Star teenage defender Karly Roestbakken has been promoted into Ante Milicic’s Matildas squad for the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup, just days out from the first match against Italy. Roestbakken will replace Laura Alleway who has been forced to withdraw...
Canberra United’s 2018/19 Westfield W-League squad will be well represented at the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup, with five players set to feature. Westfield Matildas | Ellie Carpenter Star Canberra United fullback and NAB Westfield W-League Young Player of...
The Canberra United Academy is working with UCRISE at the University of Canberra to undertake studies into the demands of training and competition matches of elite youth female football players. With research showing that female athletes are more prone to...
First Grade | Canberra United Academy 2 (Bella Barac 12’, Sasha Grove 38’) drew. Canberra FC 2 (Jamie Berkeley 6’, Mel Bunker 33’ By Jakob Gisik The top of the table clash between Canberra United Academy and Canberra FC certainly...
Canberra United star Ellie Carpenter has been selected in Ante Milicic’s Westfield Matildas squad that will head to the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France. The selection keeps up a big week for Carpenter, who on Monday was crowned...
First Grade | Canberra United Academy 6 (Molly Lawless 16’, Sasha Grove 26’, 78’, Emily Jensen 32’, Hayley Taylor-Young 81’, Isabel Mulhall 90+1’) def. Tuggeranong United 0 The Canberra United Academy maintained their winning streak in the league with a...
Karly Roestbakken recently returned from Myanmar, where she helped the Young Matildas qualify for the 2019 AFC U-19 Women’s Championship and received hearty praise from Head Coach Gary Van Egmond. Van Egmond believes Roestbakken could be a bolter for the...
Despite being just 18 years old, Westfield Matilda and Canberra United prodigy Ellie Carpenter has already assembled a catalogue of individual accolades across her career. Having earned nomination for NAB Young Footballer of the Year – one of three candidates –...
Newcomers to the Westfield W-League could be forgiven for thinking Karly Roestbakken is by some distance older than 18. The adaptable defender is a popular figure at Canberra United, having just completed her third season, and is one of the capital...