Natasha Prior

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Natasha Prior
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Personal information
Full name Natasha Prior
Date of birth (1998-01-20) 20 January 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Leicester, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Newcastle Jets
Number 4
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–18 Newcastle Jets 11 (0)
2018–19 Canberra United 3 (0)
2021–22 Sydney FC 6 (0)
2023– Newcastle Jets 25 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 0 15 November 2024

Natasha Prior (born 20 January 1998) is an Australian soccer player, who predominantly plays as a defender. [1] She was born in Leicester, England, but was raised in Australia. [2]

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Club career

Prior debuted in the 2017–18 W-league season for the Newcastle Jets before transferring to Canberra for the 2018–19 season. [3]

In the fifth round of the 2018–19 season, Prior clashed heavily with Savannah McCaskill and was stretchered from the field. [4] While the initial hopes that the injury was only a mild concussion, it was later revealed to be more severe than that, and Prior was forced to sit out the remainder of the season. [5] [6] As a result of this concussion, which was her fifth in less than six seasons, Prior made the decision to retire at the age of 21, saying "I didn’t really want to have dementia at the age of 30," citing an implied pressure to return earlier than recommended from concussion injuries. [7]

Prior returned to football in 2021, signing with Sydney FC.

On 30 September 2023, Prior signed with the Newcastle Jets. [8]

International career

In November 2024, Prior received her first senior call up to the Australian national team. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Prior Natasha (Canberra) - Player Profile - FlashScore.com". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  2. ↑ "Natasha Prior – Soccer player profile & career statistics – Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  3. ↑ "Canberra sign Jets duo". The Women's Game. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  4. ↑ "Canberra win marred by Prior injury". The World Game. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  5. ↑ Tiernan, Eamonn (24 December 2018). "Canberra defender Natasha Prior out for season with severe concussion". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  6. ↑ "Injury News: Natasha Prior ruled out for remainder of season". Canberra United. 24 December 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  7. ↑ Female athletes have higher concussion rates, prolonged recovery times, 2 October 2019, retrieved 18 November 2019
  8. ↑ "Newcastle Jets sign Natasha Prior". Newcastle Jets. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  9. ↑ "CommBank Matildas 36 player squad called up for Brazil and Chinese Taipei internationals". Matildas. Football Australia. 15 November 2024.


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