Personal information | |||
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Full name | Grace Maher | ||
Date of birth | 18 April 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Western United | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2015–2018 | Canberra United | 28 | (5) |
2018–2019 | Melbourne Victory | 8 | (1) |
2019 | KR | 17 | (2) |
2019–2020 | Melbourne Victory | 9 | (0) |
2020–2023 | Canberra United | 42 | (8) |
2023– | Western United | 23 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2016– | Australia U20 | 13 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 October 2017 |
Grace Maher (born 18 April 1999) is an Australian football player who currently plays for Western United in the Australian A-League Women. [1] She previously played for Melbourne Victory and Canberra United in the A-League Women and for KR in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna. [2] [3] [4]
In 2014, at the age of 15 Maher signed with Canberra United in the Australian W-League . At the time she was the youngest player to ever sign with a W-League team. [2] She was in the starting lineup for the 2014 Grand Final, helping Canberra defeat Perth 3–1. [5] In four seasons at Canberra, Maher made 28 appearances and scored 5 goals. [6]
Maher signed with Melbourne Victory for the 2018–19 W-League season. [5]
In September 2020, after two seasons with Melbourne Victory, Maher returned to Canberra United. [7]
In August 2023, Maher returned to Melbourne, joining Western United. [8]
Maher has played for the Young Matildas, and was called up to the Australia women's national team for a training camp in Australia ahead of the 2017 Algarve Cup. [9]