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Clare Polkinghorne

1989 - Today

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Clare Elizabeth Polkinghorne (born 1 February 1989) is an Australian former professional soccer player who plays as a defender. On 2 October 2024 she announced her retirement from international football, and played her last game for the Matildas in a friendly against Chinese Taipei on 7 December 2024. She became Australia's most capped footballer in February 2023, and as of her final game, she extended this record with 169 appearances since her debut in 2006. She retired at Damallsvenskan club Kristianstads DFF. Polkinghorne was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in the 2025 Australia Day Honours for "service to football". Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Clare Polkinghorne is the 23,662nd most popular soccer player (down from 21,168th in 2024), the 1,411th most popular biography from Australia (down from 1,205th in 2019) and the 149th most popular Australian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Clare Polkinghorne ranks 23,662 out of 21,273. Before her are Fernanda Pinilla, Shohei Ogushi, Riyo Kawamoto, Meikayla Moore, Leon Barnett, and Alex Baptiste. After her are Auston Trusty, Paddy McCourt, Lianne Sanderson, Kuraba Kondo, Declan Gallagher, and Sabrina D'Angelo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1989, Clare Polkinghorne ranks 2,033. Before her are Carlin Isles, Sebastián Martos, Thorbjørn Olesen, Amy Yang, Kanybek Zholchubekov, and Punam Raut. After her are Victor Mihalachi, Nicole Ross, Daniel Lafferty, Jonita Gandhi, Miles Addison, and Jasmine Chen.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Clare Polkinghorne ranks 1,411 out of 1,143. Before her are Tess Coady (2000), Harriet Hudson (1998), Jemima Montag (1998), Mark Birighitti (1991), Ion Gheorghe (null), and Jenna Strauch (1997). After her are Nathan Lyon (1987), Daniel Georgievski (1988), Nathan Hart (1993), Alanna Kennedy (1995), Chris Goulding (1988), and James McRae (1987).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Australia

Among soccer players born in Australia, Clare Polkinghorne ranks 149. Before her are Curtis Good (1993), Lyndon Dykes (1995), Alex Gersbach (1997), Tameka Yallop (1991), Mackenzie Arnold (1994), and Mark Birighitti (1991). After her are Daniel Georgievski (1988), Alanna Kennedy (1995), Jordan Bos (2002), Katrina Gorry (1992), Daniel De Silva (1997), and Marco Tilio (2001).

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