Clare Polkinghorne

Clare Elizabeth Polkinghorne (born 1 February 1989 in Brisbane, Queensland[2]) is an Australian professional football player who plays for Brisbane Roar in the W-League.

Clare Polkinghorne

Polkinghorne playing for the Australia at the 2017 Algarve Cup
Personal information
Full name	Clare Elizabeth Polkinghorne[1]
Date of birth	1 February 1989
Place of birth	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Brisbane Roar
Number	4
Youth career
	Wynnum Wolves
	Capalaba Bulldogs
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003	Brisbane Toro
2004	Queensland Lions
2004–2008	Queensland Academy of Sport
2008–	Brisbane Roar	128	(14)
2014	→ INAC Kobe Leonessa (loan)
2015	Portland Thorns	9	(0)
2018–2019	Houston Dash	18	(0)
2020	Avaldsnes IL	15	(1)
National team^‡
2006–2007	Australia U-20	14	(0)
2006–	Australia	125	(10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 July 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 April 2020

Career

For the 2014 season, Polkinghorne was loaned to INAC Kobe Leonessa in Japan.[3] She signed for Portland Thorns of the National Women's Soccer League after the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.[4]

Portland Thorns waived Polkinghorne in February 2016.[5]

On 7 January 2017, Polkinghorne become the first player to play 100 club games in the W-League, all of which have been played for Brisbane Roar.[6]

Polkinghorne first represented the Australia women's national soccer team in 2006 and has played more than 100 matches, scoring 9 goals. She played in both the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup[7][8] and 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup and was an unused squad member during the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.

On 7 June 2018, Polkinghorne signed with the Houston Dash.[9]

In December 2020, Polkinghorne re-signed with Brisbane Roar after spending the off-season at Avaldsnes.[10]

Career statistics

International goals

	Key (expand for notes on “international goals” and sorting)
Location	Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred Sorted by country name first, then by city name
Lineup	Start – played entire match on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time (c) – captain Sorted by minutes played
#	NumberOfGoals.goalNumber scored by the player in the match (alternate notation to Goal in match)
Min	The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal.
Assist/pass	The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information.
penalty or pk	Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.)
Score	The match score after the goal was scored. Sorted by goal difference, then by goal scored by the player's team
Result	The final score. Sorted by goal difference in the match, then by goal difference in penalty-shoot-out if it is taken, followed by goal scored by the player's team in the match, then by goal scored in the penalty-shoot-out. For matches with identical final scores, match ending in extra-time without penalty-shoot-out is a tougher match, therefore precede matches that ended in regulation
aet	The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation
pso	Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parenthesis; the match was tied at the end of extra-time
	Light-purple background color – exhibition or closed door international friendly match
	Light-yellow background color – match at an invitational tournament
	Light-orange background color – Olympic women's football qualification match
	Light-blue background color – FIFA women's world cup qualification match
	Orange background color – Olympic women's football tournament
	Blue background color – FIFA women's world cup final tournament
NOTE: some keys may not apply for a particular football player

Goal	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	5 March 2008	Stockland Park, Sunshine Coast, Australia	New Zealand	4–2	4–2	Friendly
2.	2 June 2008	Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Japan	1–3	1–3	2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup
3.	16 June 2013	Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra, Australia	New Zealand	1–0	1–1	Friendly
4.	10 February 2015	Bill McKinlay Park, Auckland, New Zealand	North Korea	1–0	2–1	Friendly
5	11 March 2015	Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni, Cyprus	Czech Republic	5–2	6–2	2015 Cyprus Cup
6.	2 March 2016	Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan	Vietnam	9–0	9–0	2016 Olympics qualifying
7.	9 August 2016	Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil	Zimbabwe	2–0	6–1	2016 Summer Olympics
8.	28 February 2018	Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira, Portugal	Norway	1–1	4–3	2018 Algarve Cup
9.	9 October 2018	Craven Cottage, London, England	England	1–1	1–1	Friendly
10.	6 March 2020	McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle, Australia	Vietnam	4–0	5–0	2020 Olympics qualifying

Honours

Individual

• 2012–13 Julie Dolan Medal: Best player in the 2012–13 W-League
• 2017–18 Julie Dolan Medal: Best player in the 2017–18 W-League (jointly with Sam Kerr)

Club

Queensland Sting

• Women's National Soccer League: 2005[11]

Brisbane Roar

• W-League Premiership: 2008–09, 2012–13
• W-League Championship: 2008–09, 2010–11

Country

Australia

• AFF Women's Championship: 2008
• AFC Women's Asian Cup: 2010
• AFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament: 2016
• Tournament of Nations: 2017
• FFA Cup of Nations: 2019

See also

• List of women's footballers with 100 or more caps

References

1. "List of Players — 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). FIFA. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
2. "Player profile – Clare Polkinghorne". Queensland Roar. Archived from the original on 11 March 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
3. "Clare Polkinghorne signs with INAC Kobe". The Women's Game. 18 June 2014.
4. "Thorns FC sign defender Clare Polkinghorne". National Women's Soccer League. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
5. "Thorns FC acquire defender Katherine Reynolds from Washington Spirit in exchange for defender Alyssa Kleiner". Portland Timbers. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
6. "Polks first to reach century". Football Federation Australia. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
7. "Player profile – Clare Polkinghorne". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
8. "FIFA Player Statistics – Clare Polkinghorne". FIFA. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
9. "Houston Dash sign DF Clare Polkinghorne". 7 June 2018.
10. "Clare Polkinghorne signs on for 13th Westfield W-League campaign". Brisbane Roar. 14 December 2020.
11. Esamie, Thomas. "Women's National Soccer League Playoffs". Retrieved 21 September 2020.

External links

• Clare Polkinghorne at Soccerway