Clare Wheeler

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Clare Wheeler
Personal information
Full name Clare May Wheeler[1]
Date of birth (1998-01-14) 14 January 1998 (age 28)[2]
Place of birth Coffs Harbour, Australia
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position Defensive midfielder[3]
Team information
Current team
 Everton
Number 7
Youth career
Adamstown Rosebud
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2020 Newcastle Jets 67 (0)
2020–2021 Sydney FC 12 (4)
2021–2023 Fortuna Hjørring 21 (2)
2022–2023 → Everton (loan) 4 (0)
2023– Everton 60 (0)
International career‡
2015 Australia U20 10 (1)
2021– Australia 33 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 04:55, 24 October 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 November 2025

Clare May Wheeler (born 14 January 1998) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Everton and the Australia national team. She has represented Australia on the under-20 team.[4]

Early life

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Wheeler began playing soccer at age ten for a local club, the Adamstown Rosebud.[5] At the age of 13, she was selected for the state youth league, Northern NSW.[5] She was later selected for the Emerging Jets Program.[5]

Club career

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Wheeler playing for Newcastle Jets against Canberra United in 2018.

Newcastle Jets

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In 2013 at the age of 15, Wheeler was selected to play for the Newcastle Jets for the 2013–14 Newcastle Jets W-League season.[5][6] She made six appearances for the club playing primarily as a defender.[7] The Jets finished in last place during the regular season with a 0–11–1 record.[8] During the 2014 season, Wheeler made five appearances.[7] The Jets finished in fifth place with a 5–5–2 record.[9][10]

During the 2015-16 season, Wheeler made 11 appearances for the Jets.[7] The club finished in sixth place with a 3–5–4 record.[11] Returning to the Jets for the 2016-17 season, Wheeler made appearances in 11 of the 12 regular season matches.[7] The Jets finished the season in fifth place with a 4–5–3 record.[12]

Sydney FC

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Wheeler left Newcastle Jets to join Sydney FC ahead of the 2020–21 W-League season.[13]

Fortuna Hjørring

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In June 2021, Wheeler left Australia to join Danish champions Fortuna Hjørring.[14]

Everton

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In August 2022, Wheeler was loaned to English club Everton.[15] In January 2023, at the end of her loan, she was signed by the club on a permanent basis.[16]

International career

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In 2015, Wheeler was selected for the Young Matildas (under-20 national team) to compete at the 2015 AFC U-19 Women's Championship tournament in China.[17][18]

In 2021, Wheeler made her debut for the senior team in a friendly against the Republic of Ireland.[19] Wheeler scored her first international goal for the Matildas against the Philippines in winning an Olympic qualifying match 8–0 in Perth on 29 October 2023.[20] Jake Santa Maria of The West Australian observed, "Wheeler, has scored perhaps the best of the lot. She allowed herself one touch on the edge of the box before swinging one home. It is her first goal as a Matilda."[20]

On 4 June 2024, Wheeler was named in the Matildas team which qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics, her debut Olympics selection.[21]

Personal life

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Wheeler graduated Newcastle High School with an ATAR of 90, and graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Commerce, and worked in financial assistance at Macquarie Group after completing her university studies.[22]

Since 2021, Wheeler has been in a relationship with Jeremy Ord.[23] The couple got engaged in 2025.[24]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 19 October 2025[25]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Newcastle Jets 2013–14 A-League 6 0 — — 6 0
2014–15 A-League 5 0 — — 5 0
2015–16 A-League 11 0 — — 11 0
2016–17 A-League 11 0 — — 11 0
2017–18 A-League 11 0 — — 11 0
2018–19 A-League 12 0 — — 12 0
2019–20 A-League 11 0 — — 11 0
Total 67 0 — — 67 0
Sydney FC 2020–21 A-League 12 4 — — 12 4
Fortuna Hjørring 2021–22 Kvindeligaen 21 2 5 0 — 26 2
Everton 2022–23 Women's Super League 17 0 1 0 3 0 21 0
2023–24 Women's Super League 22 0 3 0 4 0 29 0
2024–25 Women's Super League 19 0 1 0 2 0 22 0
2025–26 Women's Super League 6 0 0 0 2 0 8 0
Total 64 0 5 0 11 0 80 0
Career total 158 6 10 0 11 0 185 6
  1. ^ includes Danish Women's Cup, Women's FA Cup
  2. ^ includes FA Women's League Cup

International

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As of match played 29 October 2024[25]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Australia 2021 5 0
2022 7 0
2023 6 1
2024 9 1
Total 27 2
Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Wheeler goal.
List of international goals scored by Clare Wheeler
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 29 October 2023 Perth Stadium, Perth, Australia Error creating thumbnail:  Philippines 8–0 8–0 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
2 3 June 2024 Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 1–0 2–0 Friendly

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