Elise Kellond-Knight | |
Full Name: | Elise Kellond-Knight[1] |
Birth Date: | 1990 8, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia |
Height: | 165 cm[2] |
Currentclub: | Avondale FC |
Position: | Defensive midfielder / Defender |
Years1: | 2008–2015 |
Clubs1: | Brisbane Roar |
Caps1: | 68 |
Goals1: | 8 |
Years2: | 2011–2012 |
Clubs2: | → Fortuna Hjørring (loan) |
Years3: | 2014 |
Clubs3: | → Iga F.C. Kunoichi (loan) |
Years4: | 2015–2017 |
Clubs4: | 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam |
Caps4: | 50 |
Goals4: | 4 |
Years5: | 2018 |
Clubs5: | Hammarby |
Caps5: | 20 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 2018–2019 |
Clubs6: | Melbourne City |
Caps6: | 11 |
Goals6: | 2 |
Years7: | 2019 |
Clubs7: | Reign FC |
Caps7: | 3 |
Goals7: | 0 |
Years8: | 2019 |
Clubs8: | Washington Spirit |
Caps8: | 6 |
Goals8: | 0 |
Years9: | 2019–2020 |
Clubs9: | Brisbane Roar |
Caps9: | 7 |
Goals9: | 0 |
Years10: | 2020 |
Clubs10: | Kristianstads |
Caps10: | 2 |
Goals10: | 0 |
Years11: | 2021–2022 |
Clubs11: | Hammarby |
Caps11: | 12 |
Goals11: | 0 |
Years12: | 2022–2024 |
Clubs12: | Melbourne Victory |
Caps12: | 29 |
Goals12: | 0 |
Years13: | 2024– |
Clubs13: | Avondale FC |
Caps13: | 0 |
Goals13: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2007–2009 |
Nationalteam1: | Australia U-20 |
Nationalcaps1: | 13 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2007– |
Nationalteam2: | Australia |
Nationalcaps2: | 113 |
Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
Club-Update: | 27 May 2024 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 11 March 2020 |
Elise Kellond-Knight (born 10 August 1990) is an Australian international football player, who plays for Avondale FC in the VPL Women's and the Australian national team. Kellond-Knight is a left footed set piece specialist.[3]
Kellond-Knight was born and raised on the Gold Coast where she attended St Hilda's School throughout her upbringing.[4] She played junior football for Runaway Bay in the local Gold Coast competition.[5]
Kellond-Knight graduated from Griffith University with a Master of Business Administration in December 2023,[6] after previously completing a Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science at the same university.[7]
At the annual Westfield W-League awards dinner in 2009, Kellond-Knight was jointly awarded the Young Player of the Year Award with Canberra United's Ellyse Perry.[8]
After leaving 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam at the end of 2017, Kellond-Knight was hoping to join the Reign FC in the NWSL, however a discovery claim by the North Carolina Courage prevented her from joining the Reign.[9] In April 2018, she signed a short-term deal with Hammarby in the Damallsvenskan. In June she extended her contract through the end of the season.[10]
Kellond-Knight signed with Melbourne City for the 2018–19 W-League season.[11]
Reign FC announced on September 24, 2018, that Kellond-Knight had signed with them for the 2019 NWSL season.[12]
On July 15, 2019, Kellond-Knight was traded to Washington Spirit in exchange for Sammy Jo Prudhomme.[13] On October 26, 2019, Kellond-Knight returned to Brisbane Roar.[14]
In November 2022, Kellond-Knight returned to Australia, joining reigning champions Melbourne Victory.[15]
In September 2024, Kellond-Knight joined newly promoted VPL Women's club Avondale FC.[16] A fortnight later, she announced her retirement from professional football.[17]
For her performances at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup and 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, Kellond-Knight was named as part of the All Star Teams for both tournaments.[18]
During a match against Brazil in the 2016 Olympics, a moment of Kellond-Knight and her teammate Lisa De Vanna went viral when during a short break, De Vanna absentmindedly tried to drink from the wrong end of a water bottle, prompting Kellond-Knight to quickly flip it in her hand.
On October 9, 2018, Kellond-Knight earned her 100th cap for Australia in a friendly against England, which ended in a 1–1 draw.[19]
At the 2019 Women's World Cup, she scored a goal directly from a corner kick in the Round of 16 match against Norway.[20]
Kellond-Knight 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.[21] Full details.
Goal | Date | Location | Opponent | data-sort-type=number | Score | data-sort-type=number | Result | Competition |
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1. | 22 May 2014 | 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup | ||||||
2. | 22 June 2019 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup |