# Clare Wheeler

Clare May Wheeler (born 14 January 1998) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Everton and the Australia national team. She has represented Australia on the under-20 team.

## Early life

Wheeler began playing soccer at age ten for a local club, the Adamstown Rosebud. At the age of 13, she was selected for the state youth league, Northern NSW. She was later selected for the Emerging Jets Program.

## Club
### Newcastle Jets

In 2013 at the age of 15, Wheeler was selected to play for the Newcastle Jets for the 2013–14 Newcastle Jets W-League season. She made six appearances for the club playing primarily as a defender. The Jets finished in last place during the regular season with a 0–11–1 record. During the 2014 season, Wheeler made five appearances. The Jets finished in fifth place with a 5–5–2 record.
During the 2015-16 season, Wheeler made 11 appearances for the Jets. The club finished in sixth place with a 3–5–4 record. Returning to the Jets for the 2016-17 season, Wheeler made appearances in 11 of the 12 regular season matches. The Jets finished the season in fifth place with a 4–5–3 record.

### Sydney FC

Wheeler left Newcastle Jets to join Sydney FC ahead of the 2020–21 W-League season.

### Fortuna Hjørring

In June 2021, Wheeler left Australia to join Danish champions Fortuna Hjørring.

### Everton

In August 2022, Wheeler was loaned to English club Everton. In January 2023, at the end of her loan, she was signed by the club on a permanent basis.

## International career

In 2015, Wheeler was selected for the Young Matildas (under-20 national team) to compete at the 2015 AFC U-19 Women's Championship tournament in China.
In 2021, Wheeler made her debut for the senior team in a friendly against the Republic of Ireland. Wheeler scored her first international goal for the Matildas against the Philippines in an Olympic qualifying match on 29 October 2023.
On 4 June 2024, Wheeler was named in the Matildas team which qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics, her debut Olympics selection.

## Personal life

Wheeler graduated high school with an ATAR of 90, and graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Commerce, and worked in financial assistance at Macquarie Group after completing her university studies.
Since 2021, Wheeler has been in a relationship with Jeremy Ord.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 9 February 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Newcastle Jets | 2013–14 | A-League | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 |
| Newcastle Jets | 2014–15 | A-League | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Newcastle Jets | 2015–16 | A-League | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 |
| Newcastle Jets | 2016–17 | A-League | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 |
| Newcastle Jets | 2017–18 | A-League | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 |
| Newcastle Jets | 2018–19 | A-League | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 |
| Newcastle Jets | 2019–20 | A-League | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 |
| Newcastle Jets | Total | Total | 67 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 67 | 0 |
| Sydney FC | 2020–21 | A-League | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 4 |
| Fortuna Hjørring | 2021–22 | Kvindeligaen | 21 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 2 |
| Everton | 2022–23 | Women's Super League | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Everton | 2023–24 | Women's Super League | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Everton | 2024–25 | Women's Super League | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Everton | Total | Total | 52 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 65 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 152 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 170 | 6 |
* ↑ includes Danish Women's Cup, Women's FA Cup
* ↑ includes FA Women's League Cup

### International

    As of match played 29 October 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Australia | 2021 | 5 | 0 |
| Australia | 2022 | 7 | 0 |
| Australia | 2023 | 6 | 1 |
| Australia | 2024 | 9 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 27 | 2 |
    Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Wheeler goal.
List of international goals scored by Clare Wheeler :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 29 October 2023 | Perth Stadium, Perth, Australia | Philippines | 8–0 | 8–0 | 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
| 2 | 3 June 2024 | Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia | China | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |