Carys Hawkins

Carys Hawkins
Hawkins playing for Perth Glory in 2010
Personal information
Date of birth 29 August 1988 (1988-08-29) (age 36)
Place of birth Cardiff, Wales
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Northern Redbacks
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2014 Perth Glory 62 (1)
2012 Umeå Södra FF 20 (6)
2013–2014 Sunnanå SK 9 (2)
2014 Fylkir 17 (1)
International career
2013–2014 Wales 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 October 2015

Carys Hawkins (born 29 August 1988) is a Welsh association football player who played for Perth Glory in the Australian W-League, Umeå Södra FF in the Swedish Elitettan, Sunnanå SK in the Swedish Damallsvenskan, and Fylkir in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild.

Club career

Hawkins starting playing football in Perth at Wembley Downs FC.[1] As a junior she played for Northern Redbacks and won the Player of the Year and Players' Player of the Year awards in 2008.[2]

Since the establishment of the Australian W-League in 2008, Hawkins played for Perth Glory since their inaugural season.[3] In 2010, Hawkins was part of American college team Kentucky Wildcats.[4] In March 2012, after 39 W-League appearances, Hawkins joined Swedish club Umeå Södra FF for the off-season.[5] In January 2013, after returning to Perth Glory, she joined another Swedish club, Sunnanå SK.[6] In February 2014, she returned to Perth Glory.[7] The following month, she joined Icelandic club Fylkir who play in the Úrvalsdeild.[8] She scored her only league goal for the club in May 2014, scoring the only goal of a 1–0 victory over ÍA.[9] In July 2014, she also scored a goal in the Icelandic Women's Football League Cup during a 2–2 draw with Selfoss that Fylkir then lost on penalties.[10] Hawkins later returned to Australia, and was part of Perth Glory's maiden premiership which they won in the 2014 W-League season.[11]

International career

Hawkins was part of Australian youth teams, touring New Zealand with the Australian Schoolgirls Team in 2004[12] and attending several camps with the Young Matildas.[1]

In February 2013, Hawkins was called up to the senior Wales squad for the 2013 Algarve Cup.[13] She made her debut against Mexico in the second match of the tournament.[14] In March 2014, she was called-up for the 2015 World Cup qualifiers against Turkey and Ukraine[15] and in August for the qualifier against England.[16]

References

  1. ^ a b "Hawkins' football philosophy". Matildas. Football Federation Australia. 22 July 2013.
  2. ^ "CLUB WINNERS 2008". Women's Soccer WA. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  3. ^ "Glory women set to star". Perth Glory. 21 October 2008.
  4. ^ "2010 UK Women's Soccer Information Packet". University of Kentucky. 23 August 2010 – via Issuu. We are fortunate to have a player coming in with international experience in Carys Hawkins
  5. ^ "Hawkins Sweden bound". The Women's Game. 4 March 2012.
  6. ^ "Australiensiska till Sunnanå" [Australian to Sunnanå] (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 5 January 2013.
  7. ^ "W-League Preview: Melbourne Victory v Perth Glory". Keep Up. 1 February 2014. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. On the plus side, seasoned defender Carys Hawkins returns to the fray after a spell in Sweden.
  8. ^ Breiðfjörður, Hafliði (12 March 2014). "Carys Hawkins í Fylki (Staðfest)" [Carys Hawkins in Fylki (Confirmed)]. Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic).
  9. ^ "Fylkir vann nýliðaslaginn" [Fylkir won the rookie match]. Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 14 May 2014. Það var velski varnarmaðurinn Carys Hawkins sem skoraði sigurmarkið [It was Welsh defender Carys Hawkins who scored the winning goal]
  10. ^ Freyr Jónsson, Daníel (24 July 2014). "Borgunarbikar kvenna: Selfoss í úrslitin í fyrsta sinn" [Women's Borgunarbikar: Selfoss in the finals for the first time]. Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Carys Hawkins og Anna Björg Björnsdóttir gerðu mörk Fylkis. [Carys Hawkins and Anna Björg Björnsdóttir scored Fylkir's goals.]
  11. ^ Collier, Rachel (20 November 2014). "Perth Glory paint the premiership purple". The Women's Game.
  12. ^ "Australian Schoolgirls Teams 1987-2014" (PDF). NSW Schools. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  13. ^ "Wales women name squad of 21 for Algarve Cup tournament". BBC Sport. 26 February 2013. The squad includes five members of the Under-19 squad and uncapped defender Carys Hawkins, who was born in Cardiff and currently plays in Sweden.
  14. ^ "Mexico vs. Wales". Soccerway. 8 March 2013.
  15. ^ Jones, Dave (26 March 2014). "Women's Football: Wrexham keeper on standby for Wales Women". Daily Post.
  16. ^ "Women's World Cup 2015: Wales name squad for England match". BBC Sport. 13 August 2014.
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