# Emily Gielnik

Emily Gielnik (born 13 May 1992) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Melbourne Victory and the Australia women's national team. She previously played for Aston Villa in England, Brisbane Roar and Melbourne Victory in her native Australia, Liverpool in England, Urawa Red Diamonds in Japan, Avaldsnes IL in Norway, Bayern Munich in Germany and Vittsjö GIK in Sweden.

## Club career
### Brisbane Roar, 2009–2018

Born in Melbourne, Gielnik moved to Queensland at the age of seven. After stopping basketball due to injuries she took up soccer and was eventually signed by Brisbane Roar for the second season of the W–League. At Brisbane she became recognised as a "super sub" for her knack of coming off the substitutes' bench to score late goals. Gielnik played eight seasons at Brisbane, appearing in 83 games and scoring 30 goals. She won the W-League Championship in 2010–11 and the Premiership in 2012–13 and 2017–18.

### Liverpool LFC and Ottawa Fury, 2012–2013

In May 2012, Gielnik signed for English club Liverpool L.F.C., during the 2012 FA WSL season. In October 2012, she was one of ten players to be released by Liverpool's new manager Matt Beard. In 2013, Gielnik joined Ottawa Fury for their W-League season.

### Urawa Red Diamonds, 2016

After the 2016 Olympics, Gielnik joined Japanese club Urawa Red Diamonds.

### Avaldsnes IL, 2017

Gielnik joined Norwegian team Avaldsnes IL for the 2017 season. She had a breakout season with the team, scoring eight goals in league play. Avaldsnes finished second in the Toppserien and won the Norwegian Cup.

### Melbourne Victory, 2018–2019

Gielnik signed with Melbourne Victory for the 2018–19 W-League season.

### Bayern Munich, 2019–2020

On 23 August 2019, Gielnik joined German Frauen-Bundesliga club Bayern Munich. In July 2020, she left the club after making only 6 appearances, partially due to injury.

### Vittsjö, 2020

A week after leaving Bayern Munich, Gielnik signed with another European club, joining Swedish club Vittsjö.

### Brisbane Roar, 2020–2021

In November 2020, Gielnik returned to Australia, signing with her hometown club, Brisbane Roar.

### Aston Villa, 2021–2023

In 2021, Gielnik joined the Women's Super League side Aston Villa and left in 2023 at the expiry of her contract.

### Melbourne Victory, 2023–

In September 2023, Gielnik returned to Australia re-joining Melbourne Victory.

## International career

Gielnik scored a hat-trick on her international debut for Australia U-19s in October 2011. She made her first appearance for the senior Matildas team in a 3–0 friendly defeat to World champions Japan in Tokyo on 11 July 2012.
Gielnik was named to the Australian squad for 2016 Olympic Qualifying, she scored a goal against Vietnam. Australia won the tournament and qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Gielnik was part of the Matildas squad that won the 2017 Tournament of Nations and defeated the United States for the first time ever.
At the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup Gielnik appeared in three matches for Australia. The Matildas advanced to the final, but lost to Japan 1–0. Australia qualified for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.
In May 2019, Gielnik was named to her first World Cup team. At the World Cup Gielnik appeared in three matches for Australia, starting two of them. In the Round of 16 against Norway, she entered the match as a second-half substitute replacing Hayley Raso. With the match tied 1–1 after extra-time, the game went to penalties. Gielnik was the second penalty taker for Australia, she had her penalty saved. Australia lost to Norway 4–1 on penalties and were eliminated from the World Cup.
Gielnik was selected for the Australian women's football Matildas soccer team which qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The Matildas advanced to the quarter-finals with one victory and a draw in the group play. In the quarter-finals they beat Great Britain 4-3 after extra time. However, they lost 1–0 to Sweden in the semi-final and were then beaten 4–3 in the bronze medal playoff by USA. Full details.

## Career statistics
### International goals

| Goal | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 2 March 2016 | Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan | Vietnam | 1–0 | 9–0 | 2016 Olympics qualifying |
| 2 | 3 March 2017 | VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal | Netherlands | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2017 Algarve Cup |
| 3 | 3 March 2017 | VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal | Netherlands | 2–0 | | 2017 Algarve Cup |
| 4 | 6 March 2017 | Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira, Portugal | China | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2017 Algarve Cup |
| 5 | 13 November 2018 | McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle, Australia | Chile | 4–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 6 | 28 February 2019 | Leichhardt Oval, Sydney, Australia | New Zealand | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2019 Cup of Nations |
| 7 | 3 March 2019 | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia | South Korea | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2019 Cup of Nations |
| 8 | 12 November 2019 | Coopers Stadium, Adelaide, Australia | Chile | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 9 | 10 April 2021 | Brita-Arena, Wiesbaden, Germany | Germany | 4–1 | 5-2 | Friendly |
| 10 | 10 April 2021 | Brita-Arena, Wiesbaden, Germany | Germany | 5–2 | | Friendly |
| 11 | 5 August 2021 | Kashima Stadium, Kashima, Japan | United States | 3–4 | 3–4 | 2020 Summer Olympics |
| 12 | 7 December 2024 | Kardinia Park, Geelong, Australia | Chinese Taipei | 3–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |

## Honours
### Club

Brisbane Roar
* W-League Championship: 2010–11
Avaldsnes IL
* Norwegian Cup: 2017
Melbourne Victory
* W-League Premiership: 2018–19

### International

Australia
* AFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament: 2016
* Tournament of Nations: 2017
* FFA Cup of Nations: 2019

### Individual

* W-League Golden Boot: 2020−21

## Personal life

Gielnik married her partner Temica Sayer in 2024.