Isabella Wallhead

Isabella Wallhead (born 15 February 2003) is an Australian soccer player who plays for the Perth Glory in the W-League.[1]

Isabella Wallhead
Personal information
Full name Isabella Rose Wallhead
Date of birth (2003-02-15) 15 February 2003
Place of birth Attadale, Australia
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Perth Glory
Number 16
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Perth Glory 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Wallhead grew up in Perth and attended Seton Catholic College.[2] Wallhead played youth football at Cockburn City.[3]

In 2018, Wallhead was selected for the Australian under-17 national team.[4] She played at the 2019 AFC under 16 Women's Championship in Thailand, where she was one of 5 West Australians in the squad[5] and scored 2 goals in the qualifying match against Palestine in an 11–0 victory.[6][7] Australia lost in the semi-finals and failed to qualify for the world cup.

Wallhead was selected for the Perth Glory squad for the 2019–20 W-League season, and made her debut against Adelaide United on 3 January 2020, replacing Natasha Rigby for the second half.[8] In her second match against Western Sydney Wanderers, she scored an own goal in a 3–1 loss.[9] In December 2020, Wallhead re-signed with Perth Glory ahead of the 2020–21 W-League season.[10]

References
  1. "Isabella Wallhead". Perth Glory FC. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  2. Nico, Jessica (24 May 2016). "Seton Catholic College's Isabella Wallhead heading towards lifelong ambition". PerthNow. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  3. Nico, Jessica (13 September 2017). "Soccer: Munster teen sets target on playing for Australia". PerthNow. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  4. Roberts, Leah (19 October 2018). "Seton Catholic College student representing Australia in soccer". PerthNow. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  5. "Junior Matildas face North Korea in AFC U-16 semis". Football West. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  6. "Junior Matildas start qualifiers with big win". The Women's Game. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  7. "Junior Matildas". Community News Group. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  8. Greco, John (3 January 2020). "Glory snatch draw with Adelaide after Andrews' late penalty". W-League.
  9. "Wanderers shake off plucky Glory to return to winners list". W-League. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  10. Morgan, Gareth (1 December 2020). "Quartet of W-League young guns on board for 2020/21". Perth Glory.


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