Jada Whyman

Jada Leanne Mathyssen-Whyman (/ˈdʒɑːdə/ JAH-də;^[2] born 24 October 1999) is an Australian soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for AIK in the Damallsvenskan, the Swedish first division, and for the Australia women's national team.

Jada Mathyssen-Whyman

Whyman for Western Sydney Wanderers FC in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Jada Leanne Mathyssen-Whyman
Date of birth	(1999-10-24) 24 October 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	AIK
Number	28
Youth career
	Tolland Football Club
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	Macarthur Rams	22	(0)
2015–2020	Western Sydney Wanderers	35	(0)
2016	NSW Institute of Sport	15	(0)
2017	Macarthur Rams	2	(0)
2020–2024	Sydney FC	70	(0)
2024–	AIK	13	(0)
International career‡
2014	Australia U-17	2	(0)
2015–2017	Australia U-20	10	(0)
2022	Australia U-23	2	(0)
2023–	Australia	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 December 2024

Early life and education

Jada Leanne Mathyssen-Whyman^{[citation needed]} was born on 24 October 1999 in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales.^[3] She is of Aboriginal Australian heritage, with ancestry from the Wiradjuri and Yorta Yorta peoples.^[4]

She grew up in Wagga Wagga before moving to Canberra and later Sydney, where she attended Westfields Sports High School.^[5] She travelled from Wagga Wagga to both Sydney and Canberra regularly until late 2013, when she moved to the Australian Capital Territory.^[6]

Club career

Whyman's first club in Sydney was Macarthur Rams, joining the club in 2013 whilst still living in Wagga Wagga.^[7]

In August 2015, Whyman signed to play for Western Sydney Wanderers in the 2015–16 W-League,^[8] and made seven appearances in her debut season.^[9] She suffered a torn thigh in a game against Newcastle Jets, causing her to miss much of the season.^[10]

In August 2024, Whyman left Sydney FC at the end of her contract and joined Swedish club AIK until the end of the 2025 season.^[11][12]

International career

Whyman was first called up to the Australian under–17 team in 2013 for the 2013 AFC U-16 Women's Championship, aged thirteen.^[13]

She made her debut for Australia under–20 in a 2–0 win over Uzbekistan in the group stage of the 2015 AFC U-19 Women's Championship.^[14]

She was subsequently selected in a squad for the Senior national team (the Matildas), who played two friendlies against France and England in October 2018.^[15]

Honours

Individual

• National Premier Leagues NSW Goalkeeper of the Year:^[16] 2015, 2016, 2018
• Westfield W-League – Western Sydney Wanderers FC: Player of the Year 2017/18
• Westfield W-League – Western Sydney Wanderers FC: Members' Player of the Year 2017/18, 2018/19