Michelle Heyman

Michelle Heyman

Heyman playing for Australia in 2016
Personal information
Full name Michelle Pearl Heyman
Date of birth (1988-07-04) 4 July 1988
Place of birth Shellharbour, NSW, Australia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Playing position Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Sydney FC 3 (0)
2009 Central Coast Mariners 11 (11)
2010–2016 Canberra United 74 (46)
2015 Western New York Flash 9 (1)
National team‡
2010– Australia 53 (20)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 November 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 August 2016

Michelle Pearl Heyman (born 4 July 1988) is an Australian football player who currently plays for Canberra United in the W-League in Australia.

Club career

Heyman playing for Canberra United in 2010

Heyman played for Sydney FC during the 2008–09 season of the W-League.

Heyman signed from Sydney FC in the off-season to join Central Coast Mariners.

Heyman scored a double on debut for the Central Coast Mariners, against her old club, Sydney FC.[2]

Heyman won the Golden Boot award for most goals scored during the League season along with the Player of the year award in the W-League 2009.[3]

In 2010, Heyman signed with Canberra United.

On 9 July 2015, Heyman signed with US side Western New York Flash.[4]

International career

Heyman made her debut for the national team in 2010. She was part of the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup squad that finished the tournament as runners-up. Heyman was chosen to take part in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Australia's score first.

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 3 September 2011 Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Jinan, China  Thailand 2–0 5–1 2012 Olympics qualification
2 3–0
3 13 September 2012 Carroll Stadium, Indianapolis, United States  Haiti 4–0 4–0 Friendly
4 13 June 2013 Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra, Australia  New Zealand 1–0 1–0 Friendly
5 5 March 2014 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus  Netherlands 2–2 2–2 2014 Cyprus Cup
6 10 March 2014 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus  Scotland 1–3 2–4 2014 Cyprus Cup
7 2–4
8 9 April 2014 Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre, Brisbane, Australia  Brazil 2–1 2–1 Friendly
9 10 February 2015 Bill McKinlay Park, Auckland, New Zealand  North Korea 2–1 2–1 Friendly
10 12 February 2015 Bill McKinlay Park, Auckland, New Zealand  New Zealand 2–0 3–2 Friendly
11 11 March 2015 Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni, Cyprus  Czech Republic 4–1 6–2 2015 Cyprus Cup
12 19 May 2015 Valentine Sports Park, Sydney, Australia  Vietnam 4–0 4–0 Friendly
13 21 May 2015 Jubilee Oval, Sydney, Australia  Vietnam 2–0 11–0 Friendly
14 6–0
15 8–0
16 29 February 2016 Kincho Stadium, Osaka, Japan  Japan 2–0 3–1 2016 Olympics qualifying
17 2 March 2016 Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan  Vietnam 8–0 9–0 2016 Olympics qualifying
18 7 March 2016 Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan  North Korea 1–0 2–1 2016 Olympics qualifying
19 9 August 2016 Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil  Zimbabwe 5–0 6–1 2016 Summer Olympics
20 6–0

Honours

Club

Canberra United

Individual

Personal life

Heyman is openly lesbian.[5]

References

  1. ↑ 2015 World Cup
  2. ↑ Marvellous Mariners Women win season opener. Central Coast Mariners. ccmariners.com.au.
  3. ↑ Late start no hurdle for Heyman. W-League. a-league.com.au.
  4. ↑ "Matildas striker Michelle Heyman signs with US side Western New York Flash". theguardian.com. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  5. ↑ Heyman, Michelle; Warby, Danielle (29 February 2016). "Get out and stay out: Michelle Heyman". Retrieved 11 August 2016.
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