Kyah Simon

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Kyah Simon
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Simon playing for Boston Breakers in 2013
Personal information
Full name Kyah Pam Simon[1]
Date of birth (1991-06-25) 25 June 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Blacktown, Australia
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Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Sydney FC
(on loan from Boston Breakers)
Number 17
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Central Coast Mariners 9 (5)
2009–2013 Sydney FC 41 (23)
2012–2013 Boston Breakers 30 (16)
2013–2014 Western Sydney Wanderers 0 (0)
2014 Sydney FC 3 (1)
2015– Boston Breakers 7 (2)
2015– → Sydney FC (loan) 9 (5)
International career‡
2008–2009 Australia U-20 15 (10)
2007– Australia 58 (15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 January 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 November 2015

Kyah Pam Simon (born 25 June 1991) is an Indigenous Australian professional football striker. Simon became the first indigenous woman (she is of Australian-Aboriginal descent) to score for the Australia women's national football team. She currently plays for the Boston Breakers in the American National Women's Soccer League,[2] having previously played for Sydney FC, Central Coast Mariners, and Western Sydney Wanderers in the Australian W-League.

Early life

Growing up amongst a family of rugby players in Quakers Hill, New South Wales, near Sydney, Australia, Simon began playing football for the Quakers Hill under-8s and fell in love with the game. As a youth, she played at for the Hills Brumbies before moving across to Penrith Nepean United. At age fifteen, she broke her leg just on the verge of earning a scholarship with the NSW Institute of Sport, but that did not deter her from pursuing her dream. She made her national debut for the Australia women's national football team the following year at age 16.[3][4]

Playing career

Club

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Simon playing for the Central Coast Mariners

Central Coast Mariners

Kyah made her debut for the Central Coast Mariners against Melbourne Victory on Saturday, 25 October 2008. Kyah then made her scoring debut during Round 3 against Canberra United, scoring a double to assist the Mariners to a 2–1 win away from home.

Sydney FC

Simon joined Sydney FC for the 2009 W-League Season, playing in the first round against former club the Central Coast Mariners.[5]

She was the top scorer in the 2010–11 W-League with 11 goals in 12 games. She also earned Player of the Year, Young Player of the Year and Players Player of the Year honours.[6]

Boston Breakers

In April 2012, Simon signed with the Boston Breakers for the first and only season of the Women's Premier Soccer League Elite (WPSL Elite). She finished the season as the team's leading scorer with 12 goals and 26 points. She also ranked second in the league in the same categories. Simon logged 1,052 minutes with the Breakers and finished with two assists.[4]

In 2013, Simon signed as a free agent with the Breakers for the inaugural season of the National Women's Soccer League.[7][8]

Western Sydney Wanderers

In September 2013, Simon signed with Western Sydney Wanderers.[9]

Return to Sydney FC

After being injured for most of the 2013–14 season and hardly playing, Simon returned to Sydney FC for the 2014 season.[10]

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Kyah Simon playing against the Japan WNT in Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo in June 2012

Return to Boston Breakers

On 30 June 2015, after leading the Australia women's national football team to a quarter-final of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, the Boston Breakers announced the signing of Kyah Simon; returning her to the National Women's Soccer League.[11]

International

Simon made her debut for the Australia women's national football team in August 2007, at the age of 16, in a match against Hong Kong. She scored her first goal in a win over Brazil in the 2008 Peace Cup. In 2010, she scored the winning penalty for Australia to win the 2010 Asian Cup.[4]

Simon appeared at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, where she scored both of Australia's goals in a 2–1 win over Norway to ensure qualification for the quarter finals. She was the first ever Indigenous Australian (male or female) to score a goal in a World Cup tournament.[4]

In Canada during the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup round of 16 match against higher ranked Brazil, Simon slotted in the winning goal on a rebound after an initial attempt by Lisa De Vanna bounced off the Brazilian goalkeeper Luciana. The Matildas qualified for a historic quarterfinal match after the 1–0 win against Brazil, however were knocked out by Japan in the quarterfinal. Simon played each of Australia's 5 matches and scored 3 goals, including both goals in a 2–0 win against Nigeria in group stage.

In popular culture

Television and film

External video
video icon Aussies Abroad: The Matildas (ESPN) retrieved 12/18/2013

In 2013, Simon was featured in an hour-long episode of ESPN's Aussies Abroad entitled, The Matildas, which profiled four Australian national team players (Simon, Lisa De Vanna, Samantha Kerr, and Caitlin Foord) and their experience playing internationally.[12][13] Simon was also one of the subjects of a football documentary titled "No Apologies" by award winning filmmaker Ashley Morrison. This documentary tells the story of two Aboriginal female footballers and their journey to the World Cup. The other footballer featured in this documentary is Lydia Williams.

Magazines

In June 2011, Simon was on the cover of the Australian FourFourTwo Magazine along with fellow Matilda's Melissa Barbieri, Sam Kerr, Thea Slatyer and Sarah Walsh.[14]

Career statistics

International appearances

As of 29 November 2015
Australia national team
Year Apps Goals
2007 1 0
2008 11 1
2009 0 0
2010 10 1
2011 11 5
2012 7 4
2013 2 0
2014 0 0
2015 16 5
Total 58 16

International goals

Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first.

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 19 June 2008 Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon, South Korea  Brazil 1–0 1–0 2008 Peace Queen Cup
2 6 March 2010 Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane, Australia  North Korea 3–2 3–2 Friendly
3 12 May 2011 Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford, Australia  New Zealand 2–0 3–0 Friendly
4 20 June 2011 Jahnstadion, Göttingen, Germany  Mexico 3–2 3–2 Friendly
5 6 July 2011 BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany  Norway 1–1 2–1 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
6 2–1
7 3 September 2011 Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Jinan, China  Thailand 1–0 5–1 2012 Olympics qualifying
8 13 September 2012 Carroll Stadium, Indianapolis, United States  Haiti 3–0 4–0 Friendly
9 20 November 2012 Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen, China  Chinese Taipei 3–0 7–0 2013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup preliminary round 2
10 6–0
11 22 November 2011 Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen, China  Hong Kong 2–0 4–0 2013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup preliminary round 2
12 19 May 2015 Valentine Sports Park, Sydney, Australia  Vietnam 3–0 4–0 Friendly
13 12 June 2015 Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg, Canada  Nigeria 1–0 2–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
14 2–0
15 21 June 2015 Moncton Stadium, Moncton, Canada  Brazil 1–0 1–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
16 29 November 2015 Incheon Sungui Stadium, Incheon, South Korea  South Korea 1–0 1–0 Friendly

Honours

Club

Sydney FC

Country

Australia

Individual

References

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