Emily Gielnik (born 13 May 1992) is an Australian professional

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who plays as a forward for Aston Villa of the FA WSL. and the Australia women's national team. She previously played for

Brisbane Roar Brisbane Roar Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Brisbane, Queensland and has won the domestic title on three occasions, as well as holding the longest unbeaten record of 36 league matches without defeat. Brisba ...

and

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in her native Australia,

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in England,

Urawa Red Diamonds , colloquially Urawa Reds (浦和レッズ), also known as Mitsubishi Urawa Football Club from April 1992 to January 1996, is a professional football club in the city of Saitama, part of the Greater Tokyo Area in Japan. The club plays in the J ...

in Japan, Avaldsnes IL in Norway, Bayern Munich in Germany, and Vittsjö GIK in Sweden. On 2 September 2021 she signed for Aston Villa in WSL league

Club career

Brisbane Roar, 2009–2018

Born in

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, Gielnik moved to

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at the age of seven. After stopping

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due to injuries she took up soccer and was eventually signed by

for the second season of the W–League. At Brisbane she became recognised as a "super sub" for her knack of coming off the substitutes' bench to score late goals. Gielnik played eight seasons at Brisbane, appearing in 83 games and scoring 30 goals. She won the W-League Championship in 2010–11 and the Premiership in 2012–13 and 2017–18.

Liverpool LFC and Ottawa Fury, 2012–2013

In May 2012, Gielnik signed for English club Liverpool L.F.C., during the 2012 FA WSL season. In October 2012, she was one of ten players to be released by Liverpool's new manager Mark Beard. In 2013, Gielnik joined Ottawa Fury for their W-League season.

Urawa Red Diamonds, 2016

After the 2016 Olympics, Gielnik joined Japanese club

Avaldsnes IL, 2017

Gielnik joined Norwegen team Avaldsnes IL for the 2017 season. She had a breakout season with the team, scoring eight goals in league play. Avaldsnes finished second in the

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and won the

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Melbourne Victory, 2018–2019

Gielnik signed with

for the

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season.

Bayern Munich, 2019–2020

On 23 August 2019, Gielnik joined German Frauen-Bundesliga club Bayern Munich. In July 2020, she left the club after making only 6 appearances, partially due to injury.

Vittsjö, 2020

A week after leaving Bayern Munich, Gielnik signed with another European club, joining Swedish club

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Brisbane Roar, 2020–

In November 2020, Gielnik returned Australia, signing with her hometown club,

International career

Gielnik scored a

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on her international debut for Australia U-19s in October 2011. She made her first appearance for the senior Matildas team in a 3–0 friendly defeat to World champions Japan in

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on 11 July 2012. Gielnik was named to the Australian squad for 2016 Olympic Qualifying, she scored a goal against Vietnam. Australia won the tournament and qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Gielnik was part of the Matildas squad that won the

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and defeated the

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for the first time ever. At the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup Gielnik appeared in three matches for Australia. The Matildas advanced to the final, but lost to Japan 1–0. Australia qualified for the

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. In May 2019, Gielnik was named to her first

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team. At the World Cup Gielnik appeared in three matches for Australia, starting two of them. In the Round of 16 against

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, she entered the match as a second-half substitute replacing

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. With the match tied 1–1 after extra-time, the game went to penalties. Gielnik was the second penalty taker for Australia, she had her penalty saved. Australia lost to Norway 4–1 on penalties and were eliminated from the World Cup. Gielnik was selected for the Australian women's football Matildas soccer team which qualified for the

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. The Matildas advanced to the quarter-finals with one victory and a draw in the group play. In the quarter-finals they beat

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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. Full details.

Career statistics

International goals

Honors

Club

Brisbane Roar * W-League Championship:

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Avaldsnes IL *

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Melbourne Victory * W-League Premiership: 2018–19

International

Australia * AFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament:

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* Tournament of Nations:

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Individual

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: 2020−21

References

External links

Profile
at FootballAustralia.com.au * http://cerebra.ca/commercial/ADMINII/users/5222/image/doc/2013-WL-Roster-Numbers-Final.pdf {{DEFAULTSORT:Gielnik, Emily 1992 births Living people Australian women's soccer players Liverpool F.C. Women players Women's Super League players Expatriate women's footballers in England Australian expatriate sportspeople in England Australian people of Croatian descent Soccer players from Melbourne Brisbane Roar FC (A-League Women) players Melbourne Victory FC (A-League Women) players A-League Women players Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies players Vittsjö GIK players Nadeshiko League players Australian expatriate sportspeople in Japan Avaldsnes IL players Toppserien players Australian expatriate sportspeople in Norway Women's association football forwards 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players Australia women's international soccer players FC Bayern Munich (women) players Frauen-Bundesliga players Australian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic soccer players of Australia Aston Villa W.F.C. players Australian expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate women's soccer players in Canada Damallsvenskan players Expatriate women's footballers in Germany Expatriate women's footballers in Japan Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden Expatriate women's footballers in Norway Australian expatriate women's soccer players Ottawa Fury (women) players USL W-League (1995–2015) players Sportswomen from Queensland Soccer players from Queensland