Caitlin Foord

Caitlin Jade Foord (born 11 November 1994) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for FA Women's Super League club Arsenal and the Australian national team, the Matildas. She became the youngest Australian to play at a World Cup when she represented Australia at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup at the age of 16.

In 2011, Foord was named 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Best Women's Young Player, Asian Women's Young Footballer of the Year, and Football Federation Australia's U20 Women's Footballer of the Year. In 2016, she was awarded Asian Women's Footballer of the Year by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

Club Career

Central Coast Mariners, 2009

At the age of 16, Foord signed with Central Coast Mariners ahead of the 2009 W-League season, but did not play in a match for the club.

Sydney FC, 2010–14

With the announcement that the Central Coast Mariners would not field a women's team in the 2010–11 W-League season, Foord, along with fellow Mariners players Teresa Polias, Lydia Vandenbergh, and Renee Rollason, all switched to nearby club, Sydney FC. Foord spent four straight seasons with Sydney FC, she appeared in 44 games and scored 10 goals.

Foord scored her first goal for Sydney FC during a 4–1 win against Adelaide United on 20 November 2010. It was her only goal during the 2010–11 season. She was a starting player in 10 of the 11 games she played. Sydney finished first in the league with a 8–2–0 record.

During 2011–12 W-League season, Foord started in five of the eleven matches she played and scored two goals. On 12 November, she scored a goal in a 4–1 win against Newcastle Jets pouncing on an errant back pass from the Jets defence and coolly slotting the ball into goal. Sydney FC finished third during the regular season with a 5–3–2 record.

Returning to Sydney for the 2012–13 W-League season, Foord scored three goals in eleven matches. During a match against Melbo