Jada Mathyssen-Whyman

Jada Mathyssen-Whyman is an Australian soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Western Sydney Wanderers in the W-League.

Jada Mathyssen-Whyman
Personal information
Place of birth Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Sydney FC
Number 1
Youth career
Tolland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Macarthur Rams 22 (0)
2015–2020 Western Sydney Wanderers 35 (0)
2016 NSW Institute of Sport 15 (0)
2017 Macarthur Rams 2 (0)
2020– Sydney FC 0 (0)
National team‡
2014 Australia U-17 2 (0)
2015– Australia U-20 10 (0)
2018– Australia 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 February 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 July 2018

Early life

Whyman is of Indigenous Australian heritage, with ancestry from the Wiradjuri and Yorta Yorta peoples.[1] Whyman grew up in Wagga Wagga before moving to Canberra and later Sydney, where she attended Westfields Sports High School.[2] She travelled from Wagga Wagga to both Sydney and Canberra regularly until late 2013 when she moved to the Australian Capital Territory.[3]

Playing career

Club

Whyman's first club in Sydney was Macarthur Rams, joining the club in 2013 whilst still living in Wagga Wagga.[4]

In August 2015, Whyman signed to play for Western Sydney Wanderers in the 2015–16 W-League,[5] and made seven appearances in her debut season.[6] She suffered a torn thigh in a game against Newcastle Jets, causing her to miss much of the season.[7]

International

Whyman was first called up to the Australian under-17 team in 2013 for the 2013 AFC U-16 Women's Championship, aged thirteen.[8]

She made her debut for Australia under-20 in a 2–0 win over Uzbekistan in the group stage of the 2015 AFC U-19 Women's Championship.[9]

She was subsequently selected in a squad for the Senior national team who would be playing two friendlies against France and England in October 2018.[10]

Honours

Individual
  • National Premier Leagues NSW Goalkeeper of the Year:[11] 2015, 2016, 2018
  • Westfield W-League - Western Sydney Wanderers FC: Player of the Year 2017/18
  • Westfield W-League - Western Sydney Wanderers FC: Members' Player of the Year 2017/18, 2018/19

References
  1. Odong, Ann (26 April 2016). "Look out Lydia! Why Jada Mathyssen Whyman could be the Matildas next #1". Zela. Special Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  2. Chester, Mark (4 February 2015). "Jada on a fast track". Football NSW. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  3. Brunsdon, Simon (6 December 2013). "Jada racks up the miles to achieve her sporting goals". The Daily Advertiser. Wagga Wagga: Australian Community Media. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  4. Walsh, Martin (24 February 2015). "Jada eyes development with Rams". Campbelltown Macarthur Advertiser. Fairfax Regional Media. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  5. Fist, Rebecca (2 September 2015). "Dreams become reality for Jada". The Riverina Leader. Wagga Wagga: Australian Community Media. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  6. "Wander Women's win sealed in injury time". Liverpool City Champion. Fairfax Regional Media. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  7. Fist, Rebecca (18 January 2016). "Wagga's W-League star reflects on thrills and spills". The Daily Advertiser. Wagga Wagga: Australian Community Media. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  8. Brunsdon, Simon (7 September 2013). "Superstar in making picked for China comp". The Daily Advertiser. Wagga Wagga: Australian Community Media.
  9. Fist, Rebecca (26 August 2015). "Jada's clean sheet makes for top debut". The Riverina Leader. Wagga Wagga: Australian Community Media. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  10. "Big names absent from Matildas' squad". The World Game. SBS. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  11. Fist, Rebecca (13 September 2016). "Our NPL Golden Glove winner". The Daily Advertiser. Wagga Wagga: Australian Community Media. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
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