Kyra Cooney-Cross

Kyra Lillee Cooney-Cross (born 15 February 2002) is an Australian soccer player who plays as a forward for Western Sydney Wanderers in the W-League.[1]

Kyra Cooney-Cross
Personal information
Full name Kyra Lillee Cooney-Cross
Date of birth (2002-02-15) 15 February 2002
Place of birth Herston, Queensland, Australia
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Western Sydney Wanderers
Number 10
Youth career
2013–2016 Ballarat City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Melbourne Victory 16 (2)
2019– Western Sydney Wanderers 12 (4)
National team‡
2016–2017 Australia U-17 14 (14)
2018– Australia U-20 8 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:50, 12 March 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 06:13, 4 November 2019 (UTC)

Early life

Kyra Lillee Cooney-Cross was born to Jai Cross and Jessica Cooney in Herston, Queensland. Jai played football at semi-pro level in Queensland with Sunshine Coast and he added his daughter grew up with a ball at her feet. Usually playing with older girls and boys, at the age of 13, she started at FFV NTC and a year later trialled for the Mini Matildas.[2]

Club career

Cooney-Cross spent three years in Ballarat City between 2013–2016, playing under the tutelage of Ballarat City coach Tessa Curtain.

In 2017, she was signed by Melbourne Victory for the 2017-18 W-League season.[3] On 28 October 2017, she made her debut for the club in a 2–1 home win against Canberra United, playing the full 90 minutes in her first competitive league match.[4] On 29 December 2017, she scored her first ever goal for the club in a 3–1 home loss against Newcastle Jets, heading in at the 28th minute mark behind Jets goalkeeper Britt Eckerstrom.[5] By the end of the season she played in Victory's all twelve games, scoring two goals.[2] In the 2018–19 season, she was part of the W-League premier title winning squad, though she was only able to play in four of the twelve matches.[2]

She moved to Western Sydney Wanderers for the 2019–20 season, where she scored in her debut, a free-kick at the 92nd minute mark of a 2–1 home win over Adelaide United.[6]

International career

In August 2016, Cooney-Cross was part of the Australia U-17s who participated in the 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualifiers, scoring six goals, the first four of which came against Palestine.[7] She was later named in the squad for the 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship finals, where Australia was knocked out in the group stage, their only points coming from a 3–2 win against Bangladesh. Cooney-Cross scored in the 78th minute of the game to bring the scores level to 2–2, before Sofia Sakalis scored the winner in the 83rd minute, to help Australia finish third in the group.[8]

In October 2018, Cooney-Cross scored the first three of her six goals of the 2019 AFC U-19 Women's Championship qualifiers.[9] On 4 June 2019, she was named as a standby player for the Australian squad participating in the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[10] On 15 October 2019, she was named in the Australia U-20 squad participating in the 2019 AFC U-19 Women's Championship.[11] She scored Australia's first goal of the tournament in a 5–1 opening match loss against North Korea, heading in at the 16th minute mark from an Indiah-Paige Riley cross.[12]

Honours

Club
Melbourne Victory

References
  1. "Kyra Cooney-Cross". www.myclubvictory.com.au. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  2. Tito, Clement (8 February 2019). "'She had to grow up quickly'". The Women's Game. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  3. "Complete preview for each W-League team for season 2017/18". The Daily Telegraph. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  4. "More to come from Cooney-Cross". 4 November 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  5. Kerry, Craig (29 December 2017). "Newcastle climb ladder with 3-1 win over Melbourne Victory". The Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  6. "Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women vs Adelaide United Women, Westfield W-League, Round 1, 14th Nov 2019". Westfield W-League. 16 November 2019.
  7. Odong, Ann (30 August 2016). "JUNIOR MATILDAS CRUISING IN AFC U-16S QUALIFIERS". The Women's Game. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  8. "Bangladesh U-16 women concede 2-3 defeat against Australia". Daily Sun. 17 September 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  9. Appleton, Molly (24 October 2018). "YOUNG MATILDAS MASTERCLASS ON MONGOLIA". The Women's Game. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  10. Evans, Kyle (4 June 2019). "Ballarat export Kyra Cooney-Cross named as standby player for FIFA World Cup team". The Courier. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  11. "Leah Blayney finalises Westfield Young Matildas squad for 2019 AFC U-19 Women's Championship". Westfield Matildas. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  12. Roots, Dale (28 October 2019). "DPR Korea vs Young Matildas Match Report". Beyond 90. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
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