Teresa Polias
 Polias playing for Sydney FC in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Teresa Polias | ||
| Date of birth | 16 May 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Darlinghurst, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Central Coast Mariners | 15 | (0) |
| 2010–2021 | Sydney FC | 142 | (8) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2010 | Australia U-20 | 4 | (1) |
| 2007–2019 | Australia | 11 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:34, 28 December 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 March 2019 | |||
Teresa Polias, born 16 May 1990) is an Australian former professional soccer player for the Central Coast Mariners (2008-2010) and Sydney FC (2010-2021) in the Australian W-League. Polias is a midfielder.[2]
Club career
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Polias made her W-League debut on 25 October 2008, for the Central Coast Mariners, playing against Melbourne Victory.[citation needed] She was named Sydney FC player of the year in the 2011–12 W-League season.[citation needed] She was a member of the Sydney FC Women's team who won the 2012–13 W-League Championship and played the entirety of every match of that season, including the Grand Final.[3] She scored her first ever W-League goal in a 3–2 win over Melbourne City, with a long range effort which rocketed straight into the top corner.[citation needed] Polias was captain of the Sydney FC Women's team who won the 2018–19 W-League Championship; and played the entirety of every match of that season, including the Grand Final.[citation needed] In August 2021, she took a break from football to start a family and decide if she wants to continue playing.[4]
International career
[edit]Polias represented Australia in the Young Matildas starting 11 on many occasions and travelled to Europe and Asia with the team.
Personal life
[edit]Polias was born in 1990 in Darlinghurst, New South Wales[5] and grew up in Sydney's southern suburbs and attended Endeavour Sports High School.[6]
As well as playing football, Polias works full-time as a primary school teacher.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015™ - List of Players - Australia" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ↑ "Teresa Polias". Sydney FC. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ↑ "Polias Relives Grand Final With Kids". Sydney FC. 5 February 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ↑ Warriner, David (6 August 2021). "Sydney FC Captain To Take A Break From Football". Sydney FC.
- ↑ "Get to Know You - Teresa Polias". Matildas. 15 July 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ↑ Parkinson, Andrew (21 November 2018). "Teresa Polias – Sydney FC's homegrown heroine". St George & Sutherland Leader. Australian Community Media. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ↑ Smith, Pete (21 January 2014). "W-League player of the week". Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014.
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