:Jada Mathyssen-Whyman
{{short description|Australian football (soccer) player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jada Mathyssen-Whyman
| image = Jada Whyman for Western Sydney Wanderers FC.jpg
| caption = Whyman for Western Sydney Wanderers FC in 2018
| fullname = Jada Leanne Mathyssen-Whyman
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|10|24}}
| birth_place = Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
| position = Goalkeeper
| currentclub = AIK
| clubnumber = 28
| youthyears1 =
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs1 = Tolland Football Club
| youthclubs2 =
| years1 = 2013–2015
| caps1 = 22
| goals1 = 0
| clubs1 = Macarthur Rams
| years2 = 2015–2020
| clubs2 = Western Sydney Wanderers
| caps2 = 35
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2016
| clubs3 = NSW Institute of Sport
| caps3 = 15
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2017
| clubs4 = Macarthur Rams
| caps4 = 2
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2020–2024
| clubs5 = Sydney FC
| caps5 = 70
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2024–
| clubs6 = AIK
| caps6 = 8
| goals6 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2014
| nationalteam1 = Australia U-17
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2015–2017
| nationalteam2 = Australia U-20
| nationalcaps2 = 10
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2022
| nationalteam3 = Australia U-23
| nationalcaps3 = 2
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2023–
| nationalteam4 = Australia
| nationalcaps4 = 0
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| club-update = 17 December 2024
| nationalteam-update = 17 December 2024
}}
Jada Leanne Mathyssen-Whyman ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|dʒ|ɑː|d|ə}} {{respell|JAH|də}};{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knZy7d0bGEA|title=Jada Mathyssen-Whyman – FNSW Institute|publisher=Football NSW|location=Sydney|via=YouTube|date=3 April 2017|access-date=14 April 2025}} born 24 October 1999) is an Australian soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for AIK in the Damallsvenskan, the Swedish first division.
Early life
Whyman is of Indigenous Australian heritage, with ancestry from the Wiradjuri and Yorta Yorta peoples.{{cite news|url=http://www.sbs.com.au/topics/zela/article/2016/04/26/look-out-lydia-why-jada-mathyssen-whyman-could-be-matildas-next-1|date=26 April 2016|title=Look out Lydia! Why Jada Mathyssen Whyman could be the Matildas next #1|accessdate=6 October 2016|work=Zela|publisher=Special Broadcasting Service|last=Odong|first=Ann}} Whyman grew up in Wagga Wagga before moving to Canberra and later Sydney, where she attended Westfields Sports High School.{{cite news|url=http://www.footballnsw.com.au/index.php?id=149&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=9671&cHash=de9e269e117a557e512de62f572cabaa|title=Jada on a fast track|publisher=Football NSW|date=4 February 2015|accessdate=6 October 2016|author=Chester, Mark}} She travelled from Wagga Wagga to both Sydney and Canberra regularly until late 2013 when she moved to the Australian Capital Territory.{{cite news|url=http://www.dailyadvertiser.com.au/story/1954073/jada-racks-up-the-miles-to-achieve-her-sporting-goals/|title=Jada racks up the miles to achieve her sporting goals|work=The Daily Advertiser|publisher=Australian Community Media|location=Wagga Wagga|author=Brunsdon, Simon|date=6 December 2013|accessdate=6 October 2016}}
Club career
Whyman's first club in Sydney was Macarthur Rams, joining the club in 2013 whilst still living in Wagga Wagga.{{cite news|first=Martin|last=Walsh|url=http://www.macarthuradvertiser.com.au/story/2903139/jada-eyes-development-with-rams/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150309102224/http://www.macarthuradvertiser.com.au/story/2903139/jada-eyes-development-with-rams/|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 March 2015|title=Jada eyes development with Rams|work=Campbelltown Macarthur Advertiser|publisher=Fairfax Regional Media|date=24 February 2015|accessdate=6 October 2016}}
In August 2015, Whyman signed to play for Western Sydney Wanderers in the 2015–16 W-League,{{cite news|url=http://www.riverinaleader.com.au/story/3317564/dreams-become-reality-for-jada/|title=Dreams become reality for Jada|publisher=Australian Community Media|work=The Riverina Leader|location=Wagga Wagga|author=Fist, Rebecca|date=2 September 2015|accessdate=6 October 2016}} and made seven appearances in her debut season.{{cite news|url=http://www.liverpoolchampion.com.au/story/3673332/wander-womens-win-sealed-in-injury-time/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009120731/http://www.liverpoolchampion.com.au/story/3673332/wander-womens-win-sealed-in-injury-time/|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 October 2016|title=Wander Women's win sealed in injury time|publisher=Fairfax Regional Media|work=Liverpool City Champion|date=19 January 2016|accessdate=6 October 2016}} She suffered a torn thigh in a game against Newcastle Jets, causing her to miss much of the season.{{cite news|url=http://www.dailyadvertiser.com.au/story/3670571/whyman-reflects-on-incredible-experience/|title=Wagga's W-League star reflects on thrills and spills|work=The Daily Advertiser|publisher=Australian Community Media|location=Wagga Wagga|author=Fist, Rebecca|date=18 January 2016|accessdate=6 October 2016}}
In August 2024, Whyman left Sydney FC at the end of her contract and joined Swedish club AIK until the end of the 2025 season.{{cite web|url=https://sydneyfc.com/news/jada-whyman-makes-overseas-switch/|title=Jada Whyman makes overseas switch|website=Sydney FC|date=7 August 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.aikfotboll.se/nyheter/jada-whyman-ansluter-till-aik-fotboll-2024-08-07|title=Jada Whyman ansluter till AIK Fotboll|trans-title=Jada Whyman joins AIK Football|language=sv|first=Stefan|last=Mellerborg|website=AIK Fotboll|date=7 August 2024}}
International career
Whyman was first called up to the Australian under-17 team in 2013 for the 2013 AFC U-16 Women's Championship, aged thirteen.{{cite news|url=http://www.dailyadvertiser.com.au/story/1759908/superstar-in-making-picked-for-china-comp/|title=Superstar in making picked for China comp|author=Brunsdon, Simon|date=7 September 2013|work=The Daily Advertiser|publisher=Australian Community Media|location=Wagga Wagga}}
She made her debut for Australia under-20 in a 2–0 win over Uzbekistan in the group stage of the 2015 AFC U-19 Women's Championship.{{cite news|url=http://www.riverinaleader.com.au/story/3302385/jadas-clean-sheet-makes-for-top-debut/|title=Jada's clean sheet makes for top debut|author=Fist, Rebecca|date=26 August 2015|accessdate=6 October 2016|work=The Riverina Leader|publisher=Australian Community Media|location=Wagga Wagga}}
She was subsequently selected in a squad for the Senior national team who would be playing two friendlies against France and England in October 2018.{{cite web|url=https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/big-names-absent-from-matildas-squad|title=Big names absent from Matildas' squad|publisher=SBS|work=The World Game|date=25 September 2018|accessdate=25 September 2018}}
Honours
=Individual=
- National Premier Leagues NSW Goalkeeper of the Year:{{cite news|url=http://www.dailyadvertiser.com.au/story/4161178/our-npl-golden-glove-winner/|title=Our NPL Golden Glove winner|work=The Daily Advertiser|publisher=Australian Community Media|location=Wagga Wagga|author=Fist, Rebecca|date=13 September 2016|accessdate=6 October 2016}} 2015, 2016, 2018
- Westfield W-League - Western Sydney Wanderers FC: Player of the Year 2017/18
- Westfield W-League - Western Sydney Wanderers FC: Members' Player of the Year 2017/18, 2018/19
References
{{Reflist|2}}
External links
- {{soccerway|jada-whyman/426052|name=Jada Whyman}}
{{2016–17 W-League PFA Team of the Season}}
{{2021–22 A-League Women PFA Team of the Season}}
{{2022–23 A-League Women PFA Team of the Season}}
{{2023–24 A-League Women PFA Team of the Season}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Wagga Wagga
Category:Indigenous Australian soccer players
Category:Western Sydney Wanderers FC (women) players
Category:Sydney FC (women) players
Category:AIK Fotboll (women) players
Category:Women's association football goalkeepers
Category:Australian women's soccer players
Category:21st-century Australian sportswomen
Category:Sportswomen from New South Wales
Category:Soccer players from New South Wales
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