Jada 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 = 13
| 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 May 2025
| 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, and for the Australia women's national team.
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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