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Michelle Heyman
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Michelle Pearl Heyman (born 4 July 1988) is an Australian soccer player and commentator who currently plays for Canberra United FC in the A-League in Australia. She became the all-time record goalscorer in the W-League in March 2021 after scoring her 73rd goal. She has previously played for W-League teams Central Coast Mariners, Sydney FC, and Adelaide United, as well as the Western New York Flash in the American National Women's Soccer League. Heyman has represented Australia since 2010, playing at the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup, the 2015 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics. In May 2019, she retired from international football[2] but returned to the team in January 2024 when she was called up following an injury to Matildas' striker Sam Kerr.[3]
![]() Heyman playing for Australia at the 2016 Rio Olympics | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Michelle Pearl Heyman[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1988-07-04) 4 July 1988 (age 35) | ||
Place of birth | Shellharbour, New South Wales, Australia | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Canberra United | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008 | Illawarra Stingrays | ||
2008–2009 | Sydney FC | 3 | (0) |
2009 | Central Coast Mariners | 11 | (11) |
2010–2018 | Canberra United | 93 | (56) |
2012 | Brøndby IF | ||
2015 | Western New York Flash | 9 | (1) |
2016–2018 | Illawarra Stingrays | 11 | (5) |
2018–2019 | Adelaide United | 12 | (1) |
2020– | Canberra United | 66 | (48) |
International career‡ | |||
2010– | Australia | 66 | (26) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 June 2024 |