Kaitlyn Torpey

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Kaitlyn Torpey
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Torpey with the San Diego Wave in 2024
Personal information
Full name Kaitlyn Grace Torpey [1]
Date of birth (2000-03-17) 17 March 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Position(s) Full-back, wingback, winger [2] [3] [4]
Team information
Current team
 San Diego Wave
Number 16
Youth career
2013–2014 Olympic FC
2014–2017 Brisbane Roar
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2021 Brisbane Roar 43 (1)
2021–2024 Melbourne City 48 (6)
2023 Preston Lions 8 (8)
2024– San Diego Wave 14 (0)
International career‡
2024– Australia 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 December 2024

Kaitlyn Grace Torpey (born 17 March 2000) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a full-back, wingback, or winger for San Diego Wave FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the Australia national team. Torpey has previously played for Melbourne City FC and Brisbane Roar FC in the Australian A-League Women, as well as Preston Lions FC in the National Premier Leagues Victoria.

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Early life

Born in South Brisbane, Queensland, Torpey started playing football at the age of nine, having previously ventured into field hockey without success. [5]

Youth career

Olympic FC

In 2013, Torpey started her youth career playing for the U-13's Olympic FC Girls. She scored 27 goals in 21 matches in the 2013 season and finished 1st on the ladder. [6]

Brisbane Roar QAS

Over her career with QAS, she played 38 matches and scored 13 goals when playing for the U13s and U14s.[ citation needed ]

In 2016, she was named in the All-Star Team in her third NTC Challenge competition. [7]

Club career

Brisbane Roar

On 5 November 2016, Torpey played her first professional career game in a 2–1 win over Sydney FC. [8] In her five-year career at Brisbane, Torpey played primarily as a right-back and appeared in 43 matches. [9]

Melbourne City

In September 2021, Torpey signed with Melbourne City prior to the upcoming league campaign. [9] [10] She scored her first goal for City on 9 December 2022, a long-range strike in a 5–1 victory over Newcastle Jets. [11] [12] In her first season with the club, Torpey played in every match and made her 50th A-League appearance. She also re-signed with Melbourne City during the offseason, committing to the club for another two years. [13] At the time of her departure from the club, Torpey had amassed a total of 48 appearances and 6 goals. [14] She had only missed match with City over three consecutive seasons. [15]

Preston Lions

Torpey joined NPL Victoria side Preston Lions FC during the 2023 A-League offseason. [16] She scored 9 goals in 9 games for the Lions before returning to Melbourne City. [17]

San Diego Wave

On 6 February 2024, it was announced that Torpey had joined San Diego Wave FC on a two-year contract. Torpey's move to the NWSL set a new record for the sale of an A-League Women player to a different league; [14] transfer fees in women's football were previously rarely paid in (and out of) Australia, with Torpey's fee considered a new benchmark for the league in the global market. Torpey's fee, of around A$75,000 – representing 10% of the value of the women's transfer record set with the sale of Keira Walsh – was reportedly double the previous Australian outgoing record. [18]

Torpey made her debut for the Wave as a substitute on 15 March 2024 in an NWSL Challenge Cup victory against NJ/NY Gotham FC. A lone goal from Alex Morgan lifted the Wave over their opponents in the one-game competition, giving Torpey an opportunity to immediately celebrate a title with her new club. [19] [20] She earned her first NWSL start on 3 May 2024, in a 2–1 defeat to Seattle Reign FC. [21] [22] Torpey missed several months of 2024 club play due to international duty and a lower leg injury, but returned to NWSL action in late September. [23] She scored her first goal with the Wave on 1 October 2024 in a CONCACAF W Champions Cup victory over Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite. [24] [25]

International career

In October 2017, Kaitlyn Torpey was called up for the Young Matildas squad for the 2017 AFC U19 Championship in China. [26] [27]

In February 2024, Torpey received her first senior call up to the Australian national team for the 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament third round against Uzbekistan. [28] She made her debut in a 3–0 win on 24 February, playing on the left wing in place of Caitlin Foord for the first 45 minutes of the game. [29] Torpey earned her first international start in the next match of the two-game series. During the match, she scored her first goal, tallied her first assist, and forced an own goal from an Uzbek defender. [30] [31] Teammate Mary Fowler and Matildas coach Tony Gustavsson praised Torpey's performance but targeted selfishness in front of goal as an area of improvement. [32] [33]

On 4 June 2024, Torpey was named in the Matildas team which qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics, her debut Olympics selection. [34] Leading up to the tournament, Torpey struggled with a lower leg injury that caused her to miss a pre-Olympics friendly against Canada. [35] Nevertheless, she was able to play in all three of the Matildas' Olympic matches, coming on as a substitute in the team's first two games versus Germany and Zambia and starting the final group stage match against the United States. [36] [37] [38] With a third-place group finish and an insufficient goal difference, the Matildas were not able to advance out of their group. [39] [40]

Personal life

Torpey does videography and photography in her time off the field. She has worked with the Professional Footballers Association and her various clubs to produce interviews with her teammates. [41] [17]

Career statistics

Club

As of 30 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [a] Playoffs [b] Continental [c] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brisbane Roar FC 2016–17 W-League 100————100
2017–18 100—10——110
2018–19 70—10——80
2019–20 30————30
2020–21 101—10——111
Total401—30——431
Melbourne City FC 2021–22 A-League 143—20——163
2022–23 182—10——192
2023–24 131—00——131
Total456—30——486
Preston Lions FC 2023 National Premier League 88————88
San Diego Wave FC 2024 NWSL 14010—210 [d] 0171
Career total117151060210011616

International

As of match played 28 October 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Australia 2024101
Total101
Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Torpey goal.
List of international goals scored by Kaitlyn Torpey
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
128 February 2024 Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, AustraliaFlag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 5–010–0 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

Honours

San Diego Wave

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