External links
- Grace Kuilamu at Soccerway.com
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 March 2007 | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brisbane Roar | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Souths United | ||
| 2019–2021 | FQ QAS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | FQ QAS | 15 | (5) |
| 2023– | Brisbane Roar | 20 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Australia U17 | ||
| 2025– | Australia U20 | 0 | (0) |
| 2025– | Australia | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 July 2025 | |||
Grace Kuilamu (Fijian: [ku.i.la.mu] KOO-i-lah-MOO; born 13 March 2007) is an Australian soccer player who plays as a forward for A-League Women club Brisbane Roar and for the Australia national team. She has been described as a talented young player. [1] She is the first player of Pacific Islander descent, male or female, to represent Australia. [2] [a]
Kuilamu was born in 2007 into a Christian household in Brisbane to a Fijian father, Reverend Ilaitia Kuilamu (who hails from the village of Navidamu in the province of Macuata) [2] and a Romanian mother, Oana. [3] She has five older siblings, though she was the first in her family to pursue soccer. She previously played rugby union, beginning at age 10. [2]
Kuilamu's parents ran the Brisbane branch of the Christian Mission Fellowship. She attended Sunnybank Hills State School and Brisbane State High School, where she had high grades. [4] As a child she played with Souths United in the Football Queensland Premier League until 12-years-old. [5] [6] Kuilamu joined Football Queensland's Academy of Sport/National Training Centre (FQ QAS/FQ NTC) under-13s in the National Premier Leagues Queensland. [6]
Kuilamu continued as a forward with FQ QAS seniors team during National Premier Leagues Women's (NPLW) 2022–23 season. [5] She was awarded a scholarship in September 2023 ahead of the 2023–24 season by A-League Women club Brisbane Roar. [6] On 15 October 2023 she appeared in their 2–1 win against Melbourne Victory. [5] : 33, 40 She kicked a goal upon debut and became the youngest Brisbane Roar scorer of all-time at 16 years 216 days. [5] : 40 During the 2024–25 season she appeared 18 times for Brisbane and kicked five goals. [7]
Kuilamu received her first callup for the Australia national team on 20 June 2025, when she was named in the extended squad for two friendlies against Panama on 5 and 8 July in Perth and Bunbury, respectively. [8] She made her debut appearance in the match in Bunbury, [9] becoming the first Australian of Pacific Islander descent (male or female) to represent Australia. [2] [a]
Kuilamu has been described as a bright young talent in Australian soccer, having been compared to Matildas and Manchester City forward Mary Fowler when she was as young as 17. [10] She aspires to play at the FIFA Women's World Cup and to play overseas, [11] namely in the Women's Super League (WSL) in England (though without a particular club in mind). [2]
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