Amy Sayer

Amy Sayer
Personal information
Full name Amy Joan Irene Sayer
Date of birth (2001-11-30) 30 November 2001
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sydney FC
Number 20
Youth career
– 2013 FNSW Institute
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 FNSW Institute 24 (22)
2016–2017 Sydney University 4 (2)
2017–2018 Canberra United 10 (1)
2018– Sydney FC
Total 38 (14)
National team‡
2016 Australia U-17 8 (3)
2016– Australia U-20 10 (6)
2018- Australia 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 July 2018

Amy Joan Irene Sayer (born 30 November 2001) is an Australian football player at Sydney FC. She primarily plays as an attacking midfielder but was also deployed as a defensive midfielder in the Under-20s National team. She is known for her vision, passing, all round technical ability, and her ability to play and score with both feet.

On 16 July 2018, Sayer received her first call up to the Matildas, the senior Australian Women's Team, for the 2018 Tournament of Nations.

Early life and education

Born in Sydney, Australia, Sayer grew up in Northern Sydney, where she later attended Barker College. She was granted special permission to not attend classes due to her international team commitments and playing for Canberra United during the W-League season.

Club Career

Sayer began her youth career at Northbridge FC (now known as North Shore Mariners), as well as playing futsal and football at the FNSW Institute.

Several clubs were interested in signing Sayer for the 2016 W-League season, however due to her age, she decided to stay closer to home, signing for Sydney University on a youth contract.

Canberra United signed several young talents to play in the 2017 W-League season. Sayer joined the club after some impressive performances for the Australian National U-20 Women's Team, along with teammates Georgia Plessas, Georgia Boric, Clare Hunt and Karly Roestbakken.

On 25 November, Amy Sayer scored her first goal in the country's top division in a 3–2 home win against Perth Glory at McKellar Park. Sayer finished the season with one goal in 10 appearances, as well as being deployed in various positions such as a attacking midfielder and a left winger by manager Heather Garriock.

Sayer signed for Sydney FC on 4 September 2018 after one season at Canberra United in the W-League.

International Career

Sayer made her international youth debut on 25 August 2016, in a 28–0 demolition of Palestine, played at Vietnam. She marked her debut with one goal and seven assists in the first half of the match. She followed the first cap with three more dominating displays against Hong Kong (14–0), Iraq (8–0) and Vietnam (6–0).

At the age of 14 years old, Sayer earned her first call up to the U-20 squad for the AFC Pre-Qualifiers in November 2016. She made two appearances in two games, playing full minutes and scoring two goals. Following her debut tournament, Sayer was reselected in the Young Matilda's squad for the friendly series against USA and Canada in July 2017, and for the 2017 AFC Qualification Tournament held in China where she made four more appearances in the group stage and final series. She made another appearance in the 2018 friendly match against Thailand where she scored one goal.

On 16 July 2018, Alen Stajcic called up Sayer to the Senior Matildas squad to participate in the Tournament of Nations in USA after impressing in her maiden W-League season in with 10 appearances[1][2][3]. She earned her first international cap as a 93rd-minute substitute in the 2018 Tournament of Nations against Japan.

Style of Play

An attacking midfielder and playmaker, her versatility has allowed manager Heather Garriock to deploy Sayer primarily as an attacking midfielder with appearances as a winger or defensive midfielder, both instances due to injury concerns.

References

  1. ↑ "Matildas select bolter Sayer". Newcastle Herald. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "16-year-old bolter: Teen sensation's Matildas call-up". NewsComAu. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  3. ↑ Djordjieski, Michael (18 July 2018). "Teenage Canberra United star Amy Sayer hopes to launch World Cup hopes". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  1. [1]"Youngster enjoying dream run with Junior Matildas". Matildas. Retrieved 2018-03-28
  2. [2]"United bolstered by Young Matildas contingent". Canberra United. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  3. [3]"Amy Sayer". Canberra United. Retrieved 2018-03-28
  4. [4]"Canberra United Women vs Perth Glory Women, Westfield W-League, Round 5, 25th Nov 2017". Canberra United. Retrieved 2018-03-28
  5. [5]"Amy Sayer – Player Statistics". SportsTG. Retrieved 2018-03-28
  1. ↑ "Youngster enjoying dream run with Junior Matildas". Matildas. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "United bolstered by Young Matildas contingent". Canberra United. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Amy Sayer". Canberra United. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Canberra United Women vs Perth Glory Women, Westfield W-League, Round 5, 25th Nov 2017". Canberra United. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "Amy Sayer – Player Statistics". SportsTG. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
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