Clare Hunt

Clare Josephine Hunt (born 12 March 1999) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a centre-back for Women's Super League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Australia national team. She has also played for the Western Sydney Wanderers in the A-League Women, where she served as the club captain, and for Canberra United.

Clare Hunt

Hunt with Western Sydney Wanderers in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Clare Josephine Hunt[1]
Date of birth	(1999-03-12) 12 March 1999 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth	Grenfell, Australia
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back[3]
Team information
Current team	Tottenham Hotspur
Number	15
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2021	Canberra United	12	(0)
2021–2023	Western Sydney Wanderers	25	(1)
2023–2024	Paris Saint-Germain	13	(0)
2024–	Tottenham Hotspur	17	(2)
International career‡
2023–	Australia	36	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 July 2025

Early life

Hunt, aged 17.

Clare Hunt grew up in Grenfell, New South Wales. She joined the Canberra United Academy at 15.^[4] Her older brother, Henry plays for the South Australia cricket team and her younger sister, Anna has represented the Matildas at a junior level.^[5]

Hunt attended Henry Lawson High School in Grenfell.

Club career

Canberra United

Hunt joined Canberra United from Canberra Croatia FC in October 2016. In November 2016, Hunt made her debut for the club in a 5–2 win against Newcastle, coming off the bench in the 59th minute.^[6]

Western Sydney Wanderers

She has been under contract with Western Sydney Wanderers since September 2021. In December 2021, Hunt made her debut for A-League Women club Western Sydney Wanderers in a 0–0 draw with Wellington Phoenix.^[7]

Paris Saint-Germain

On 15 September 2023, Hunt joined French club Paris Saint-Germain for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year contract.^[8][9]

Tottenham Hotspur

On 16 August 2024, Hunt joined WSL club Tottenham Hotspur on a three-year contract.^[10]

Hunt scored her first goal for Tottenham in a 3–2 loss at home to Liverpool on 6 October 2024.^[11] Her second goal for Tottenham also came against Liverpool on 28 April 2025 in a 2–2 draw away.^[12]

International career

Hunt made her debut for the Australia national team on 16 February 2023 in a 4–0 win over Czech Republic in the Cup of Nations, where she came on as a second-half substitute for Aivi Luik.^[13] She was also used in two other games in the tournament, as well as two other friendlies in April.

In 3 July 2023 she was selected for the 2023 World Cup squad.^[14]

On 4 June 2024, Hunt was named in the Matildas team which qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics, her debut Olympics selection.^[15] Later that year, she scored her debut goal for Australia in a 1–2 win against Germany on 28 October in Duisburg, Germany.^[16]

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	28 October 2024	Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena, Duisburg, Germany	Germany	2–1	2–1	Friendly

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain

• Coupe de France: 2023–24^[17]