Heather Garriock

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Heather Garriock
Personal information
Full nameHeather Ann Garriock
Date of birth (1982-12-21) 21 December 1982
Place of birthSydney, Australia
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current clubWestern Sydney Wanderers
Number7
Youth career
Leppington Lions Soccer Club
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
Marconi Stallions
NSW Sapphires
Queensland Sting
2006–2007Adirondack Lynx11(10)
2008Fortuna Hjørring
2008Sydney FC4(1)
2009Chicago Red Stars5(0)
2009–2011Sydney FC23(6)
2011LdB FC Malmö
2013–Western Sydney Wanderers1(1)
National team‡
1999–Australia125(29)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 October 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 July 2011

Heather Ann Garriock (born 21 December 1982, in Sydney) is an Australian football (soccer) midfielder currently playing for Western Sydney Wanderers of the Australian W-League and is a member of the Australian women's national team.

Club career

Garriock began her career playing football in Australia. She played for Marconi Stallions, NSW Sapphires, and Queensland Sting before moving overseas.

She signed with Adirondack Lynx of Women's Premier Soccer League in 2006. She made six appearances in 2006 before returning to the Australian National Team. In 2007, she made a further five appearances. In total, she made 11 appearances for Adirondack Lynx, while scoring 10 goals and chipping in eight assists.[1]

Garriock was on the move once again in 2008, playing for Fortuna Hjørring in Denmark, before moving back to her homeland Australia to play for Sydney FC in the Australian W-League.[2]

2009 marked a great honour for Garriock as she was selected for the prestigious Women's Professional Soccer league in the United States. In the 2008 WPS International Draft, she was picked 12th overall by Chicago Red Stars. For the inaugural 2009 Women's Professional Soccer season, she appeared for Chicago in 5 games (0 starts, 89 total minutes) and recorded an assist. It was announced on 30 September 2009 that Chicago had waived their option for a second year, thus making Garriock a free agent.[3]

She returned to her previous team, Sydney FC, following her release from Chicago.

In October 2013, Garriock joined Western Sydney Wanderers.[4]

International career

Garriock playing for Australia

Garriock first represented the Australia in October 1999 in a friendly against China at 16 years old. She has represented her country in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney as well as the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

She has also appeared for Australia in the 2003 and 2007 editions of the FIFA Women's World Cup. She scored two goals in 2003 and one in 2007.

Personal

Garriock runs the Macarthur Youth Football Academy, based in the southwestern Sydney area of Camden.

In 2002, Garriock's brother, Nathan, died from injuries sustained during an altercation at a party he attended in Camden, NSW.[5]

Honours

Club

Sydney FC

Country

Australia

References

  1. ↑ "Australian World Cup Player and Olympian, Heather Garriock selected 12th overall in the WPS International Draft". Adirondack Lynx. 24 September 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2009. 
  2. ↑ Ormond, Aidan (30 January 2009). "Garriock Back To Haunt Italians". Australian FourFourTwo. Retrieved 30 January 2009. 
  3. ↑ "WPS Free Agency Opens". Chicago Red Stars. 30 September 2009. Retrieved 10 November 2009. 
  4. ↑ "Wanderers announce strong squad for upcoming W-League season". The Womens Game. 10 October 2013. 
  5. ↑ Glendinning, Lee (29 July 2003). "Teen bashed to death after car hit partygoers, court told". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 January 2009. 

External links

Western Sydney Wanderers FC W-League – current squad

Australia

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