Mikayla Vidmar

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Mikayla Vidmar
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-02-01) 1 February 2001 (age 23) [1]
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland [2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Adelaide City
Youth career
2016–2017 [3] Canberra United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018 [4] SA NTC 18 (0)
2019–2021 [4] Adelaide City 32 (1)
2021–2022 Canberra United 9 (0)
2022 [5] Illawarra Stingrays 9 (0)
2023– Adelaide City 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 September 2023

Mikayla Vidmar (born 11 February 2001) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for South Australia club Adelaide City. She is the daughter of Tony Vidmar and niece of Aurelio Vidmar. [6]

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Professional career

Canberra United

Vidmar was a youth player at Canberra United before signing for Adelaide City in 2019 – her father played for the club from 1989 to 1995. [6] [7] She re-signed for Canberra United on 7 October 2021. [8] Vidmar made her A-League Women debut for the club on 23 December 2021 in a 3–3 draw to Brisbane Roar. [9] She made her starting debut at Jubilee Stadium on 15 January 2022 in a 6–0 defeat against Sydney FC. [9] [10]

After making nine appearances for Canberra United, which included seven starts, [11] Vidmar eventually returned to Adelaide City in 2023. [12] She previously had a spell at Illawarra Stingrays in the National Premier Leagues NSW. [13]

Personal life

Vidmar was born in Glasgow, Scotland and is the daughter of former Australian soccer player, Tony Vidmar. [2] [14] She is also the niece of former Australian soccer player, Aurelio Vidmar. [6] Her brother, Kane, plays as a defender for Western United in the A-League Men. [11]

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