Sheridan Gallagher (born 2 January 2002) is an Australian professional

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footballer who currently plays for the

Newcastle Knights The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership. Playing in red and blue, th ...

in the

NRL Women's Premiership The Telstra NRL Women's Premiership (NRLW) is Australia's national rugby league competition for women's rugby league in Australia, female players. The first season of the league began in September 2018 with four teams. The league is run by the ...

. Her positions are and . She previously played association football for the

Western Sydney Wanderers Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club (colloquially known as Western Sydney, or simply as Wanderers) is an Australian professional soccer club based in the Western Sydney region of Sydney, New South Wales. It competes in the country's premier ...

in the

A-League Women A-League Women (known as the Liberty A-League for sponsorship reasons), formerly the W-League, is the top-division women's soccer league in Australia. The W-League was established in 2008 by Football Australia (then known as Football Federatio ...

competition.

Background

Gallagher was born in

Douglas Park, New South Wales Douglas Park is a town of the Macarthur Region in New South Wales, Australia in Wollondilly Shire. It is near the Hume Highway, the F5 Freeway and on the Main Southern railway line. Its station is served by NSW TrainLink's Southern Highlands L ...

. She attended

Westfields Sports High School , motto_translation = Courage and Valour , established = , location = 406A Hamilton Road, Fairfield West, Western Sydney, New South Wales , country = Australia , type = Government-funded co-educational comprehensive a ...

, where she was named the 2019 Sports Person of the Year. She also competed in

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as a teenager.

Playing career

2021

In 2021, Gallagher played for the

in the

competition.

2022

In 2022, Gallagher captained the Young Matildas side at the

2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup The 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup ( es, Copa Mundial Femenina Sub-20 de la FIFA Costa Rica 2022, link=no) was the 10th edition of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, the biennial international women's youth football championship contested by the ...

in Costa Rica.

2023

In 2023, Gallagher started playing

for the

Mount Pritchard Mounties The Mounties Rugby League Football Club (sponsored by Mounties Group) is an Australian rugby league football club based in Mount Pritchard, New South Wales formed in 1927. They currently play in the NSW Cup, Ron Massey Cup and Sydney Shield. ...

in the

NSWRL Women's Premiership The Harvey Norman Women's Premiership is a rugby league competition for clubs in New South Wales. It is the only state wide open age competition for women in New South Wales and is run by New South Wales Rugby League. The NSWRL Women's Premiershi ...

. In May, she signed a 1-year contract with

NRLW The Telstra NRL Women's Premiership (NRLW) is Australia's national rugby league competition for female players. The first season of the league began in September 2018 with four teams. The league is run by the National Rugby League (NRL) and is ...

team

. In round 1 of the 2023 NRLW season, she made her NRLW debut for the Knights against the

St. George Illawarra Dragons The St. George Illawarra Dragons is an Australian professional rugby league football club, representing both the Illawarra and St George regions of New South Wales. The club has competed in the National Rugby League since 1999 after a joint-ve ...

. In October, Gallagher played on the wing and scored a try in the Knights' 24-18

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victory over the

Gold Coast Titans The Gold Coast Titans are a professional rugby league football club, based on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The club competes in the National Rugby League (NRL), Australia and New Zealand's national rugby league club competition. The ...

References

External links

Newcastle Knights profileWestern Sydney Wanderers profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gallagher, Sheridan 2002 births Living people A-League Women players Australian female rugby league players Australian women's soccer players Newcastle Knights (NRLW) players Rugby league wingers Rugby league fullbacks Rugby league players from New South Wales Western Sydney Wanderers FC (A-League Women) players