Kaitlyn Torpey
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kaitlyn Grace Torpey | ||
Date of birth | 17 March 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Australia | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Brisbane Roar | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
2013–2014 | Olympic FC | ||
2014–2017 | Brisbane Roar | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016– | Brisbane Roar | 29 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 February 2019 |
Kaitlyn Torpey (born 31 March 2000) is an Australian professional women's footballer who plays as a defender for Brisbane Roar.[1]
Early life
At the age of nine, her dream was becoming a W-League as she had made a markable performance on her way to professional women's football. Between 2005 and 2014 she was a hockey player and therefore switched sports to soccer.
Club career
Youth career
Olympic FC
In 2013, Torpey started her youth career playing for the U-13's Olympic FC Girls. She scored 27 goals in 21 matches in the 2013 season and finished 1st on the ladder.[2]
Brisbane Roar QAS
Over her career with QAS, she played 38 matches and scored 13 goals when playing for the U13s and U14s. In 2016, she was named in the All-Star Team in her third NTC Challenge competition.
Brisbane Roar
On 5 November 2016, Torpey played her first professional career game in a 2–1 win over Sydney FC.[3]
International career
In October 2017, Kaitlyn Torpey was called up for the Young Matildas in the 2017 AFC U19 Championship in China.[4][5]
References
- ^ "Brisbane Roar profile". Brisbane Roar.
- ^ "#FFW PLAYER PROFILE: KAITLYN TORPEY". Football Queensland. 15 March 2017.
- ^ Mohammed, Faizal (3 November 2016). "Match Details Article - Round 1 - Brisbane Roar v Sydney FC". W-League.
- ^ "Westfield Young Matildas aiming for continental glory". Westfield Matildas. 10 October 2017.
- ^ "YOUNG MATILDAS SQUAD ANNOUNCED AHEAD OF AFF CHAMPIONSHIP". The Women's Game. 20 June 2018.
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