# 2024–25 Wellington Phoenix FC (women) season

The 2024–25 season is the fourth 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 |
| 2 | DF | NZL | Zoe McMeeken |
| 3 | DF | LBN | Tiana Jaber |
| 4 | DF | NZL | Mackenzie Barry |
| 5 | DF | USA | Alivia Kelly |
| 6 | MF | USA | Maya McCutcheon |
| 7 | FW | NZL | Grace Jale |
| 8 | MF | NZL | Amelia Abbott |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Olivia Fergusson |
| 10 | MF | NZL | Alyssa Whinham |
| 11 | MF | NZL | Manaia Elliott |
| 12 | DF | NZL | Ella McMillan (scholarship) |
| 13 | GK | NZL | Brooke Neary (youth) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | MF | JPN | Mebae Tanaka |
| 15 | MF | NZL | Daisy Brazendale |
| 16 | MF | NZL | Annalie Longo (captain) |
| 17 | MF | NZL | Ela Jerez (scholarship) |
| 18 | FW | NZL | Ella McCann (scholarship) |
| 19 | MF | NZL | Olivia Ingham |
| 20 | FW | NZL | Emma Main |
| 21 | DF | NZL | Lara Wall (scholarship) |
| 22 | GK | NZL | Aimee Danieli (scholarship) |
| 23 | DF | NZL | Rebecca Lake |
| 39 | GK | POR | Carolina Vilão |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| No. | Position | Player | From | Type/fee | Contract length | Date |
| 39 | GK | Carolina Vilão | Benfica | Free transfer | 1 year | 10 July 2024 |
| 9 | FW | Olivia Fergusson | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Free transfer | 1 year | 9 August 2024 |
| 7 | FW | Grace Jale | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 27 August 2024 |
| 6 | MF | Maya McCutcheon | North Carolina Courage | Free transfer | 1 year | 17 September 2024 |
| 21 | DF | Lara Wall | Canterbury United Pride | Free transfer | 2 years, first one of which is on scholarship terms | 2 October 2024 |
| 14 | MF | Mebae Tanaka | Preston Lions | Free transfer | 1 year | 3 October 2024 |
| 5 | DF | Imane Chebel | Flamengo | Free transfer | 1 year | 7 November 2024 |
| 5 | DF | Alivia Kelly | NC State Wolfpack | Free transfer | 1 year | 21 November 2024 |
| 8 | MF | Amelia Abbott | Texas Longhorns | Free transfer | 6 months | 20 December 2024 |

#### From academy squad

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Notes |
| 17 | MF | Ela Jerez | 16 | two-year scholarship contract |
| 18 | FW | Ella McCann | 19 | two-year scholarship contract |
| 12 | DF | Ella McMillan | 19 | two-year scholarship contract |
| 13 | GK | Brooke Neary | 17 | one-year youth development agreement |

### Transfers out

| No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date |
| 8 | FW | Grace Wisnewski | Lexington SC | End of contract | 4 June 2024 |
| 11 | MF | Hope Breslin | Brooklyn FC | End of contract | 4 June 2024 |
| 18 | DF | Hailey Davidson | Dallas Trinity | End of contract | 4 June 2024 |
| 3 | DF | Kate Taylor | Dijon | End of contract | 10 June 2024 |
| 9 | FW | Kelli Brown | Unattached | End of contract | 10 June 2024 |
| 13 | DF | Michaela Foster | Auckland United | End of contract | 21 June 2024 |
| 17 | FW | Mariana Speckmaier | Melbourne City | End of contract | 3 July 2024 |
| 1 | GK | Rylee Foster | Unattached | End of contract | 10 July 2024 |
| 12 | GK | Brianna Edwards | Unattached | End of contract | 10 July 2024 |
| 7 | FW | Isabel Cox | Brooklyn FC | End of contract | 23 July 2024 |
| 5 | DF | Marisa van der Meer | Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 20 August 2024 |
| 27 | MF | Helena Errington | Unattached | End of contract | 20 August 2024 |
| 14 | MF | Michaela Robertson | Unattached | End of contract | 19 September 2024 |
| 5 | DF | Imane Chebel | Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 21 November 2024 |

### Contract extensions

| No. | Player | Position | Duration | Date | Notes |
| 23 | Rebecca Lake | Centre-back | 1 year | 31 May 2024 | |
| 5 | Marisa van der Meer | Defender | 1 year | 10 June 2024 | |
| 20 | Emma Main | Forward | 1 year | 3 July 2024 | |
| 3 | Tiana Jaber | Defender | 1 year | 5 July 2024 | |
| 10 | Alyssa Whinham | Attacking midfielder | 2 years | 11 July 2024 | |
| 22 | Aimee Danieli | Goalkeeper | 2 years | 21 August 2024 | Scholarship contract |
| 15 | Daisy Brazendale | Midfielder | 2 years | 21 August 2024 | Signed a new contract until the end of 2025–26, replacing her previous scholarship contract. |
| 19 | Olivia Ingham | Midfielder | 2 years | 21 August 2024 | Signed a new contract until the end of 2025–26, replacing her previous scholarship contract. |
| 16 | Annalie Longo | Attacking midfielder | 1 year | 19 September 2024 | |

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| A-League Women | 1 November 2024 | 20 April 2025 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 036.84 |
| Total | Total | Total | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 036.84 |
Last updated: 15 March 2025 Source: Competitions

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 6 | Central Coast Mariners | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 25 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 7 | Canberra United | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 24 | |
| 8 | Wellington Phoenix | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 23 | |
| 9 | Newcastle Jets | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 41 | −17 | 20 | |
| 10 | Perth Glory | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 19 | |
* ↑ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Women's Champions League as they are based in New Zealand, which is part of the Oceania Football Confederation.

#### Matches

The league fixtures were released on 12 September 2024. All times are in Wellington local time (NZST/NZDT).

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of 15 March 2025
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | A-League Women | A-League Women |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers: ||||||||
| 13 | GK | NZL | Brooke Neary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | NZL | Aimee Danieli | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 39 | GK | POR | Carolina Vilão | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Defenders: ||||||||
| 2 | DF | NZL | Zoe McMeeken | 17 | 1 | 7+10 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | LBN | Tiana Jaber | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | NZL | Mackenzie Barry | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | USA | Alivia Kelly | 15 | 1 | 12+3 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | NZL | Ella McMillan | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | NZL | Lara Wall | 19 | 0 | 16+3 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | NZL | Rebecca Lake | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Midfielders: ||||||||
| 6 | MF | USA | Maya McCutcheon | 19 | 2 | 19 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | NZL | Amelia Abbott | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | NZL | Alyssa Whinham | 18 | 1 | 16+2 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | NZL | Manaia Elliott | 19 | 4 | 10+9 | 4 |
| 14 | MF | JPN | Mebae Tanaka | 15 | 1 | 7+8 | 1 |
| 15 | MF | NZL | Daisy Brazendale | 15 | 0 | 10+5 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | NZL | Annalie Longo | 18 | 3 | 18 | 3 |
| 17 | MF | NZL | Ela Jerez | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | NZL | Olivia Ingham | 5 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 |
| Forwards: ||||||||
| 7 | FW | NZL | Grace Jale | 17 | 2 | 14+3 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Olivia Fergusson | 18 | 5 | 15+3 | 5 |
| 18 | FW | NZL | Ella McCann | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | NZL | Emma Main | 19 | 2 | 7+12 | 2 |
* Source: Wellington Phoenix

### Clean sheets

    As of 15 March 2025
Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Goalkeeper | A-League Women | Total |
| 1 | 39 | | Carolina Vilão | 4 | 4 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 4 | 4 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of 10 March 2025
Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League Women | A-League Women | A-League Women | Total | Total | Total |
| 3 | DF | | Tiana Jaber | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Mackenzie Barry | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | | Daisy Brazendale | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Zoe McMeeken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Alivia Kelly | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | | Grace Jale | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | | Olivia Fergusson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | | Manaia Elliott | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | | Ella McMillan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | | Olivia Ingham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | | Emma Main | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | | Maya McCutcheon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 |