Mary Fowler (soccer)

Mary Boio Fowler is an Australian soccer player, who plays for Montpellier and the Australian national team, the Matildas.

Mary Fowler
Fowler playing for the Matildas against England
Personal information
Full name Mary Boio Fowler
Date of birth (2003-02-14) 14 February 2003
Place of birth Cairns, Australia
Height 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Montpellier
Number 9
Youth career
Saints FC
Leichhardt FC
BVV Barendrecht
ESA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Illawarra Stingrays 9 (3)
2019 Bankstown City (W) 4 (3)
2019–2020 Adelaide United 7 (3)
2020– Montpellier 28 (8)
National team‡
2018– Australia U-20 10 (17)
2018– Australia 24 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 January 2020[1]
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 January 2022

Club career

Adelaide United 2019-20

Fowler made her W-League debut for Adelaide United in the first game of the 2019–20 season. She scored her first goal in that game in a 2–1 loss against Western Sydney Wanderers.[2]

Montpellier 2020-

In January 2020, Fowler signed for French Ligue 1 club Montpellier HSC on a 3-year contract after an undisclosed transfer fee was paid.[3] She made her debut against Olympique Lyonnais in February 2020. The French league was subsequently abandoned after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in France.

The 2020-21 season saw the young striker received significant playing time. As of 1 June 2021 she had made 22 appearances for her club, starting 15 matches and scoring 5 goals.

She was named to ESPN's 21 under 21, an international list of footballers representing the next generation of talent, in May 2021.[3]

International career

2018 Tournament of Nations

In 2018 Fowler was added to the Australian squad for the Tournament of Nations.[4] She made her debut late in the game against Brazil, thus becoming the fifth youngest player for the Matildas at 15 years and 162 days.[5] She was again used as a substitute in Australia's friendlies against England and France later in the year,[6] but was unavailable for the matches against Chile to attend trials with the first teams of Chelsea, West Ham and Manchester City, who all wanted to sign her. She also attended sprint and power training sessions in Manchester with coach Mick Clegg.[7]

Fowler has received wide praise for her abilities as a player, with coach Alen Stajcic said that she has "probably got the most amount of weapons I've seen from a young player her age in women's football".[4]

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup

Fowler was called up for the Australian squad for the 2019 World Cup.[8]

2020 Summer Olympics

Fowler was selected for the Australian women's football Matildas soccer team which qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.[9] She made her Olympic debut as a substitute in a Group G match against New Zealand.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. Fowler scored the goal in the 104th minute of extra. However, they lost 1-0 to Sweden in the semi-final and were then beaten 4-3 in the bronze medal playoff by USA.[10] Full details.

Personal life

Fowler's father is originally from Ireland and her mother is originally from Papua New Guinea. Her siblings are also talented soccer players, with her brother, Caoimhin and sister, Ciara both having played for the Irish youth team. Ciara has also played for the Young Matildas (Australia U20) [11]

Fowler began her professional career together with Ciara, when they were both signed up to Adelaide United in the same year.[12] They played together professionally for the first time in the first match of the 2019–20 season when Ciara came on as an 85th minute substitute. This was the debut for both sisters.[2]

Career statistics

Club
As of June 1, 2021[13]
Club Season League Cup1 Continental2 Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Adelaide United 2019–20 W-League 73——73
Montpellier HSC 2019–20 Division 1 Féminine 1000—10
Montpellier HSC 2020–21 Division 1 Féminine 21510—225
Career total 2981000308

1KNVB Women's Cup.

2UEFA Women's Champions League

International
As of match played 23 October 2021[13]
Australia
YearAppsGoals
201830
201910
202000
2021135
Total175
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
110 June 2021CASA Arena, Horsens, Denmark Denmark1–32–3Friendly
230 July 2021Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima, Japan Great Britain4–34–32020 Summer Olympics
321 September 2021Tallaght Stadium, Dublin, Ireland Republic of Ireland1–12–3Friendly
42–2
523 October 2021Western Sydney Stadium, Sydney, Australia Brazil2–03–1Friendly
621 January 2022Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai, India Indonesia4–018–02022 AFC Women's Asian Cup
724 January 2022 Philippines4–04–0

References
  1. Mary Fowler – SportsTG
  2. "Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women vs Adelaide United Women, Westfield W-League, Round 1, 14th Nov 2019". Westfield W-League. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  3. Rugari, Vince (29 January 2020). "Teenage Matildas star Mary Fowler set for French club move". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  4. "Australia adds second wonderkid to Tournament of Nations squad". ESPN.com. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  5. "Australia's Mary Fowler makes international football debut at age 15". The Guardian. 27 July 2018. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  6. "Matildas salvage draw against England with late Polkinghorne header". ABC News. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  7. Warren, Adrian (5 November 2018). "Matildas hope talented teenager Fowler not lost to Australia". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  8. "Kyah Simon fitness concerns open door to Mary Fowler in Matildas' World Cup squad". The Guardian. 13 May 2019. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  9. "Tokyo 2020 a childhood goal ticked off for Mary Fowler". Matildas. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  10. "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  11. Paquette, Catherine (1 June 2021). "'Magnifique' Matildas continue to win global recognition". The Women's Game. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  12. "Signing news: Adelaide United secure Mary and Ciara Fowler". Matildas. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  13. "Mary Fowler". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
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