# 2023–24 Wellington Phoenix FC (women) season

The 2023–24 season was the third in the history of Wellington Phoenix FC (women).

## Players
### First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | CAN | Rylee Foster |
| 2 | DF | NZL | Zoe McMeeken (scholarship) |
| 3 | DF | NZL | Kate Taylor |
| 4 | DF | NZL | Mackenzie Barry |
| 5 | DF | NZL | Marisa van der Meer |
| 7 | FW | USA | Isabel Cox (injury replacement) |
| 8 | FW | NZL | Grace Wisnewski |
| 9 | FW | NZL | Kelli Brown |
| 10 | MF | NZL | Alyssa Whinham |
| 11 | MF | USA | Hope Breslin |
| 12 | GK | NZL | Brianna Edwards |
| 13 | DF | NZL | Michaela Foster (vice-captain) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | MF | NZL | Michaela Robertson |
| 15 | MF | NZL | Daisy Brazendale (scholarship) |
| 16 | MF | NZL | Annalie Longo (captain) |
| 17 | FW | VEN | Mariana Speckmaier |
| 18 | DF | USA | Hailey Davidson |
| 19 | MF | NZL | Olivia Ingham (scholarship) |
| 20 | MF | NZL | Emma Main |
| 21 | MF | NZL | Manaia Elliott |
| 22 | GK | NZL | Aimee Danieli (amateur) |
| 23 | DF | NZL | Rebecca Lake |
| 26 | DF | AUS | Tiana Jaber (injury replacement) |
| 27 | MF | NZL | Helena Errington (scholarship) |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Contract length | Date |
| 23 | DF | Rebecca Lake | Canterbury United Pride | Free transfer | 1 year | 28 July 2023 |
| 11 | MF | Hope Breslin | Houston Dash | Free transfer | 1 year | 10 August 2023 |
| 18 | DF | Hailey Davidson | Mallbacken | Free transfer | 1 year | 15 August 2023 |
| 6 | MF | Macey Fraser | Unattached | Free transfer | 3 years | 16 August 2023 |
| 17 | FW | Mariana Speckmaier | Washington Spirit | Free transfer | 1 year | 18 August 2023 |
| 9 | FW | Kelli Brown | Macarthur Rams | Free transfer | 1 year | 6 September 2023 |
| 16 | MF | Annalie Longo | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 13 September 2023 |
| 1 | GK | Rylee Foster | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 19 September 2023 |
| 7 | FW | Isabel Cox | North Carolina Tar Heels | Injury replacement | 6 months | 7 December 2023 |
| 26 | DF | Tiana Jaber | Unattached | Injury replacement | 6 months | 27 December 2023 |
| 27 | MF | Helena Errington | Sporting CP | Scholarship | 6 months | 27 December 2023 |

#### From academy squad

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Notes |
| 15 | MF | Daisy Brazendale | 17 | three-year scholarship contract |
| 21 | MF | Manaia Elliott | 18 | three-year scholarship contract. Contract upgraded on 28 January 2024. |
| 19 | MF | Olivia Ingham | 17 | three-year scholarship contract |
| 22 | GK | Aimee Danieli | 18 | amateur contract |

### Transfers out

| No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date |
| 11 | MF | Betsy Hassett | Stjarnan | End of contract | 24 May 2023 |
| 9 | FW | Ava Pritchard | Unattached | Free transfer | 23 June 2023 |
| 19 | DF | Charlotte Lancaster | Unattached | Free transfer | 23 June 2023 |
| 18 | DF | Te Reremoana Walker | Unattached | Free transfer | 23 June 2023 |
| 2 | DF | Saskia Vosper | Unattached | Free transfer | 23 June 2023 |
| 22 | GK | Georgia Candy | Unattached | Free transfer | 23 June 2023 |
| 20 | FW | Milly Clegg | Western Sydney Wanderers | Free transfer | 11 July 2023 |
| 17 | DF | Claudia Cicco | Newcastle Jets | Free transfer | 28 July 2023 |
| 6 | MF | Isabel Gomez | Central Coast Mariners | Free transfer | 4 August 2023 |
| 13 | FW | Paige Satchell | Unattached | Free transfer | 10 August 2023 |
| 16 | MF | Emma Rolston | Unattached | Free transfer | 10 August 2023 |
| 1 | GK | Lily Alfeld | Unattached | End of contract | 5 September 2023 |
| 7 | MF | Chloe Knott | Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 30 November 2023 |
| 6 | MF | Macey Fraser | Utah Royals | Undisclosed | 17 April 2024 |

### Contract extensions

| No. | Position | Player | Duration | Date |
| 20 | Emma Main | Forward | 1 year | 13 June 2023 |
| 14 | Michaela Robertson | Forward | 1 year | 15 June 2023 |
| 4 | Mackenzie Barry | Defender | 2 years | 21 June 2023 |
| 5 | Marisa van der Meer | Defender | 1 year | 21 June 2023 |
| 3 | Kate Taylor | Defender | 1 year | 1 August 2023 |
| 8 | Grace Wisnewski | Midfielder | 1 year | 3 August 2023 |
| 13 | Michaela Foster | Defender | 1 year | 8 August 2023 |
| 12 | Brianna Edwards | Goalkeeper | 1 year | 8 August 2023 |
| 2 | Zoe McMeeken | Defender | 2 years | 22 August 2023 |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| A-League Women | 15 October 2023 | 30 March 2024 | Matchday 1 | 8th | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 040.91 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 040.91 |
Source: Soccerway

### A-League Women
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 6 | Newcastle Jets | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 43 | 36 | +7 | 33 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 7 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 33 | |
| 8 | Wellington Phoenix | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 28 | |
| 9 | Brisbane Roar | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 26 | |
| 10 | Perth Glory | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 24 | |
* ↑ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is under the Oceania Football Confederation.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: KEEPUP

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 21 | 22 |
| Ground | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | N | A | H | A | A | A | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | W | W | L | W | D | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | W |
| Position | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| Points | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 28 |

#### Matches

The final league fixtures were announced on 24 August 2023.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League Women | A-League Women | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | | Rylee Foster | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Zoe McMeeken | 9+7 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Kate Taylor | 16+1 | 2 | 17 | 2 |
| 4 | DF | | Mackenzie Barry | 19+1 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Marisa van der Meer | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | | Macey Fraser | 18+1 | 3 | 19 | 3 |
| 7 | FW | | Isabel Cox | 10+2 | 3 | 12 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | | Grace Wisnewski | 2+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | | Kelli Brown | 1+6 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | | Alyssa Whinham | 7+9 | 1 | 16 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | | Hope Breslin | 17+5 | 2 | 22 | 2 |
| 12 | GK | | Brianna Edwards | 3+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | | Michaela Foster | 19+1 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | | Michaela Robertson | 3+6 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
| 15 | MF | | Daisy Brazendale | 4+2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | | Annalie Longo | 10+3 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| 17 | FW | | Mariana Speckmaier | 18+3 | 10 | 21 | 10 |
| 18 | DF | | Hailey Davidson | 18+3 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | | Olivia Ingham | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | | Emma Main | 15+3 | 5 | 18 | 5 |
| 21 | DF | | Manaia Elliott | 6+10 | 1 | 16 | 1 |
| 22 | GK | | Aimee Feinberg-Danieli | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | | Rebecca Lake | 11+6 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | | Ella McMillan | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | | Tiana Jaber | 7+4 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | | Helena Errington | 0+5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Player(s) transferred out but featured this season ||||||||
| 7 | MF | | Chloe Knott | 4+3 | 2 | 7 | 2 |

### Disciplinary record

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League Women | A-League Women | A-League Women | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | 1 | GK | | Rylee Foster | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 11 | MF | | Hope Breslin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 10 | MF | | Alyssa Whinham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 21 | DF | | Manaia Elliott | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 18 | DF | | Hailey Davidson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 20 | FW | | Emma Main | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 23 | DF | | Rebecca Lake | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 3 | DF | | Kate Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 4 | DF | | Mackenzie Barry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 6 | MF | | Macey Fraser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 13 | DF | | Michaela Foster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 16 | MF | | Annalie Longo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 17 | FW | | Mariana Speckmaier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 22 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 1 |

### Clean sheets

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Goalkeeper | A-League Women | Total |
| 1 | 1 | | Rylee Foster | 5 | 5 |
| 2 | 12 | | Brianna Edwards | 0 (1) | 0 (1) |
| 2 | 22 | | Aimee Feinberg-Danieli | 0 (1) | 0 (1) |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 5 (2) | 5 (2) |

## Awards
### Players

| No. | Pos. | Player | Award |
| 1 | GK | Rylee Foster | A-League Women Player of the Month (October/November) |
| 1 | GK | Rylee Foster | A-League Women Player of the Month (December) |
| 17 | FW | Mariana Speckmaier | A-League Women Player of the Month (March) |

### Managers

| Manager | Award | Source |
| Paul Temple | A-League Women Coach of the Month (October/November) | |
| Paul Temple | A-League Women Coach of the Month (December) | |