Katrina Gorry

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Katrina Gorry
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Gorry playing for Australia in 2017
Personal information
Full name Katrina-Lee Gorry [1]
Date of birth (1992-08-13) 13 August 1992 (age 32) [2]
Place of birth Brisbane, Australia
Height 1.54 m (5 ft 1 in) [3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 West Ham United
Number 22
Youth career
Mount Gravatt
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2010 Melbourne Victory 9 (2)
2010–2011 Adelaide United 9 (1)
2011–2012 Melbourne Victory 9 (3)
2012 Ottawa Fury 12 (2)
2012–2020 Brisbane Roar 88 (18)
2014 FC Kansas City 10 (1)
2017 Vegalta Sendai 14 (0)
2018 Utah Royals FC 16 (0)
2020 Avaldsnes 13 (3)
2020–2022 → Brisbane Roar (loan) 18 (5)
2022–2023 Vittsjö GIK 43 (7)
2022–2023 → Brisbane Roar (loan) 10 (3)
2024– West Ham United 17 (3)
International career‡
2012– Australia 112 (17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 December 2024

Katrina-Lee Gorry (born 13 August 1992), also known by her nickname Mini, [4] is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for West Ham United in the Women's Super League, whom she captains, and for the Australia national team. Gorry was the 2014 Asia's Footballer of the Year. [5] In October 2023, she was nominated for "Hässleholmer of the Year" in the Swedish municipality of Hässleholm where she lived and played, following her World Cup performance. [6]

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Club career

Gorry played youth football for Mount Gravatt. [7] From 2009 to 2012, Gorry played one season each for the Australian first division clubs Melbourne Victory, Adelaide United, and again Melbourne Victory. In the summer of 2012, she moved to Canadian W League participant Ottawa Fury, with whom she secured the championship. [8]

Brisbane Roar, 2012–2020

Gorry joined the Brisbane Roar ahead of the 2012–13 W-League Season. In October 2017, Gorry become the first member of the Roar to sign a multi-year contract, as she signed a two-year deal to remain in Brisbane. [9]

FC Kansas City, 2014

In March 2014, it was announced the Gorry was joining FC Kansas City in the NWSL. [10] She made 10 appearances for the team as they won the 2014 NWSL Championship. [11]

Vegalta Sendai, 2017

In 2017, Gorry spent a season with Vegalta Sendai in Japan. [12]

Utah Royals FC, 2018

On 14 February 2018, she joined the Utah Royals FC, marking her return to the NWSL. [13] She made 16 appearances for Utah in 2018. After the season, Utah declined her contract option and she was waived by the club. [14]

Avaldsnes, 2020

On 29 January 2020, Gorry signed with Avaldsnes in the Toppserien for the 2020 season. Gorry played her first game for Avaldsnes on 18 July 2020, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 win over Arna-Bjørnar. Her first appearance for the side earned her a spot in the Toppserien team of the week. [15]

Loan to Brisbane Roar

In December 2020, Brisbane Roar announced that Gorry will return to the club for the 2020–21 W-League season on loan from Avaldsnes. [16]

Vittsjö GIK, 2022-2023

On 12 November 2023, Gorry announced she would be leaving the club. [17]

West Ham United, 2024–

On 5 January 2024 Gorry joined Super League club West Ham United. [18] She made her debut for the club on 14 January in the FA Cup match against Chelsea, playing for 75 minutes as a starter. [19] Ahead of the 2024–25 season, Gorry was named club captain. [20]

International career

Gorry made her debut for Australia on 11 July 2012 as a substitute against Japan. [3] [21] In May 2014, Australia played in the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup. Gorry played in all five games, scored three goals, and reached the final against Japan, where Japan won 1–0. Gorry won AFC Women's Player of the Year and FFA Women's Player of the Year in 2014.

Gorry with Brisbane Roar in 2014 Katrina Gorry P2080904.jpg
Gorry with Brisbane Roar in 2014

In May 2015, Gorry was named to the Australia's 23-player roster for the 2015 FIFA World Cup. She appeared in four out of Australia's five matches. The Matildas finished second in their group and advanced to the knockout stage. They defeated Brazil in the Round of 16 but lost to Japan in the quarter-finals. [22]

Australia defeated Japan 3-1 in the qualifying for the Olympic Games. Gorry attended her first Olympics in 2016. She appeared in all four matches for Australia at Rio 2016. Their quarter-final match against Brazil was tied 0–0 after extra time and went to penalties. Gorry was the fourth person to take a PK for Australia, she did not convert her penalty and Brazil went on to win the match 7–6 on penalties. [23]

Gorry was part of the Matildas squad that won the 2017 Tournament of Nations and defeated the United States for the first time ever. [24]

At the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup Gorry appeared in four matches. Australia advanced to the Championship Game by defeating Vietnam but lost to Japan 1–0 in the final. Australia qualified for the 2019 FIFA World Cup. [25]

An injury at the end of the year prevented her from participating in the Cup of Nations in late February/early March 2019. She came back as a last-minute substitute in the 5-3 loss to the USA on 5 April 2019. [26] [27] She was nominated for the World Cup squad on 14 May 2019.  She came on as a substitute in the 69th minute when the score was 1-1 against Italy and conceded a goal with her team in the fifth minute of added time to make it 2-1. She then featured in the final group game in the 4-1 win against Jamaica, where she provided the assist for one of Sam Kerr's four goals. In the round of 16, the penalty shootout was lost against former world champion Norway.

In the successfully completed qualification for the 2020 Olympics Games, she played in two of five games. After that, she was initially not nominated again because of her pregnancy. [28] Since April 2022 she has been nominated regularly again.

In the 2023 FIFA World Cup, Gorry had the highest number of tackles of any player at 59, and covered the most ground of any player at 57.68 km. [29] She played her 100th match for Australia in the semi-final against England. [30]

On 4 June 2024, Gorry was named in the Matildas team which qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics, her second Olympic games selection. [31]

Personal life

Gorry has been given the nickname "Mini" since she was about 12 years old due to her short height. [32] She is the shortest player representing Australia or playing for West Ham, male or female. [33]

In 2025, Gorry admitted to having previously suffered from an eating disorder and depression. She says that her pregnancy and later motherhood helped her overcome this. [34] [35]

Family

Gorry gave birth to her first child, Harper, in 2021. [36] She is engaged to Swedish footballer Clara Markstedt, the couple began dating in May 2022. [37] Markstedt gave birth to their first child together, Koby, in 2024. [38] [39]

Gorry has a pet dog named Rio. [40]

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gorry goal.
List of international goals scored by Katrina Gorry
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
129 June 2013 TATA Steel Stadion, Velsen, Netherlands Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1–11–3 Friendly
26 July 2013 Stade Jean-Bouin, Angers, France Flag of France.svg  France 2–02–0 Friendly
324 November 2013 WIN Stadium, Wollongong, Australia Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1–02–0 Friendly
45 March 2014 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1–22–2 2014 Cyprus Cup
512 March 2014 Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni, Cyprus Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 4–05–2 2014 Cyprus Cup
616 May 2014 Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 3–03–1 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup
718 May 2014 Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 2–02–0 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup
822 May 2014 Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1–02–1 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup
911 March 2015 Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni, Cyprus Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1–16–2 2015 Cyprus Cup
107 April 2015 Stadion Villach Lind, Villach, Austria Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1–21–2 Friendly
1121 May 2015 Jubilee Oval, Sydney, Australia Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 1–011–0 Friendly
1229 February 2016 Kincho Stadium, Osaka, Japan Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3–13–1 2016 Olympics Qualifying Tournament
137 March 2016 Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 2–12–1 2016 Olympics Qualifying Tournament
144 August 2017 StubHub Center, Carson, United States Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 4–16–1 2017 Tournament of Nations
157 February 2020 Campbelltown Sports Stadium, Sydney, Australia Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei 7–07–0 2020 Olympics Qualifying Tournament
1611 October 2022 Viborg Stadion, Viborg, Denmark Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2–13–1 Friendly
1722 February 2023 Newcastle International Sports Centre, Newcastle, Australia Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 1–03–0 2023 Cup of Nations

Honours

International

Club

Ottawa Fury

Brisbane Roar
FC Kansas City

Individual

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