Emily Gielnik

Emily Gielnik

Gielnik playing for Brisbane Roar in 2012
Personal information
Full name Emily Gielnik
Date of birth (1992-05-13) 13 May 1992
Place of birth Melbourne, Australia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
Brisbane Roar
Number 17
Youth career
Redlands United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009– Brisbane Roar 62 (27)
2012 Liverpool 12 (1)
2013 Ottawa Fury
2016 Urawa Red Diamonds
National team
2012– Australia 9 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 October 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 March 2016

Emily Gielnik (born 13 May 1992) is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays for Brisbane Roar. She has represented Australia on the Australia women's national soccer team.

Playing career

Brisbane Roar, 2009–present

Born in Melbourne of Croatian heritage, Gielnik moved to Queensland at the age of seven. After stopping basketball due to injuries she took up soccer and was eventually signed by Brisbane Roar for the second season of the W–League.[1] At Brisbane she became recognised as a "super sub" for her knack of coming off the substitutes' bench to score late goals.[2]

Liverpool LFC and Ottawa Fury, 2012–2013

In May 2012, Gielnik signed for English club Liverpool L.F.C., during the 2012 FA WSL season.[3] In October 2012, she was one of ten players to be released by Liverpool's new manager Mark Beard.[4] In 2013, Gielnik joined Ottawa Fury for their W-League season.[5]

After the 2016 Olympics, Gielnik joined Japanese club Urawa Red Diamonds.[6]

International

Gielnik scored a hat-trick on her international debut for Australia Under 19s in October 2011.[1] She made her first appearance for the senior Matildas team in a 3–0 friendly defeat to World champions Japan in Tokyo on 11 July 2012.[7]

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first.

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 2 March 2016 Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan  Vietnam 1–0 9–0 2016 Olympics qualifying

References

  1. 1 2 "Gielnik glee at dream debut". Asian Football Confederation. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  2. "Gielnik happy with 'super sub' role". Football Federation Australia. 24 January 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  3. "Liverpool Ladies sign Australian striker Emily Gielnik". BBC. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  4. "Ladies release 10 players". Liverpool Ladies FC. 17 October 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  5. "Ottawa Fury unveil 2013 PDL & W-League rosters". Soccer Wire. 21 May 2013.
  6. "Aussie trio find new clubs in Germany, Japan and the United States". The Women's Game. 30 August 2016.
  7. "Westfield Matildas fall to Japan". Football Federation Australia. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
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