Clare Polkinghorne

Clare Polkinghorne
	; Polkinghorne playing for Australia at the 2017 Algarve Cup
Personal information
Full name	Clare Elizabeth Polkinghorne
Date of birth	1 February 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	Vittsjö GIK
Number	4
Youth career
	Wynnum Wolves
	Capalaba Bulldogs
Senior career*
National team‡
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 January 2022; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 07 April 2023

Clare Elizabeth Polkinghorne (born 1 February 1989) is an Australian soccer player. She plays for Vittsjö GVK in the Damallsvenskan and for the Australia women's national soccer team (nicknamed the "Matildas").

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Personal information
Polkinghorne playing for Australia at the 2017 Algarve Cup
Full name	Clare Elizabeth Polkinghorne^[1]
Date of birth	(1989-02-01) 1 February 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia^[2]
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	Vittsjö GIK
Number	4
Youth career
	Wynnum Wolves
	Capalaba Bulldogs
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003	Brisbane Toro
2004	Queensland Lions
2004–2008	Queensland Academy of Sport
2008–2021	Brisbane Roar	139	(17)
2014	→ INAC Kobe Leonessa (loan)
2015	Portland Thorns	9	(0)
2018–2019	Houston Dash	18	(0)
2020	Avaldsnes IL	15	(1)
2021–	Vittsjö GIK	20	(2)
National team^‡
2006–2007	Australia U-20	14	(0)
2006–	Australia	156	(16)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 January 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 07 April 2023