Caitlin Friend

Caitlin Friend
Friend with Melbourne Victory in 2012
Personal information
Full name Caitlin Friend
Date of birth (1993-11-10) 10 November 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Melbourne, Australia
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Melbourne Victory
Number 22
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2014 Melbourne Victory 43 (15)
2014 Notts County 9 (0)
2014–2015 Melbourne Victory 3 (0)
2015–2016 Bulleen Lions
2016– Melbourne Victory 0 (0)
International career
Australia U17 (9)
Australia U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 March 2017
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 January 2014

Caitlin Friend (born 10 November 1993) is an Australian football (soccer) striker who plays for Melbourne Victory.[1]

Early life

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Friend started playing football from the age of seven. At the age of 12, she was removed from her club after they banned girls from playing. After playing tennis for a year, she returned to local football club Brunswick Zebras.[2]

Playing career

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In January 2014, Friend agreed to join English FA WSL club Notts County after the Australian season had concluded, a season in which she had overtaken Jodie Taylor as Melbourne Victory's all-time top goalscorer.[3][4]

After the WSL 2014 season, the Australian striker returned to Australia to play for Melbourne Victory after a year with Notts County. In January 2015 it was confirmed she would not be returning to Notts County for the 2015 season.

In October 2016, Friend returned to Melbourne Victory.[5]

Post-playing career

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Following Friend's retirement, she set up a training company called Elite Female Football, which works on training young female footballers. She was joined in this venture by Ashley Brown, Brianna Davey and Steph Catley.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Player profile - Caitlin Friend". Melbourne Victory FC. Archived from the original on 19 December 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
  2. ^ a b Downes, Cheryl (9 April 2019). "Caitlin Friend: Finding a Second Love Off the Pitch". Beyond90. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Caitlin Friend: Notts County Ladies sign Melbourne Victory striker". British Broadcasting Corporation. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  4. ^ Downes, Cheryl (4 February 2014). "The making of Caitlin Friend". The Women's Game. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Melbourne Victory announce Henninger and Johnson as full squad is completed". The Women's Game. 21 October 2016.