Steph Catley

Steph Catley
Catley playing for Melbourne City in 2015
Personal information
Full name Stephanie-Elise Catley
Date of birth (1994-01-26) 26 January 1994
Place of birth Melbourne, Australia
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Seattle Reign FC
Number 7
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2015 Melbourne Victory 65 (7)
2014–2015 Portland Thorns FC 17 (0)
2015–2016 → Melbourne City (loan) 13 (0)
2016–2017 Orlando Pride 35 (1)
2016–2018 → Melbourne City (loan) 28 (1)
2018– Seattle Reign FC 12 (0)
National team‡
2008–2009 Australia U17 12 (0)
2011–2014 Australia U20 5 (0)
2012– Australia 67 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 July 2018[2]
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 April 2018

Stephanie-Elise "Steph" Catley (born 26 January 1994[3]) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Seattle Reign FC. She also plays for the Australian women's national team.[4][5]

Club career

Catley posing for a photograph with Melbourne Victory

A talented youngster who played for the South East Cougars in Football Federation Victoria's Victorian Champions League program, Catley made her senior debut at a young age; playing Perth Glory at only fifteen years of age in October 2009.

Playing predominantly in the midfield, Catley was a key figure in a young team and scored her maiden goal in her second season as she scored an equaliser three days before her birthday against Perth Glory in January 2011.

Catley has already made over 50 appearances for Melbourne Victory. She will again lead the club in next season's W-League following a successful stint with NWSL outfit Portland Thorns. [4]

Following a switch to defence for the 2011/12 season, Catley had her most impressive season to date and was rewarded by winning Female Footballer of the Year.[6]

At the end of the 2013–14 W-League season, Catley signed with NWSL team Portland Thorns.[7]

On 17 September 2015, Melbourne City announced they had signed Catley for the 2015–16 W-League season.[5]

On 10 December 2015, The Portland Thorns announced they had traded Catley to the Orlando Pride in exchange for goalkeeper Adrianna Franch and a 3rd round pick (#21) in the 2016 NWSL College Draft, which was used to select Arizona State Sun Devils defender McKenzie Berryhill.[8]

On 25 January 2016 Catley scored the 4th penalty for Melbourne City in a penalty shootout win against the Brisbane Roar in a close encounter.

Catley scored Orlando Pride's first ever goal in the NWSL on 21 April 2016.[9] Upon returning to Australia for the 2016–17 W-League season, Catley was named captain of the reigning league champions Melbourne City.[10]

Prior to the 2018 NWSL season, Catley was traded from the Orlando Pride to the Seattle Reign FC in exchange for Christine Nairn and Carson Pickett.[11]

International career

Catley playing for Australia in 2012

Having spent years playing in the youth teams of Australia, Catley made her international senior debut against New Zealand in June 2012, the same match as her childhood friend Ashley Brown.[12]

Catley was part of the Australia women's national soccer team squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, and was a starter in the games against the United States, Nigeria, Sweden and Brazil.

During the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Catley made all 5 starts at left back for Australia and played all 450 minutes. She made 8 tackles and won them all. Catley also made 12 interceptions and won 13 duels. Steph had a 72.4 percent accuracy for passing.[4]

Catley made 32 appearances for the Matildas leading into her first World Cup campaign.[4]

Media

Catley appeared on the cover of the Australian edition of FIFA 16, alongside global cover-star Lionel Messi, as well as compatriot Tim Cahill, making her one of the first women to feature on the cover of an EA Sports video game.[13][14][15]

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first.

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
122 November 2012Bao'an Stadium, Shenzen, China Hong Kong4–04–02013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup qualifying
219 May 2015Valentine Sports Park, Sydney Vietnam1–04–0Friendly

Honours

Catley playing for the Matildas at the 2017 Algarve Cup

Club

Melbourne Victory
Melbourne City FC

Country

Australia

Individual

References

  1. ↑ 2015 World Cup
  2. ↑ S. Catley at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Player profile – Stephanie Catley". Melbourne Victory FC. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2009.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Stephanie Catley". Westfield Matildas. Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Melbourne City FC Sign Matilda Steph Catley". Melbourne City FC. 17 September 2015.
  6. ↑ TWG Staff (22 November 2012). "Shipard, Catley recognised". The Women's Game. Archived from the original on 16 September 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "Stephanie Catley heading to the Portland Thorns". The Women's Game. 17 February 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014.
  8. ↑ "Orlando Pride Acquires Australian Women's National Team Defender Stephanie-Elise Catley". Orlando City SC. 10 December 2015.
  9. ↑ Cary, Allison (21 April 2016). "Steph Catley's Historic Goal in Portland". Orlando City SC. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  10. ↑ Dimopoulos, Andrew (11 October 2016). "Catley ready to embrace City leadership". Melbourne City FC. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  11. ↑ "Orlando Pride trade Steph Catley, Jasmyne Spencer for three Seattle Reign players". Orlando Sentinel. 29 January 2018.
  12. ↑ "Victorian pair make Australian debut". Football Federation Victoria. June 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  13. ↑ "Westfield Matildas Star Stephanie Catley named winner of the Australian FIFA 16 Cover Vote". easports.com/au. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  14. ↑ Adno, Carly (10 July 2015). "FIFA 16: Matildas star Steph Catley to appear alongside Barcelona's Lionel Messi on FIFA 16 cover". Fox Sports. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  15. ↑ Hytner, Mike (10 July 2015). "Fifa 16: Matildas' Steph Catley to be first ever woman on cover, alongside Messi". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  16. ↑ "Our W-League stars take top awards". Football Federation Australia. 14 November 2013. Archived from the original on 8 December 2013.
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