Hannah Southwell

Hannah Southwell
Personal information
Full name Hannah Southwell
Date of birth (1999-03-04) 4 March 1999
Place of birth Australia
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Newcastle Jets
Number 1
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Newcastle Jets 18 (0)
National team
2014 Australia U-17
2014–2016 Australia U-20
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 October 2015

Hannah Southwell (born 4 March 1999) is an Australian international rugby sevens player.

She previously played soccer, where she played for Newcastle Jets in the Australian W-League. She became the league's youngest goalkeeper in 2014 at the age of 15.[1][2]

Soccer

Club

Southwell signed with Newcastle Jets in 2014.[3] She made her debut on 20 September 2014 in a match against Perth Glory.[4] She made six appearances for the team during the 2014–15 W-League season. Newcastle finished in fifth place during the regular season with a 5–5–2 record.[4] During the 2015–16 W-League season, Southwell made 12 appearances for Newcastle and helped the team finish in sixth place with a 3–5–4 record.[4]

International

Southwell represented Australia in the under-17 and under-20 national teams.[5][6] In January 2016, Southwell earned a call-up to training camp for the Australia women's national soccer team.[7]

Rugby

Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2016– Australia Oceania 2016

In late 2016, Southwell made the decision to switch codes and play rugby sevens.[8] She made her first appearances for the Australian national team at the 2016 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship, Australia winning the Championship after defeating Fiji in the final.[9]

References

  1. Osland, Georgia (8 December 2014). "Newcastle Jets goalie makes W-League history". Newcastle Star. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  2. Kerry, Craig (12 May 2014). "Selection sweep surprises Southwell". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  3. "Newcastle Jets add four more". The Women's Game. 15 August 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "Hannah Southwell". Soccer Way. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  5. "Mini Matildas head to AFC qualifiers". Football Federation Australia. 28 September 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  6. "Westfield Young Matildas squad named". Football Federation Australia. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  7. Parris, Michael (20 January 2016). "Hannah Southwell named for Matildas training camp". The Herald. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  8. Kerry, Craig (24 October 2016). "Ex-Jets keeper quickly tackles new code". The Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  9. Callinan, Josh (13 November 2016). "Oceania Sevens Championship success and praise for Australian debutante Hannah Southwell". The Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 5 July 2017.

Further reading

  • Grainey, Timothy (2012), Beyond Bend It Like Beckham: The Global Phenomenon of Women's Soccer, University of Nebraska Press, ISBN 0803240368
  • Stewart, Barbara (2012), Women's Soccer: The Passionate Game, Greystone Books, ISBN 1926812603
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