Tessa Tamplin

Tessa Tamplin (born 3 March 2001) is an Australian soccer player who plays for the Newcastle Jets in the W-league.

Tessa Tamplin
Personal information
Full name Tessa Tamplin
Date of birth (2001-03-03) 3 March 2001
Place of birth Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Playing position(s) Full-back
Club information
Current team
 Newcastle Jets
Number 12
Youth career
2011–2018 Emerging Jets
–2018 Newcastle Jets
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Newcastle Jets 16 (2)
National team‡
2016–2017 Australia U-16 5 (0)
2018–2019 Australia U-20 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 February 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 January 2020

Club career

Tamplin began her career as part of Newcastle Jets' academy, before being given her senior debut against Perth Glory after being promoted from a scholarship player. Her coach, Craig Deans, praised her debut performance and her patience in waiting for her opportunity in the senior team.[1]

She played 4 games in her debut season, including scoring one goal, the first for her team in an eventual 4–1 victory over the Western Sydney Wanderers.[2][3][4]

In the 2019–20 season, Tamplin went on to start every game as fullback, scoring one goal.[5]

International career

Tamplin is a member of Australia's underage teams including being a member of the 2019 AFC U-19 Women's Championship and the 2016/17 AFC U-16 Women's Championship. She also took part in the Future Matilda Program in 2018 and 2019.[6]

References
  1. "W-League: Tamplin reflects on a dazzling debut". Newcastle Jets. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  2. "Tessa Tamplin scores her first W-League goal | Westfield W-League". www.w-league.com.au. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  3. "Australia - T. Tamplin - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". au.soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  4. "Jets gun down hapless Wanderers". The Women's Game. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  5. Valentine, Renee (20 October 2019). "W-League: No big names as Jets rely on local talent". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  6. "Young Matildas' U23 Championship squad finalised". The Women's Game. Retrieved 18 November 2019.


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