Alex Chidiac
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexandra Chidiac | ||
| Date of birth | 15 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Australia | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Adelaide United | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Croydon Kings | |||
| FFSA NTC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Adelaide United | 9 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Melbourne City | 10 | (0) |
| 2016– | Adelaide United | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Australia U17 | 6 | (2) |
| 2014– | Australia U20 | 15 | (9) |
| 2015– | Australia | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2016. | |||
Alexandra "Alex" Chidiac (born 15 January 1999) is an Australian international footballer from Windsor Garden who plays as a midfielder for Adelaide United in the W-League and for Australia. She is currently a college student that attends at St. Mary's College.[1] At St. Mary's College she is currently in year eleven because of correspondence. She lives over 400 miles from home.[2] Alex Chadic shares a home at LaTrobe University. In this campus house is her and four other interstate players.[3]
Early life
Chidiac played with boys in the youth football with Croydon Kings, before going on to represent FFSA U14/15 in FFSA's Women's Premier League and then Adelaide United in the W-League. When training for the Adelaide United women's squad she was also on the national under-16 team. In 2015, she moved to the newly established Melbourne City team.[4]
Club career
In 2011, Chidiac won the under-14B-grade premiership. After this she joined the youth football for FFSA U14/15 in FFSA's Women's Premier League. When Chidiac played at the National Youth Championships, which was held at Coffs Harbour in July 2013, she was pronounced player of the tournament. In 2013 she had scored the second most goals in the top tier competition for females of the state. This was for the Women’s Premier League.[5] Also in 2013 after her season of having 33 goals Chidiac was the youngest winner of the Premier League player of the year.[6]
In 2013, Chidiac joined Adelaide United.[7]
On 4 September 2015, Chidiac signed with new W-League club Melbourne City.[8] Her and the rest of Melbourne City defeated Melbourne Victory in a 2-1 win at AAMI Park in October 2015.[9]
On 7 September 2016, Chidiac returned to Adelaide United, joining re-signing teammate Emily Condon and new coach Mark Jones.[10]
International career
In early 2015, Chidiac was called up to the senior Australia squad to tour New Zealand, aged sixteen. Her and the rest of the Australian squad competed in the Asian Cup in China.[11] She made her international debut on 12 February 2015, coming on as a substitute for Lisa De Vanna in a win over New Zealand.[12] On the Joe Monetmurro’s star studded squad, in 2015, Alex Chidiac was the youngest member.[13] On 16 January 2015 Alex Chadic and the rest of Melbourne City faced Sydney FC in Melbourne, Australia in the W-League for round 14.[14]
Honours
Club
References
- ↑ "FFSA junior player Alex Chidiac tipped for Matildas".
- ↑ "SA's Alex Chidiac joins Melbourne City's W-League revolution". Melbourne Football. 26 October 2015.
- ↑ "SA's Alex Chidiac joins Melbourne City's W-League revolution". Messenger. 26 October 2015.
- ↑ "Soccer player Alex Chadic's dreams arrive in a rush".
- ↑ Turner, Matt. "The Daily Telegraph".
- ↑ Turner, Matt. "Soccer player Alex Chidiac's dreams arrive in a rush". The Advertiser.
- ↑ Matt Turner (11 October 2013). "Soccer player Alex Chidiac's dreams arrive in a rush". The Advertiser. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ↑ "Melbourne City FC announces four new W-League players". A-League. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ↑ "SA's Alex Chidiac joins Melbourne City's W-League revolution". Melbourne Football. 26 October 2015.
- ↑ "Mark Jones to lead Adelaide United in 2016/17". The Women's Game. 7 September 2016.
- ↑ Turner, Matt. "Soccer player Alex Chadic's dreams arrive in a rush". The Advertiser.
- ↑ "Australia hold out fast finishing New Zealand for 3–2 win". The Women's Game. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ↑ "One to watch: Alex Chidiac". Hyundai A-League. 11 November 2015.
- ↑ Traynor, Darrian. "W-League Rd 14 - Melbourne v Sydney". gettyimages.
External links
- Alex Chidiac profile at Soccerway