Gillian Foster

Gillian Foster née Thomson (born 28 August 1976) is an Australian soccer player who played for Canberra Eclipse in the Women's National Soccer League (WNSL) and Central Coast Mariners in the W-League.[1] She is currently a midfielder.

This article is about the athlete. For the fictional character, see Gillian Foster (Lie to Me).

Gillian Foster
Personal information
Full name Gillian Foster
Date of birth (1976-08-28) 28 August 1976
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2004 Canberra Eclipse 32 (4)
2008–2010 Central Coast Mariners 9 (0)
National team‡
2002–2005 Australia 39 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 October 2016
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 July 2011

Club career

Gillian made her W-League debut against Melbourne Victory on Saturday, 25 October 2008.

International career

Foster played 39 times for Australia between 2002 and 2005. She was member of Australian team at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup and the winning Australian team at the 2003 OFC Women's Championship.[2][3][4]

Personal life

Foster is a qualified electrician.[5]

References
  1. "Aussie Footballers - Gillian Foster". OzFootball. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  2. Howe, Andrew. "Westfield Matildas Players - Caps" (PDF). Westfield W-League 2019/20 Season and Westfield Matildas Official Guide. p. 132. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  3. Duret, Sébastien; Zlotkowski, Andre; Morard, Hervé. "Oceania's Women's Championship 2003 (Australia)". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  4. "Matildas name World Cup squad". ABC News. 15 July 2003. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  5. Dawson, Andrew (4 November 2002). "Wedding double date a final dilemma". The Canberra Times. p. 22.


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