Isabella Wallhead (born 15 February 2003) is an Australian soccer player who plays for Perth Glory in the A-League Women competition.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Isabella Rose Wallhead | ||
| Date of birth | 15 February 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Attadale, Australia | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Perth Glory | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Perth Glory | 15 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Heidelberg United (loan) | 24 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2018–2019 | Australia U17 | ||
| 2022– | Australia U20 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2024 | |||
Playing career
editWallhead grew up in Perth and attended Seton Catholic College.[1] Wallhead played youth football at Cockburn City.[2]
In 2018, Wallhead was selected for the Australian under-17 national team.[3] She played at the 2019 AFC under 16 Women's Championship in Thailand, where she was one of 5 West Australians in the squad[4] and scored 2 goals in the qualifying match against Palestine in an 11–0 victory.[5][6] Australia lost in the semi-finals and failed to qualify for the world cup.
Wallhead was selected for the Perth Glory squad for the 2019–20 W-League season,[citation needed] and made her debut against Adelaide United on 3 January 2020, replacing Natasha Rigby for the second half.[7] In December 2020, Wallhead re-signed with Perth Glory ahead of the 2020–21 W-League season.[8] In June 2021, Wallhead re-signed with Perth Glory once more, ahead of the 2021–22 W-League season.[9]
In April 2022, Wallhead joined NPL Victoria club Heidelberg United following the conclusion of the A-League Women season. In June 2022, she signed a contract extension with Perth Glory.[10][11]
In November 2022, Wallhead joined the Australia under-20 training camp ahead of the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[12]
References
edit- ^ Nico, Jessica (24 May 2016). "Seton Catholic College's Isabella Wallhead heading towards lifelong ambition". PerthNow. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ Nico, Jessica (13 September 2017). "Soccer: Munster teen sets target on playing for Australia". PerthNow. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ Roberts, Leah (19 October 2018). "Seton Catholic College student representing Australia in soccer". PerthNow. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "Junior Matildas face North Korea in AFC U-16 semis". Football West. 23 September 2019. Archived from the original on 27 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ "Junior Matildas start qualifiers with big win". The Women's Game. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ "Junior Matildas". Community News Group. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ Greco, John (3 January 2020). "Glory snatch draw with Adelaide after Andrews' late penalty". W-League.
- ^ Morgan, Gareth (1 December 2020). "Quartet of W-League young guns on board for 2020/21". Perth Glory.
- ^ Morgan, Gareth (8 June 2021). "Young guns back on board for W-League 2021/22 Season". Perth Glory.
- ^ Burke, Emma (17 June 2022). "Isabella Wallhead on Heidelberg, Young Matildas and her future". Heidelberg United Football Club. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ Morgan, Gareth (27 May 2022). "Five more players re-sign for Liberty A-League 2022/23 Season". Perth Glory. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "Lowry, Wallhead and McKenna in latest Young Matildas camp | Football West". www.footballwest.com.au. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
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