Winonah Heatley
{{short description|Australian soccer player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Winonah Heatley
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname = Winonah Grace Heatley
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2001|6|18}}
| birth_place = Australia
| height =
| position = Defender
| currentclub = Nordsjælland
| clubnumber = 6
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Northern Tigers
| years1 = 2019–2021
| clubs1 = Brisbane Roar
| caps1 = 16
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2021
| clubs2 = Växjö DFF
| caps2 = 3
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2021–2022
| clubs3 = Melbourne City
| caps3 = 15
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2022–
| clubs4 = Nordsjælland
| caps4 = 51
| goals4 = 3
| nationalyears1 = 2017
| nationalteam1 = Australia U17
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2019
| nationalteam2 = Australia U20
| nationalcaps2 = 1
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2022–
| nationalteam3 = Australia U23
| nationalcaps3 = 3
| nationalgoals3 = 1
| nationalyears4 = 2021–
| nationalteam4 = Australia
| nationalcaps4 = 6
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| club-update = 17 December 2024
| nationalteam-update = 24 February 2025
}}
Winonah Heatley (born 18 June 2001) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Nordsjælland in the Danish Women's League.
She has previously played for Brisbane Roar in the A-League Women and for Växjö DFF in the Damallsvenskan.{{Cite web|url=https://brisbaneroar.com.au/news/young-duo-learning-best-best|title=Heatley and Rankin learn from the best|date=14 January 2021 |publisher=Brisbane Roar|language=en|access-date=2021-01-14}}
Early life
Heatley was raised in Cairns, Queensland and played for Marlin Coast Rangers F.C. as a junior before moving to Brisbane at the age of 15 to pursue a career in football.{{cite web |title=Heatley: "Everything happens for a reason" |url=https://www.matildas.com.au/news/heatley-everything-happens-a-reason |website=Matildas |publisher=Football Australia |language=en |date=25 October 2024 }}
Club career
=Brisbane Roar=
On 16 February 2020, Heatley made her professional debut in a W-League match against Perth Glory and entered the game as a half-time substitute.{{cite web |title=W. Heatley |url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/winonah-heatley/646783/ |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |language=en |date=12 July 2024 }}
Heatley became a part of the side in the 2020–21 W-League season where she made 13 appearances and scored 1 goal, with a total of 1151 minutes.
=Växjö DFF=
In July 2021, Heatley transferred to Swedish side, Växjö DFF.{{Cite web|url=https://www.smp.se/sport/har-ar-vaxjos-nasta-varvning-det-har-definitivt-varit-en-drom-for-mig-573b7fe3/|title=Heatley signs for Vaxjo in Sweden|date=2021-07-29|website=Växjö DFF|language=sv|access-date=2021-11-21}}
She debuted for the Swedish club on 20 August 2021, in the 2021 Damallsvenskan, playing the full 90 minutes against Vittsjö GIK in a 0–0 encounter.
=Melbourne City=
In November 2021, Heatley returned to Australia, signing with A-League Women club Melbourne City scoring 1 goal from 15 appearances.{{cite web|url=https://melbournecityfc.com.au/news/city-sign-defender-winonah-heatley|title=City sign defender Winonah Heatley|website=Melbourne City|date=29 November 2021}}
=Nordsjælland=
In June 2022, after one season in Australia, Heatley left for overseas again, joining Danish club Nordsjælland.{{cite web|url=https://fcn.dk/2022/06/fc-nordsjaelland-henter-australsk-kvindelandsholdsspiller/|title=FC Nordsjælland henter australsk kvindelandsholdsspiller|trans-title=FC Nordsjælland picks up Australian women's national team player|language=da|website=Nordsjælland|date=23 June 2022|access-date=26 June 2022|archive-date=26 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626060247/https://fcn.dk/2022/06/fc-nordsjaelland-henter-australsk-kvindelandsholdsspiller/|url-status=dead}} After appearing in 17 times in her first season, she appeared 20 times in her second season.
International
In September 2021, after strong form with Swedish club side, Växjö DFF, Heatley earned her first senior Australia call-up for the friendly match against the Republic of Ireland on 21 September.{{cite web |title=Heatley with first Matildas call-up|url=https://www.matildas.com.au/news/commonwealth-bank-matildas-25-player-squad-finalised-republic-ireland-fixture |website=Matildas |date=8 September 2021 |language=en}} She was called up again in 2022 and 2024. Heatley was substituted on for the Matildas in a pre-Olympic Games "B" international game against Canada in mid-July 2024, for which goals and appearances do not count towards official records.{{Cite web | url=https://www.matildas.com.au/news/commbank-matildas-defeated-2-1-b-international-against-canada | title=CommBank Matildas defeated 2-1 in 'B' international against Canada | website= Matildas | date=14 July 2024 | access-date=14 July 2024 }} Heatley made her debut for the Australia senior national team on 28 October in Duisburg, Germany during an international friendly match against Germany, which the Matildas won.{{cite news |url=https://7news.com.au/sport/soccer/kyra-cooney-cross-scores-miracle-goal-as-matildas-break-hearts-with-2-1-upset-over-germany-c-16558042 |title=Kyra Cooney-Cross scores miracle goal as Matildas break hearts with 2-1 upset over Germany |first=Glenn |last=Valencich |website=7news.com.au |date=29 October 2024 |access-date=29 October 2024 }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.matildas.com.au/news/commbank-matildas-historic-win-germany |title=WATCH: CommBank Matildas claim historic win against Germany |first=Taryn |last=Heddo |website=Matildas |date=29 October 2024 |access-date=3 November 2024 |quote=The game was also a special occasion for debutant Winonah Heatley. She became CommBank Matilda #230 after being introduced in the 66th minute. }}
Career statistics
= Club =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |Cup1 ! colspan="2"|Continental2 ! colspan="2" |Total | |||||||
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="3" |Brisbane Roar
| rowspan="2" |A-League Women |3 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21
|13 | 1 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 13 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!16||1|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||16||1 | |||||||
| Växjö DFF
|2021 |3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 4 | 0 | |
| Melbourne City FC
|15 | 1 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 15 | 1 | ||
| rowspan="3" |FC Nordsjælland
| rowspan="2" |Danish Women's League |17 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24
|20 | 1 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!37||2|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||37||2 | |||||||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!71 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 3 |
References
{{2021–22 A-League Women PFA Team of the Season}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Heatley, Winonah}}
Category:Australian women's soccer players
Category:21st-century Australian sportswomen
Category:Women's association football defenders
Category:Brisbane Roar FC (women) players
Category:Melbourne City FC (women) players
Category:FC Nordsjælland (women) players
Category:Damallsvenskan players
Category:Australian expatriate women's soccer players
Category:Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden
Category:Australian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
Category:Australian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
Category:Expatriate women's footballers in Denmark