Clare Polkinghornethe female soccer player with the most international caps Australia with 167 appearances for the national team, announced Thursday that he will retire at the end of the year. The 35-year-old defender has played with the Matildas in five World Cups, reaching the semi-finals of the last edition in 2023, five Asian Cups and three Olympic Games, scoring 16 goals in the national jersey.
“To wear the Australian jersey for more than 18 years is the greatest honor of my life,” Clare Polkinghorne said. “I surpassed all the dreams of the girl who played soccer at the age of six in the field of Brisbane,” added the player, who began a long career with the Australian national team in 2006.
“Clare is the epitome of a quiet player and a man of great humility,” said Football Federation Australia president James Johnson. Polkinghorne will decide the Swedish team Kristianstads DFF if he continues his career at the club beyond the current season.
Source: La Verdad
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