Chelsie Dawber
Chelsie Dawber | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 12, 2000 Australia |
| Occupation | Professional footballer |
| Years active | 2017–present |
| Known for | Playing for Adelaide United, Chicago Red Stars, IFK Norrköping |
Chelsie Dawber (born 12 January 2000) is a professional Australian footballer currently playing for Adelaide United in the A-League Women. Her career also includes appearances with the National Women's Soccer League side Chicago Red Stars, along with loan periods at Adelaide City FC and IFK Norrköping.
Club career
In 2016, Dawber suffered a significant head injury during an indoor soccer match, which resulted in her being sidelined for an entire year.
Adelaide United
Dawber began her tenure with Adelaide United in 2017, making her first appearance on 3 November in a 2–1 defeat against Western Sydney Wanderers.
Her standout performance came in the 2021/22 season when she netted 10 goals, helping Adelaide qualify for their inaugural finals series. She finished sixth in the A-League Women's Julie Dolan Medal voting with 13 points, while teammate Fiona Worts secured the award.
Adelaide City
During the 2020 season, Dawber set a remarkable record by scoring 31 goals across 11 matches for Adelaide City in the Women's National Premier League. Although the team captured the cup, they were defeated 2–1 by Metro United in the grand final.
In 2021, she was honored with the league’s highest accolade, the Shirley Brown Medal, after accumulating 23 votes.
Chicago Red Stars
Dawber signed with the Chicago Red Stars on 6 April 2022. She returned to Adelaide United on loan for the 2022–23 A-League Women season in November 2022. In March 2023, Chicago recalled her prematurely and subsequently arranged a loan to Swedish club Norrköping for the duration of the 2023 Damallsvenskan campaign. By November 2023, Chicago opted not to extend her contract option.
Return to Adelaide United
In November 2023, Dawber re-signed with Adelaide United, committing through the remainder of the 2023–24 A-League Women season.
Australia U17
Dawber represented Australia’s Mini Matildas in 2014.
Australia U23
She was called up to the Australian U23 squad for the AFC tournament held in the Philippines in July 2022.
Australia U20
On 16 March 2018, Dawber was named to the Young Matildas roster.
Club statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | Goals | Appearances | Goals | Appearances | Goals | ||
| Adelaide United | 2017–18 | 9 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 |
| Career total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |