Chloe Logarzo
Chloe Logarzo (born 22 December 1994) is an Australian international soccer midfielder who plays for Kansas City Current in the National Women's Soccer League and the Australian national team. Early life. Logarzo was born in Sydney, New South Wales. Her family is Italian on her father's side and Scottish on her mother's side. She started playing football aged five for Redbacks FC (formerly Carlingford Redbacks), but did not play at an elite level until some years later, having been rejected on some occasions for a lack of size. Club career. Sydney FC, 2011–2015. Logarzo began  her career with Sydney FC during the 2011–12 W-League season, and made her debut in a 4–1 victory over Newcastle Jets on 12 November 2011. Her second, and final, appearance of the season came in a 3–0 victory over Perth Glory on 7 January 2012. Logarzo remained with Sydney FC for the 2012–13 season. She scored her first goal for the club against Perth Glory on 17 November 2012, but was unable to prevent Sydney FC from losing 3–1. She was on the scoresheet once more in the following game, scoring twice in a 4–0 victory over Adelaide United  on 24 November 2012. Logarzo played a total of twelve league games over the course of the season, scoring thrice, as Sydney FC won the W-League title for the second time. Colorado Pride, 2014. Logarzo joined fellow Australian and Colorado Pride W-League Head Coach Daniel Clitnovici in the 2014 USL W-League. Logarzo led Colorado Pride to a historic play off berth in their inaugural season with 8 goals and 7 assists in 10 games as well as being named the 2014 USL W-League Rookie of the year. An award handed out to the player in their  1st season playing in the W-League. Logarzo was retained by Sydney FC for the 2013–14 season. Newcastle Jets, 2015–2017. Logarzo joined Newcastle Jets for the 2015–16 season. She intended to return for 2016–17, refusing bigger offers from elsewhere, but arrived carrying an ankle injury sustained during her spell in Sweden with Eskilstuna United. In October 2017, it was announced that Logarzo would not be returning to Newcastle Jets. Eskilstuna United, 2016. In June 2016, Logarzo joined Swedish Damallsvenskan side Eskilstuna United. She made her debut on 28 August 2016 playing the whole match in a 2–1 victory over Vittsjö . She scored her first goal in a 3–1 victory over Kopparbergs/Göteborg on 25 September 2016. Logarzo made 10 league appearances scoring two goals and left the club following their UEFA Women's Champions League defeat by VfL Wolfsburg. Avaldsnes, 2017. In February 2017, Logarzo joined Norwegian Toppserien side Avaldsnes, she made 16 appearances for the club. Logarzo left the club early when she was benched for the Round of 32 Champions League game against FC Barcelona Femení. Sydney FC, 2017–2020. In October 2017, Logarzo returned to Sydney FC. In the 2017–18 season Logarzo appeared in 11 games and scored  3 goals. She re-signed with Sydney for the 2018-19 W-League season and appeared in all 14 games for the team Logarzo scored Sydney's fourth goal in the 2019 W-League Grand Final, helping Sydney to a 4–2 victory over Perth, this was Logarzo's second W-League Championship. Offseason with Blacktown Spartans FC, 2018. Logarzo signed with Blacktown Spartans FC in the NPL NSW for the 2018 season. Loan to Washington Spirit, 2019. In February 2019, the Washington Spirit announced that Logarzo would be joining the team on loan for the 2019 NWSL season. At the  end of the season, Logarzo was made available on the NWSL Re-Entry Wire and her rights selected by the Orlando Pride. The transaction was later voided after the league realized Logarzo should not have been made available for selection and allowed to go through the re-entry process. Bristol City, 2020–2021. On 23 January 2020, Logarzo signed a one-and-a-half year contract with English FA WSL club Bristol City. Logarzo scored her first FA WSL goal from the penalty spot in a 2–2 draw with Tottenham Hotspur on November 14. Kansas City, 2021. Logarzo was transferred from  Bristol City to the NWSL's Kansas City in January 2021. International career. Logarzo was the captain of the Australian under-20 side that finished runner-up to the Japanese under-23 side at the 2013 AFF Women's Championship, drawing praise for her performance in the final. She retained her place in the squad for the AFC U-19 Women's Championship. She made her full international debut for Australia on 24 November 2013, in a 2–0 victory over China. Logarzo was dropped from the Matildas squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, but was included in the team for  the 2016 Summer Olympics. She appeared in all four of Australia's matches in Rio. Logarzo was one of Australia's penalty takers as their Quarter-final match against Brazil went to penalties. She converted her penalty, but Australia was defeated 7–6. Logarzo was part of the Matildas squad that won the 2017 Tournament of Nations and defeated the United States for the first time. She participated in her first Asian Cup in 2018 where she appeared in all 5 games for Australia. Logarzo scored a goal in their group stage game against Vietnam. Logarzo scored against Brazil in 2019  FIFA Women's World Cup. Logarzo 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. Personal life. Logarzo is openly lesbian. She has spoken publicly about her sexuality. On coming out in the media Logarzo  said, "There are still a few people scared that it is going to tarnish their image but for me, if it was going to tarnish my image then it's not the image I want because I'm not telling the truth." On a February 5, 2020 podcast Logarzo discusses her coming out story, playing overseas, and her relationship with American soccer player, McKenzie Berryhill, former teammate on Washington Spirit. Berryhill joined Logarzo in the UK during quarantine. Logarzo discusses the meaning behind her 13 tattoos in a video on her official Youtube channel. She trained as an apprentice landscaper  before pursuing football full-time. Logarzo is an occasional panellist on Paramount+ and Network 10's football coverage in Australia.