Caitlin Friend (born 10 November 1993) is an Australian football (soccer) striker who plays for Melbourne Victory.[1]
 Friend with Melbourne Victory in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Caitlin Friend | ||
| Date of birth | 10 November 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Melbourne Victory | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2014 | Melbourne Victory | 43 | (15) |
| 2014 | Notts County | 9 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Melbourne Victory | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Bulleen Lions | ||
| 2016– | Melbourne Victory | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Australia U17 | (9) | ||
| Australia U20 | |||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 March 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 January 2014 | |||
Early life
editFriend started playing football from the age of seven. At the age of 12, she was removed from her club after they banned girls from playing. After playing tennis for a year, she returned to local football club Brunswick Zebras.[2]
Playing career
editIn January 2014, Friend agreed to join English FA WSL club Notts County after the Australian season had concluded, a season in which she had overtaken Jodie Taylor as Melbourne Victory's all-time top goalscorer.[3][4]
After the WSL 2014 season, the Australian striker returned to Australia to play for Melbourne Victory after a year with Notts County. In January 2015 it was confirmed she would not be returning to Notts County for the 2015 season.
In October 2016, Friend returned to Melbourne Victory.[5]
Post-playing career
editFollowing Friend's retirement, she set up a training company called Elite Female Football, which works on training young female footballers. She was joined in this venture by Ashley Brown, Brianna Davey and Steph Catley.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Player profile - Caitlin Friend". Melbourne Victory FC. Archived from the original on 19 December 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
- ^ a b Downes, Cheryl (9 April 2019). "Caitlin Friend: Finding a Second Love Off the Pitch". Beyond90. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ "Caitlin Friend: Notts County Ladies sign Melbourne Victory striker". British Broadcasting Corporation. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ^ Downes, Cheryl (4 February 2014). "The making of Caitlin Friend". The Women's Game. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ "Melbourne Victory announce Henninger and Johnson as full squad is completed". The Women's Game. 21 October 2016.
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