Thea Slatyer

Thea Slatyer (born 2 February 1983) is an Olympian, and former member of the Australia women's national football team The Matildas. She last played for Melbourne Victory in the Australian W-League in 2016.

Thea Slatyer
Slatyer playing for Newcastle Jets in 2010
Personal information
Full name Thea Kay Slatyer
Date of birth (1983-02-02) 2 February 1983
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Youth career
Northbridge
Greenwich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 NSW Sapphires
2008–2010 Canberra United 12 (0)
2006 Washington Freedom (0)
2010–2011 Newcastle Jets 8 (1)
2011–2012 Sydney FC 10 (2)
2015–2016 Melbourne Victory 11 (0)
National team
2002 Australia U-19
2002–2012 Australia 51 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 October 2016

Playing career

Club career

Slatyer played for Washington Freedom, Canberra United, Newcastle Jets and Sydney FC in the Australian W-League before retiring in 2012.[1]

In 2015 Slatyer came out of retirement to join Melbourne Victory.[2]

International career

After making her debut for Australia in 2002 Slatyer has played 51 times for the Matildas, scoring three times.[3][4]

Working life

Slatyer works as an integrity inspection engineer in the marine, aerospace and energy sectors. She is a NSW volunteer fire fighter, and previously worked as a sound engineer, DJ, mounted security patrol for the ATC and bodyguard and is a black belt in martial arts.[5] In June 2011, Slatyer was on the cover of the Australian FourFourTwo Magazine along with fellow Matilda's Melissa Barbieri, Sam Kerr, Kyah Simon and Sarah Walsh.

Honours
With Australia
  • AFC Women's Asian Cup Winners: 2010
  • AFC Women's Asian Cup runner up: 2006
  • 2004 Australian Olympic Team
  • 2002 Inaugural U19 FIFA World Cup Tournament finalist
  • 2009 Inaugural W League Tournament finalist
  • Australian Institute of Sport
  • NSW Institute of Sport

References
  1. "Slatyer calls time on career". FFA. 8 October 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  2. "Melbourne Victory squad revealed at Fan Day". The Women's Game. 4 October 2015.
  3. Football Australia Profile
  4. FIFA Player Statistics
  5. Bodyguard to the stars a star to Matildas – www.theage.com.au


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