved from Tasmania to New South Wales' Sutherland Shire. [3] As a four-year-old, she began playing soccer with Bangor Brumbies in 2005 alongside a team of boys. [1] [2] From 2010 Newbon played for Sutherland Sharks juniors and eventually became their goalkeeper. [2] For tertiary studies she completed a Masters of Clinical Exercise Physiology in 2024. [4]

Club career

Newbon began her senior club career by playing for Football NSW Institute from 2015 to 2017, which competes in the National Premier Leagues NSW Women's (NPL NSW). [1] : 101  [5] She switched to another NPL NSW club, Bankstown City for 2018. [1] : 101  In the following year the keeper moved to Sydney University in the same league. [1] : 101  [6] Her new club finished the 2019 season as both NPL NSW Premiers and Champions. [7] [8]

In November 2019, Newbon signed with W-League (later renamed as A-League Women) team Western Sydney Wanderers for their 2019–20 season. [1] : 101  [9] She made her debut on 19 January 2020, [1] : 101  being called up as starting keeper when number-one choice, Abby Smith had been injured. [10] Newbon returned to Sydney University during the W-League off-season (mid-2020), which won the 2020 Premiership. [11] After her second Wanderers season, she had made a total of eight appearances for the club. [1] : 101  All competitions under Football NSW were cancelled on 12 August 2021, due to the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions. [12]

Newbon transferred to Perth Glory for their 2021–2022 season providing five appearances and keeping two  clean sheets. [1] : 101, 208  During the A-League's 2022 off-season, Newbon helped Sydney University win their fourth NPL NSW Premiership in a row, [13] and was also awarded that league's Goalkeeper of the Year for 2022. [14] Newbon switched to NPL NSW team, Sydney Olympic in 2023. [1] : 101  She joined A-League team, Central Coast Mariners in October 2023 for the 2023-24 season, [1] : 101  [15] where she appeared four times and kept one clean sheet. [1] : 63, 206  In the A-League off-season she returned to Sydney Olympic. [1] : 101 

In January 2024 she transferred to Melbourne Victory in the A-League alongside former Matildas goalkeeper, Lydia Williams, [16] as a replacement for injured, fellow keeper Miranda Templeman. [17] She debuted for Victory after Williams herself was injured in a match. [18] During the 2023–24 season, she appeared 12 times providing four clean sheets. [19] : 109  Victory reached the final series but they lost their Elimination final against Central Coast Mariners 2–4 in a penalty shootout, being drawn 0-0 after extra-time. [20]

For the following Victory seaon, Newbon had 23 apperances and provided the most clean sheets for any club with 11. [1] : 101, 208  [19] [21] Victory finished second to Premiers and cross town rivals, Melbourne City and runner-up to Champions, Central Coast Mariners. As from October 2025, her A-League career total of clean sheets reached 18 from 56 appearances at various clubs. [1] : 208 

Honours

Club:

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Ninja_A-League_2025-26_Season_Guide-1.pdf" (PDF). A-Leagues Media Centre. 31 October 2025. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2025. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Beyond the Brumby | Courtney Newbon". Bangor FC. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "Wanderers re-sign Newbon". Western Sydney Wanderers FC. 15 September 2020. Archived from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ Pisani, Sacha (12 April 2024). "Three injuries have created an 'unexpected' A-Leagues Finals storyline from a parallel universe". A-Leagues Women. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  5. ↑ "Squad Lists". Football NSW. 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ Jess (12 March 2019). "Round 1 Preview - NPL NSW Women's". Women's National Premier League NSW. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ "Ladder for 1st - NPL NSW Womens 2019 - GameDay". Football NSW – NPL. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  8. ↑ "Ladder for 4th Final - NPL NSW Womens 2019 - GameDay". Football NSW – NPL. 21 November 2025. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  9. ↑ Subijano, Eric (13 November 2019). "2019-20 W-League Team Preview: Western Sydney Wanderers". Beyond90. Archived from the original on 17 November 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  10. ↑ Seemampillai, Janakan (26 January 2020). "Meet the Dub's newest addition: Courtney Newbon". The Women's Game. Archived from the original on 25 June 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  11. ↑ "Ladder for 1st - NPL NSW Womens 2020 - GameDay". Football NSW – NPL. 21 November 2025. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  12. ↑ "Football NSW Cancel 2021 National Premier Leagues Season". Football NSW. 12 August 2021.
  13. ↑ Pozder, Nikola (29 August 2022). "Sydney University SFC Continue to Dominate Women's Football in NSW". Sydney University Soccer Football Club. Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  14. ↑ "Kucharski and Badawiya claim top NPL NSW honours". nationalpremierleagues.com.au. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  15. ↑ "Mariners sign experienced goalkeeper Courtney Newbon after late injury to Langman". Central Coast Mariners . 14 October 2023.
  16. ↑ "Melbourne Victory signs Lydia Williams". Melbourne Victory . 16 September 2023.
  17. ↑ Melbourne Victory [@gomvfc] (6 January 2024). "Courtney Newbon has been signed as a replacement for the injured Miranda Templeman" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  18. ↑ "Women's Match Report | Victory Fall Against Western United". Melbourne Victory . 6 January 2024. Unfortunately, injury concerns persisted, leading to another change at halftime. Courtney Newbon stepped in for Lydia Williams, making her debut for the Club.
  19. 1 2 "Ninja A-League 2024/25 Season Guide" (PDF). A-Leagues Media Centre. November 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 August 2025. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  20. ↑ Pisani, Sacha (14 April 2024). "Victory legend haunts former team in heroic display as Mariners reach semis for first time". Football Australia. Archived from the original on 7 December 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  21. ↑ Collett, Alyce (16 May 2025). "'It's a great feeling' – Courtney Newbon has found a home at Victory". Impetus Football. Archived from the original on 19 November 2025. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
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