Katrina Gorry
Gorry playing for Australia in 2017
Personal information
Full name Katrina-Lee Gorry[1]
Date of birth (1992-08-13) 13 August 1992[2]
Place of birth Brisbane, Australia
Height 1.54 m (5 ft 1 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 West Ham United
Number 22
Youth career
Mount Gravatt
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Melbourne Victory 9 (2)
2010–2011 Adelaide United 9 (1)
2011–2012 Melbourne Victory 9 (3)
2012 Ottawa Fury 12 (2)
2012–2020 Brisbane Roar 88 (18)
2014 FC Kansas City 10 (1)
2017 Vegalta Sendai 14 (0)
2018 Utah Royals FC 16 (0)
2020 Avaldsnes 13 (3)
2020–2022 → Brisbane Roar (loan) 18 (5)
2022–2023 Vittsjö GIK 43 (7)
2022–2023 → Brisbane Roar (loan) 10 (3)
2024– West Ham United 0 (0)
International career‡
2012– Australia 105 (17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 December 2023

Katrina-Lee Gorry (born 13 August 1992) is an Australian professional football player who plays as a midfielder for West Ham United in the Women's Super League and for the Australia national team. Gorry was the 2014 Asia's Footballer of the Year.[4] In October 2023, she was nominated for 'Hässleholmer of the Year' in the Swedish municipality of Hässleholm where she lived and played, following her World Cup performance.[5]

Club career

Gorry played youth football for Mount Gravatt.[6] From 2009 to 2012, Gorry played one season each for the Australian first division clubs Melbourne Victory, Adelaide United, and again Melbourne Victory. In the summer of 2012, she moved to Canadian W League participant Ottawa Fury, with whom she secured the championship.[7]

Brisbane Roar, 2012–2020

Gorry joined the Brisbane Roar ahead of the 2012–13 W-League Season. In October 2017, Gorry become the first member of the Roar to sign a multi-year contract, as she signed a two-year deal to remain in Brisbane.[8]

FC Kansas City, 2014

In March 2014, it was announced the Gorry was joining FC Kansas City in the NWSL.[9] She made 10 appearances for the team as they won the 2014 NWSL Championship.[10]

Vegalta Sendai, 2017

In 2017, Gorry spent a season with Vegalta Sendai in Japan.[11]

Utah Royals FC, 2018

On 14 February 2018, she joined the Utah Royals FC, marking her return to the NWSL.[12] She made 16 appearances for Utah in 2018. After the season, Utah declined her contract option and she was waived by the club.[13]

Avaldsnes, 2020

On 29 January 2020, Gorry signed with Avaldsnes in the Toppserien for the 2020 season. Gorry played her first game for Avaldsnes on 18 July 2020, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 win over Arna-Bjørnar. Her first appearance for the side earned her a spot in the Toppserien team of the week.[14]

Loan to Brisbane Roar

In December 2020, Brisbane Roar announced that Gorry will return to the club for the 2020–21 W-League season on loan from Avaldsnes.[15]

Vittsjö GIK, 2022-2023

On 12 November 2023, Gorry announced she would be leaving the club.[16]

West Ham United, 2024–

On January 5, 2024, Gorry joined Super League club West Ham United.[17] She made her debut for the club on January 14 in the FA Cup match against Chelsea, playing for 75 minutes as a starter.[18]

International career

Gorry made her debut for Australia on 11 July 2012 as a substitute against Japan.[3][19] In May 2014, Australia played in the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup. Gorry played in all five games, scored three goals, and reached the final against Japan, where Japan won 1–0. Gorry won AFC Women's Player of the Year and FFA Women's Player of the Year in 2014.

Gorry with Brisbane Roar in 2014

In May 2015, Gorry was named to the Australia's 23-player roster for the 2015 FIFA World Cup. She appeared in four out of Australia's five matches. The Matildas finished second in their group and advanced to the knockout stage. They defeated Brazil in the Round of 16 but lost to Japan in the quarter-finals.[20]

Australia defeated Japan 3-1 in the qualifying for the Olympic Games. Gorry attended her first Olympics in 2016. She appeared in all four matches for Australia at Rio 2016. Their quarter-final match against Brazil was tied 0–0 after extra time and went to penalties. Gorry was the fourth person to take a PK for Australia, she did not convert her penalty and Brazil went on to win the match 7–6 on penalties.[21]

Gorry was part of the Matildas squad that won the 2017 Tournament of Nations and defeated the United States for the first time ever.[22]

At the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup Gorry appeared in four matches. Australia advanced to the Championship Game by defeating Vietnam but lost to Japan 1–0 in the final. Australia qualified for the 2019 FIFA World Cup.[23]

An injury at the end of the year prevented her from participating in the Cup of Nations in late February/early March 2019. She came back as a last-minute substitute in the 5-3 loss to the USA on April 5, 2019.[24][25] She was nominated for the World Cup squad on May 14, 2019.  She came on as a substitute in the 69th minute when the score was 1-1 against Italy and conceded a goal with her team in the fifth minute of added time to make it 2-1. She then featured in the final group game in the 4-1 win against Jamaica, where she provided the assist for one of Sam Kerr's four goals. In the round of 16, the penalty shootout was lost against former world champion Norway.

In the successfully completed qualification for the 2020 Olympics Games, she played in two of five games. After that, she was initially not nominated again because of her pregnancy.[26] Since April 2022 she has been nominated regularly again.

In the 2023 FIFA World Cup, Gorry had the highest number of tackles of any player at 59, and covered the most ground of any player at 57.68km. [27] She played her 100th match for Australia in the semi-final against England.[28]

Personal life

Gorry has a daughter, Harper, and is engaged to Swedish footballer Clara Markstedt.[29] Gorry gave birth to their first child in 2021[30] and has announced her fiancee Markstedt is pregnant with their second child together. [31]

Career statistics

International goals


Goal		 Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition
129 June 2013TATA Steel Stadion, Velsen, Netherlands Netherlands1–11–3Friendly
26 July 2013Stade Jean-Bouin, Angers, France France2–02–0Friendly
324 November 2013WIN Stadium, Wollongong, Australia China1–02–0Friendly
45 March 2014GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus Netherlands1–22–22014 Cyprus Cup
512 March 2014Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni, Cyprus Italy4–05–22014 Cyprus Cup
616 May 2014Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Jordan3–03–12014 AFC Women's Asian Cup
718 May 2014Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Vietnam2–02–02014 AFC Women's Asian Cup
822 May 2014Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam South Korea1–02–12014 AFC Women's Asian Cup
911 March 2015Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni, Cyprus Czech Republic1–16–22015 Cyprus Cup
107 April 2015Stadion Villach Lind, Villach, Austria Austria1–21–2Friendly
1121 May 2015Jubilee Oval, Sydney, Australia Vietnam1–011–0Friendly
1229 February 2016Kincho Stadium, Osaka, Japan Japan3–13–12016 Olympics Qualifying Tournament
137 March 2016Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan North Korea2–12–12016 Olympics Qualifying Tournament
144 August 2017StubHub Center, Carson, United States Brazil4–16–12017 Tournament of Nations
157 February 2020Campbelltown Sports Stadium, Sydney, Australia Chinese Taipei7–07–02020 Olympics Qualifying Tournament

Honours

International

Club

Ottawa Fury

Brisbane Roar
FC Kansas City

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 – List of Players: Australia" (PDF). FIFA. 6 July 2015. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  2. ↑ "Player profile – Katrina Gorry". Melbourne Victory FC. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2009.
  3. 1 2 "Katrina Gorry". Westfield Matildas. Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 7 June 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "Katrina Gorry named AFC Women's Player of the Year". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Katrina Gorry nominated for Swedish citizen of the year award after World Cup heroics". 6 October 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "Globe-trotting competitors". South East Advertiser. News Limited. 5 July 2006.
  7. ↑ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". 11 September 2014. Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  8. ↑ "Matildas star Katrina Gorry makes Roar history". 21 October 2017. Archived from the original on 20 October 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  9. ↑ "Gorry to join FC Kansas City". Westfield Matildas. Football Federation Australia. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  10. ↑ "K. Gorry". Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  11. ↑ "カトリーナ ゴリー選手 完全移籍加入のお知らせ" [Notification of full transfer joining Katrina Goli player] (in Japanese). Vegalta Sendai. 9 April 2017.
  12. ↑ "Australian WNT goal scorer and NWSL champion Katrina Gorry Joins Utah Royals FC". RSL Communications. 14 February 2018.
  13. ↑ "UTAH ROYALS FC KEEPS CORE INTACT FOR 2019 SEASON". 1 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  14. ↑ "Gorry and Polkinghorne sign for Avaldsnes IL". My Football. 29 January 2020.
  15. ↑ "Katrina Gorry returns for ninth season at Brisbane Roar". Brisbane Roar. 4 December 2020.
  16. ↑ Cootes, Isobel (13 November 2023). "Katrina Gorry farewells Swedish club Vittsjo GIK for 'new adventure'". Optus Sport. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  17. ↑ "West Ham United sign Australia international Katrina Gorry". www.whufc.com. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  18. ↑ "Chelsea Women v West Ham United Women". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  19. ↑ "Westfield Matildas fall to Japan". Football Federation Australia. 12 July 2012. Archived from the original on 14 March 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  20. ↑ "Westfield Matildas name World Cup squad". Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  21. ↑ "BRAZIL VS. AUSTRALIA 0 – 0". Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  22. ↑ "Australian women beat U.S. in Tournament of Nations". USA Today. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  23. ↑ "WOMEN'S ASIAN CUP". Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  24. ↑ "Ante Milicic confirms Westfield Matildas squad for France 2019". Matildas. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  25. ↑ "Your Westfield Matildas 2019 World Cup squad guide: Midfielders". Matildas. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  26. ↑ "Pregnant Matilda to miss Olympics campaign".
  27. ↑ "GREEN, GOLD AND BOLD: THE MATILDA RESILIENCE".
  28. ↑ "Katrina Gorry set for 100th CommBank Matildas appearance at World Cup semi-final | Matildas". www.matildas.com.au. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  29. ↑ "Inside the love lives of the FIFA Women's World Cup stars". news.com.au. 1 August 2023.
  30. ↑ "How motherhood turned Matilda Katrina Gorry into a World Cup starter". amp.smh.com.au. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  31. ↑ "Matildas fan favourite Katrina Gorry and fiancee Clara Markstedt announce pregnancy". 7news.com.au. 23 November 2023.
  32. ↑ "FC Kansas City Earns 2014 NWSL Championship". FC Kansas City. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
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