Hayley Raso

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Hayley Raso
Hayley Raso Matildas.jpg
Raso playing for Australia
Personal information
Full name Hayley Emma Raso
Date of birth (1994-09-05) 5 September 1994 (age 28)
Place of birth Brisbane, Australia
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Winger
Striker
Club information
Current team
 Manchester City
Number 13
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2013 Canberra United 17 (4)
2013–2014 Brisbane Roar 24 (7)
2015 Washington Spirit 9 (0)
2015–2016 → Melbourne Victory (loan) 10 (1)
2016–2019 Portland Thorns FC 72 (13)
2016–2017 → Canberra United (loan) 11 (2)
2017–2019 → Brisbane Roar (loan) 15 (5)
2019–2020 Brisbane Roar 8 (4)
2020–2021 Everton 19 (5)
2021– Manchester City 23 (4)
International career‡
2013 Australia U20 9 (5)
2012– Australia 68 (12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:19, 1 March 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:19, 1 March 2023 (UTC)

Hayley Emma Raso (born 5 September 1994) is an Australian soccer player, who plays as a winger for Women's Super League club Manchester City and the Australian national team.

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Raso began her senior career with Canberra United in 2011, and was part of the side that won the 2011–12 W-League. Since then, she had played for various clubs in the W-League and the NWSL before playing in the Women's Super League. She joined Manchester City after she was released by Everton on 17 August 2021.

Raso has played on the Australian women's national soccer team, the Matildas, since 2012 and had represented the national team in the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2020 Summer Olympics. She previously played for the under-20 national team, the Young Matildas.

Club career

Raso playing for Melbourne Victory, 2016 Hayley Raso.jpg
Raso playing for Melbourne Victory, 2016

Canberra United

Raso was invited to train with the Queensland Academy of Sport, but this did not result in her being awarded a scholarship. [1] Instead, after a successful trial, Raso signed for Canberra United during the 2011–12 W-League season. [2] She made seven league appearances for Canberra that season, [3] and was part of the squad that won the W-League following a victory over Brisbane Roar in the grand final. [1]

Raso remained with Canberra for the 2012–13 season, and scored her first senior goal in a 5–0 victory over Newcastle Jets on 27 October 2012. [4] She played for Canberra in the International Women's Club Championship, but despite scoring the second goal of her career, she was unable to prevent her team from losing 4–3 to NTV Beleza in the third-place playoff. [5] Raso ended the season having scored four goals in ten league games for Canberra. [3]

Brisbane Roar

Prior to the start of the 2013–14 season, Raso opted to return to Brisbane, and joined Brisbane Roar FC. [6] She made her debut for her new club against Canberra on 9 November, but was unable to prevent Brisbane from losing 3–0. [7] On 1 December 2013, she scored her first goal for Brisbane in a 4–1 victory over Western Sydney Wanderers FC. [8]

Washington Spirit

In June 2015, Raso was signed to the Washington Spirit of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) upon the conclusion of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada. [9] She came on in the 73rd minute in her Spirit debut on 18 July 2015 against the Seattle Reign FC, helping preserve a 3–0 victory. [10] She was waived by the Spirit in April 2016. [11]

Portland Thorns FC

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Raso with Portland Thorns FC, 2016

Shortly after being waived by the Spirit, Raso was acquired off waivers by the Portland Thorns FC. [12] In the Thorns first four games of the 2016 season, Raso came on as a second half sub in each. She became a regular starter during the 2017 season due to a long-term injury to Tobin Heath, and scored her first NWSL goal on 28 June 2017. [13] After which she scored five more goals in the regular season, and one in the playoffs to help the Thorns win the 2017 NWSL Championship. She was named 2017 MVP by the Rose City Riveters. [14]

After suffering a partial tear to her lateral collateral ligament during the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup, she missed the first 11 games of the 2018 NWSL season. [15] She made her season debut on 16 June and went on to play in 12 games, scoring 2 goals.

Back injury

On 25 August 2018 Raso while playing for Portland, Raso fractured 3 vertebrae in her back due to an on field collision. [16] [17] The injury, caused by a knee to the back, left Raso unsure if she would walk again. After extensive rehabilitation, [18] [19] Raso returned 6 months after the injury at the 2019 Cup of Nations where she scored in her return match against New Zealand. [20]

Canberra United (loan)

On 10 October 2016, it was announced Raso would be loaned to Canberra United for the 2016–17 W-League season. [21] [22]

Brisbane Roar (loan)

On 21 September 2017, Raso signed a loan with Brisbane Roar FC for the 2017–18 W-League season. [23] After recovering from a back injury sustained in the 2018 Portland Thorns season, Raso signed another loan agreement with the Roar for the 2018–19 W-League. She made 4 appearances and scored 1 goal.

Everton

In January 2020 Raso was transferred to Everton in the FA Women's Super League. She would join and be free to play for them from mid February, following an international break. She was released as a free agent by Everton on 17 August 2021. [24] [25]

Manchester City

On 18 August 2021, Raso signed a two-year contract with Manchester City. [26] [27] On 31 August, Raso made her Manchester City debut as a second-half substitute in a 1–1 draw with Real Madrid in the UEFA Women's Champions League.

International career

In June 2012, Raso was called up to the Australian senior squad for the first time. [28] She made her debut on 24 June, in a 1–1 draw with New Zealand. [29] She was part of the Australian under-20 side at the 2013 AFF Women's Championship, and was part of the side that finished runner-up to Japan's under-23 side. [30] Following this, she returned to the senior side for the matches against China, [31] and played in the match held on 24 November. [32]

Raso was a member of the Matildas Tokyo 2020 Olympics squad. The Matildas qualified for the quarter-finals and beat Great Britain before being eliminated in the semi-final with Sweden. In the playoff for the Bronze medal they were beaten by the USA. [33]

Off the pitch

In 2021, Raso co-authored a children book, Hayley's Ribbon, based on her own early childhood experience. [34] [35]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 February 2023 [36]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA cupWSL cupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Canberra United 2011–12 W-League 70———70
2012–13W-League104———104
Total174———174
Brisbane Roar 2013–14W-League144———144
2014–15W-League103———103
Total247———247
Washington Spirit 2015 NWSL 90———90
Melbourne Victory (loan)2015–16W-League101———101
Portland Thorns 2016NWSL210———210
2017NWSL247———247
2018NWSL122———122
2019NWSL144———144
Total7113———7113
Canberra United2016–17W-League112———112
Brisbane Roar (loan)2018–19W-League41———41
Brisbane Roar2019–20W-League84———84
Everton 2020–21 FA WSL 2252020—265
Manchester City 2021–22FA WSL133314020224
2022–23WSL101006420185
Total2343110440389
Career total19910511244022011

    International

    As of match played 22 February 2023 [37]
    Appearances and goals by national team and year
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    Australia 201220
    201320
    201461
    201540
    201600
    2017100
    201861
    2019111
    202053
    2021120
    202284
    202322
    Total6812
    Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Raso goal.
    List of international goals scored by Hayley Raso
    #DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
    112 March 2014 Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni, Cyprus Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 5–05–2 2014 Cyprus Cup
    210 April 2018 Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 8–08–0 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup
    328 February 2019 Leichhardt Oval, Sydney, Australia Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2–02–0 2019 Cup of Nations
    47 February 2020 Campbelltown Sports Stadium, Sydney, Australia Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei 5–07–0 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
    510 February 2020Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 5–06–0
    611 March 2020 Cẩm Phả Stadium, Cẩm Phả, Vietnam Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 2–02–1
    721 January 2022 Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai, India Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 5–018–0 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup
    818–0
    912 April 2022 GIO Stadium, Canberra, AustraliaFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2–03–1 Friendly
    1015 November 2022 Central Coast Stadium, Gosford, AustraliaFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 2–02–0
    1116 February 2023 Industree Group Stadium, Gosford, AustraliaFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1–04–0 2023 Cup of Nations
    122–0

    Honours

    Club

    Brisbane Roar Football Club
    Canberra United
    Portland Thorns
    Manchester City

    International

    Australia

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