Clare Polkinghorne

Clare Polkinghorne
	200px Polkinghorne playing for the Brisbane Roar
Personal information
Full name	Clare Elizabeth Polkinghorne
Date of birth	1 February 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Brisbane Roar
Number	4
Youth career
	Wynnum Wolves
	Capalaba Bulldogs
Senior career*
Years	Team
2003	Brisbane Toro
2004	Queensland Lions
	Queensland Academy of Sport
2008–	Brisbane Roar
2014	→ INAC Kobe Leonessa (loan)
2015	Portland Thorns
International career‡
2006–2007	Australia U-20
2006–	Australia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 November 2015; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 March 2016

Clare Elizabeth Polkinghorne (born 1 February 1989 in Brisbane, Queensland^[2]) is an Australian professional soccer player currently playing for the Brisbane Roar in the Australian W-League.

Career

For the 2014 season, Polkinghorne was loaned to Japan's INAC Kobe Leonessa.^[3] She signed for Portland Thorns of the National Women's Soccer League after the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.^[4]

Portland Thorns waived Polkinghorne in February 2016.^[5]

Polkinghorne first represented the Australia women's national soccer team in 2006 and has played 26 matches, scoring two goals. She played one match at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup^[6]^[7]

Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	5 March 2008	Stockland Park, Sunshine Coast, Australia	New Zealand	4–2	4–2	Friendly
2	2 June 2008	Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Japan	1–3	1–3	2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup
3	16 June 2013	Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra, Australia	New Zealand	1–0	1–1	Friendly
4	10 February 2015	Bill McKinlay Park, Auckland, New Zealand	North Korea	1–0	2–1	Friendly
5	11 March 2015	Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni, Cyprus	Czech Republic	5–2	6–2	2015 Cyprus Cup
6	2 March 2016	Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan	Vietnam	9–0	9–0	2016 Olympics qualifying

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Sporting positions
Preceded by None	Brisbane Roar captain 2008–present	Incumbent
Preceded by Melissa Barbieri	Australia captain 2013–present Served alongside: Kate Gill (2014)	Incumbent

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Personal information
200px Polkinghorne playing for the Brisbane Roar
Full name	Clare Elizabeth Polkinghorne^[1]
Date of birth	(1989-02-01) 1 February 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height	Script error: No such module "person height".
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Brisbane Roar
Number	4
Youth career
	Wynnum Wolves
	Capalaba Bulldogs
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003	Brisbane Toro
2004	Queensland Lions
	Queensland Academy of Sport
2008–	Brisbane Roar	79	(8)
2014	→ INAC Kobe Leonessa (loan)
2015	Portland Thorns	9	(0)
International career^‡
2006–2007	Australia U-20	14	(0)
2006–	Australia	85	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 November 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 March 2016