Full name Michelle Pearl Heyman Name Michelle Heyman 2008–2009 Sydney FC Weight 70 kg | Years Team Height 1.80 m Number 23 Role Football player | |
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Date of birth (1988-07-04) 4 July 1988 (age 27) Place of birth Shellharbour, NSW, Australia Profiles | ||
Current team Western New York Flash | ||
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Michelle Pearl Heyman (born 4 July 1988) is an Australian soccer player who currently plays for Canberra United in the W-League in Australia. She has previously played for W-League teams Central Coast Mariners and Sydney FC as well as Western New York Flash in the American National Women's Soccer League. Heyman has represented Australia since 2010, playing at the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup, the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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Club career
Heyman began playing at the age of 11 with the Warilla Wanderers. She later played for Port Kembla FC and Shellharbour City before signing with Illawarra Stingrays in the New South Wales Women's Super League (now NPL NSW Women's). She has returned to play for the Stingrays several times between W-League seasons.
Prior to the beginning of the 2008–09 W-League season, Heyman trialled for Sydney FC. Out of 120 triallists, she was one of only ten to be signed by the club.
Heyman signed from Sydney FC in the off-season to join Central Coast Mariners. On her debut for the Mariners, Heyman scored a double against her old club, Sydney FC.
In 2009, Heyman won the Golden Boot award for most goals scored during the League season along with the Julie Dolan Medal as the 2009 W-League player of the year.
In 2010, Heyman signed with Canberra United. During the 2011–12 W-League season, she was the leading goal-scorer in the league as Canberra United won the W-League premiership/championship double.
Heyman spent five months in 2012 playing in Denmark for Brøndby IF. She returned to Canberra United in time for the start of the 2012–13 W-League season.
On 9 July 2015, Heyman signed with US side Western New York Flash where she played nine matches in the 2015 National Women's Soccer League season.
In 2016, rejoined the Illawarra Stingrays in the NPL NSW Women's competition during the W-League off-season.
International career
Heyman made her debut for the national team in 2010. She was part of the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup squad that finished the tournament as runners-up. Heyman played five matches for Australia at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Heyman played four matches for the Australian team that was eliminated in the quarter finals.
International goals
Scores and results list Australia's score first.
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Personal life
Heyman is openly lesbian. She was the only openly gay Australian athlete at the 2016 Olympics.