![]() Kellond-Knight playing for the Australia at the 2017 Algarve Cup | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Elise Kellond-Knight[1] | ||
Date of birth | 10 August 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | ||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder / Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Melbourne Victory | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2015 | Brisbane Roar | 68 | (8) |
2011–2012 | → Fortuna Hjørring (loan) | ||
2014 | → Iga F.C. Kunoichi (loan) | ||
2015–2017 | 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam | 50 | (4) |
2018 | Hammarby | 20 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Melbourne City | 11 | (2) |
2019 | Reign FC | 3 | (0) |
2019 | Washington Spirit | 6 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Brisbane Roar | 7 | (0) |
2020 | Kristianstads | 2 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Hammarby | 12 | (0) |
2022– | Melbourne Victory | 29 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2007–2009 | Australia U-20 | 13 | (0) |
2007– | Australia | 113 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 March 2020 |
Elise Kellond-Knight (born 10 August 1990) is an Australian international football player, who plays for Melbourne Victory in the A-League Women and the Australian national team. Kellond-Knight is a left footed set piece specialist.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Kellond-Knight was born and raised on the Gold Coast where she attended St Hilda's School throughout her upbringing.[4] She played junior football for Runaway Bay in the local Gold Coast competition.[5]
Kellond-Knight graduated from Griffith University with a Master of Business Administration in December 2023,[6] after previously completing a Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science at the same university.[7]
Club career
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Elise_Kellond-Knight_playing_December_2023.jpg/220px-Elise_Kellond-Knight_playing_December_2023.jpg)
At the annual Westfield W-League awards dinner in 2009, Kellond-Knight was jointly awarded the Young Player of the Year Award with Canberra United's Ellyse Perry.[8]
After leaving 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam at the end of 2017, Kellond-Knight was hoping to join the Reign FC in the NWSL, however a discovery claim by the North Carolina Courage prevented her from joining the Reign.[9] In April 2018, she signed a short-term deal with Hammarby in the Damallsvenskan. In June she extended her contract through the end of the season.[10]
Kellond-Knight signed with Melbourne City for the 2018–19 W-League season.[11]
Reign FC announced on September 24, 2018, that Kellond-Knight had signed with them for the 2019 NWSL season.[12]
On July 15, 2019, Kellond-Knight was traded to Washington Spirit in exchange for Sammy Jo Prudhomme.[13] On October 26, 2019, Kellond-Knight returned to Brisbane Roar.[14]
In November 2022, Kellond-Knight returned to Australia, joining reigning champions Melbourne Victory.[15]
International career
[edit]For her performances at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup and 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, Kellond-Knight was named as part of the All Star Teams for both tournaments.[16]
During a match against Brazil in the 2016 Olympics, a moment of Kellond-Knight and her teammate Lisa De Vanna went viral when during a short break, De Vanna absentmindedly tried to drink from the wrong end of a water bottle, prompting Kellond-Knight to quickly flip it in her hand.
On October 9, 2018, Kellond-Knight earned her 100th cap for Australia in a friendly against England, which ended in a 1–1 draw.[17]
At the 2019 Women's World Cup, she scored a goal directly from a corner kick in the Round of 16 match against Norway.[18]
Kellond-Knight was selected for the Australian women's football Matildas soccer team which qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The Matildas advanced to the quarter-finals with one victory and a draw in the group play. In the quarter-finals they beat Great Britain 4-3 after extra time. However, they lost 1–0 to Sweden in the semi-final and were then beaten 4–3 in the bronze medal playoff by USA.[19] Full details.
Career statistics
[edit]International goals
[edit]Key (expand for notes on "international goals" and sorting) | |
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Location | Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred Sorted by country name first, then by city name |
Lineup | Start – played entire match on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time |
Min | The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal. |
Assist/pass | The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information. |
penalty or pk | Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.) |
Score | The match score after the goal was scored. Sorted by goal difference, then by goal scored by the player's team |
Result | The final score. Sorted by goal difference in the match, then by goal difference in penalty-shoot-out if it is taken, followed by goal scored by the player's team in the match, then by goal scored in the penalty-shoot-out. For matches with identical final scores, match ending in extra-time without penalty-shoot-out is a tougher match, therefore precede matches that ended in regulation |
aet | The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation |
pso | Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parentheses; the match was tied at the end of extra-time |
Light-yellow background color – match at an invitational tournament | |
Light-orange background color – Olympic women's football qualification match | |
NOTE: some keys may not apply for a particular football player |
Goal | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 22 May 2014 | Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | ![]() |
2–1 |
2–1 |
2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
2. | 22 June 2019 | Allianz Riviera, Nice, France | ![]() |
1–1 |
1–1 |
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup |
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/2015-09-13_1.FFC_Frankfurt_vs_1.FFC_Turbine_Potsdam_Elise_Kellond-Knight_006.jpg/200px-2015-09-13_1.FFC_Frankfurt_vs_1.FFC_Turbine_Potsdam_Elise_Kellond-Knight_006.jpg)
International
[edit]- AFC Women's Asian Cup: 2010
- AFF Women's Championship: 2008
- AFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament: 2016
- Tournament of Nations: 2017
- FFA Cup of Nations: 2019
Individual
[edit]- W-League Young Player of the Year: 2009
- FIFA Women's World Cup All-Star Team: 2011, 2015
- FFA Female Footballer of the Year: 2011
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Women's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020 – Squad list: Australia" (PDF). FIFA. 5 August 2021. p. 1. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ 2015 World Cup
- ^ "Get to know... Elise Kellond-Knight". 10 October 2018.
- ^ Elise Kellond-Knight (St Hilda's alumna 2007)
- ^ ELISE KELLOND-KNIGHT FEATURES IN HER THIRD WORLD CUP
- ^ Kellond-Knight, Elise. "Got a paper - made Mum proud 🥹😍🎓. Thanks for the support @griffithuniversity … maybe I'll be back for round 3 🫣🤔🤓". Instagram. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ O'Grady, Stephen (2 August 2018). "Griffith football fans focus on Matildas bid for repeat glory". Griffith University. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ McIntosh, Ashleigh. "Kellond-Knight eyes new challenge"[permanent dead link]. Football Federation Australia, 4 November 2010. Retrieved on 16 May 2013.
- ^ "Elise Kellond-Knight has move to Seattle Reign put on hold by 'discovery' system". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ "Bajen värvar australiensisk landslagsspelare: "Håller högsta internationella klass"". 8 April 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ "Two Westfield Matildas headline raft of Melbourne City signings". 24 September 2018. Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ "Seattle Reign FC Sign Australian International Midfielder Elise Kellond-Knight". 24 September 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ Cavalier, Mason (15 July 2019). "Washington Spirit acquire Elise Kellond-Knight in trade with Reign FC". Washington Spirit.
- ^ "Kellond-Knight returns to Brisbane". Brisbane Roar. 26 October 2019.
- ^ "Melbourne Victory signs Elise Kellond-Knight". Melbourne Victory. 6 November 2022.
- ^ FIFA. "Double delight for Sawa". 18 July 2011. Retrieved on 16 May 2013. FIFA "Canada 2015 Technical Report published, All-Star Squad announced" 17 Aug 2015. Retrieved on 25 August 2015.
- ^ "England 1–1 Australia: women's international football friendly – as it happened". The Guardian. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- ^ "Norway Australia live report". Guardian. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
External links
[edit]- Elise Kellond-Knight – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Elise Kellond-Knight at the National Women's Soccer League
- Elise Kellond-Knight at Soccerway
- Elise Kellond-Knight at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archive)
- Elise Kellond-Knight at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Elise Kellond-Knight at Olympics.com
- Elise Kellond-Knight at Olympedia