Alexandra Carla Chidiac (born 15 January 1999) is an Australian international

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player who plays as a

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for

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in the

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and for the Australia national team.

Early life and education

Chidiac was born in

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, but moved to

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, when she was three months old, and considers herself South Australian. She began playing youth football with Croydon Kings where she played alongside boys. In 2011, Chidiac won the under-14B-grade premiership. She was selected to play in the

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Women's Premier League with an FFSA Under 14/15 team. In 2013, Chidiac was named Premier League player of the year after scoring 33 goals. When she played at the National Youth Championships in

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in July 2013, she was pronounced player of the tournament. She attended St. Mary's College in Adelaide, taking classes by correspondence when she moved to

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. After moving to Melbourne, Chidiac shared a home at

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with four other interstate players.

Club career

Adelaide United (2014)

Ahead of the 2014 W-League season, Chidiac was signed by

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. On 21 September 2014, she made her debut in a 1–0 loss to

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. On 23 November 2014, she scored her first goal in a 2–2 draw with

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. She finished the season with one goal in 9 appearances.

Melbourne City (2015–2016)

In September 2015, Chidiac signed with new W-League club Melbourne City, becoming the youngest member on

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’s star-studded squad. On 18 October 2015, she made her debut in a 6–0 win over

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. She made a total of 10 appearances and was part of Melbourne City's unbeaten

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, which saw the team win the W-League premiership/championship double. She appeared as a late substitute in the 2016 W-League Grand Final.

Return to Adelaide United (2016–2018)

Chidiac returned to

in September 2016, joining re-signing teammate

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and new coach Mark Jones. She made 8 appearances for the club in the 2016–17 season, scoring two goals. On 21 August 2017, Chidiac signed a new one-year contract with

. She finished the 2017–18 season with one goal and three assists in 11 appearances.

Atlético Madrid (2018–2020)

On 13 July 2018, Chidiac signed with

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. She made her debut on 8 September 2018. In December 2020, Chidiac mutually terminated her contract with Atlético Madrid and left the club.

Return to Melbourne City (2020–2021)

In the week after leaving

, Chidiac returned to Australia and re-joined Melbourne City ahead of the

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season.

JEF United Chiba (2021–2022)

In June 2021, Chidiac joined

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to play in the inaugural season of the

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Loan to Melbourne Victory (2021–2022)

In December 2021,

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signed Chidiac on loan from JEF United Chiba.

Racing Louisville (2022–)

Following her loan in Australia, Chidiac joined American club

on a free transfer, signing a one-year contract in April 2022, three weeks into their season.

Loan to Melbourne Victory (2022–)

In October 2022,

announced that Chidiac will return to the club for the 2022–23 A-League Women on loan from Racing Louisville.

International career

In early 2015, Chidiac was called up to the senior

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squad to tour New Zealand, aged sixteen. She made her international debut on 12 February 2015, coming on as a substitute for

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in a win over

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. Chidiac was called up again ahead of the

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, where she made two appearances.

Career statistics

Club

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International goals

''Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first.''

Honours

Club

; Melbourne City * W-League Premiership: 2015–16 * W-League Championship: 2015–16 ;

* Primera División: 2018–19

Individual

* PFA Young Women's Footballer of the Year: 2017, 2018

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chidiac, Alex 1999 births Living people Women's association football midfielders Australia women's international soccer players Australian women's soccer players Expatriate women's footballers in Spain Australian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Adelaide United FC (A-League Women) players Melbourne City FC (A-League Women) players Atlético Madrid Femenino players JEF United Chiba Ladies players Melbourne Victory FC (A-League Women) players Racing Louisville FC players A-League Women players Primera División (women) players Australian expatriate women's soccer players Australian expatriate sportspeople in Japan Expatriate women's footballers in Japan Australian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States Soccer players from Sydney National Women's Soccer League players