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Elise Kellond-Knight
Kellond-Knight playing for the Australia at the 2017 Algarve Cup
Personal information
Full name Elise Kellond-Knight[1]
Date of birth (1990-08-10) 10 August 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[2]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder / Defender
Team information
Current team
 Avondale FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2015 Brisbane Roar 68 (8)
2011–2012 → Fortuna Hjørring (loan)
2014 → Iga F.C. Kunoichi (loan)
2015–2017 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam 50 (4)
2018 Hammarby 20 (0)
2018–2019 Melbourne City 11 (2)
2019 Reign FC 3 (0)
2019 Washington Spirit 6 (0)
2019–2020 Brisbane Roar 7 (0)
2020 Kristianstads 2 (0)
2021–2022 Hammarby 12 (0)
2022–2024 Melbourne Victory 29 (0)
2024– Avondale FC 0 (0)
International career‡
2007–2009 Australia U-20 13 (0)
2007– Australia 113 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 March 2020

Elise Kellond-Knight (born 10 August 1990) is an Australian international football player, who plays for Avondale FC in the VPL Women's and the Australian national team. Kellond-Knight is a left footed set piece specialist.[3]

Personal life

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Kellond-Knight was born and raised on the Gold Coast where she attended St Hilda's School throughout her upbringing.[4] She played junior football for Runaway Bay in the local Gold Coast competition.[5]

Kellond-Knight graduated from Griffith University with a Master of Business Administration in December 2023,[6] after previously completing a Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science at the same university.[7]

Club career

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Elise Kellond-Knight playing for Melbourne Victory, December 2023

At the annual Westfield W-League awards dinner in 2009, Kellond-Knight was jointly awarded the Young Player of the Year Award with Canberra United's Ellyse Perry.[8]

After leaving 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam at the end of 2017, Kellond-Knight was hoping to join the Reign FC in the NWSL, however a discovery claim by the North Carolina Courage prevented her from joining the Reign.[9] In April 2018, she signed a short-term deal with Hammarby in the Damallsvenskan. In June she extended her contract through the end of the season.[10]

Kellond-Knight signed with Melbourne City for the 2018–19 W-League season.[11]

Reign FC announced on September 24, 2018, that Kellond-Knight had signed with them for the 2019 NWSL season.[12]

On July 15, 2019, Kellond-Knight was traded to Washington Spirit in exchange for Sammy Jo Prudhomme.[13] On October 26, 2019, Kellond-Knight returned to Brisbane Roar.[14]

In November 2022, Kellond-Knight returned to Australia, joining reigning champions Melbourne Victory.[15]

In September 2024, Kellond-Knight joined newly promoted VPL Women's club Avondale FC.[16] A fortnight later, she announced her retirement from professional football.[17]

International career

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For her performances at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup and 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, Kellond-Knight was named as part of the All Star Teams for both tournaments.[18]

During a match against Brazil in the 2016 Olympics, a moment of Kellond-Knight and her teammate Lisa De Vanna went viral when during a short break, De Vanna absentmindedly tried to drink from the wrong end of a water bottle, prompting Kellond-Knight to quickly flip it in her hand.

On October 9, 2018, Kellond-Knight earned her 100th cap for Australia in a friendly against England, which ended in a 1–1 draw.[19]

At the 2019 Women's World Cup, she scored a goal directly from a corner kick in the Round of 16 match against Norway.[20]

Kellond-Knight was selected for the Australian women's football Matildas soccer team which qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. 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. However, they lost 1–0 to Sweden in the semi-final and were then beaten 4–3 in the bronze medal playoff by USA.[21] Full details.

Career statistics

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International goals

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Key (expand for notes on "international goals" and sorting)
Location Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred
Sorted by country name first, then by city name
Lineup Start – played entire match
on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time

off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time
(c) – captain
Sorted by minutes played

Min The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal.
Assist/pass The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information.
penalty or pk Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.)
Score The match score after the goal was scored.
Sorted by goal difference, then by goal scored by the player's team
Result The final score.

Sorted by goal difference in the match, then by goal difference in penalty-shoot-out if it is taken, followed by goal scored by the player's team in the match, then by goal scored in the penalty-shoot-out. For matches with identical final scores, match ending in extra-time without penalty-shoot-out is a tougher match, therefore precede matches that ended in regulation

aet The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation
pso Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parentheses; the match was tied at the end of extra-time
Light-yellow background color – match at an invitational tournament
Light-orange background color – Olympic women's football qualification match

NOTE: some keys may not apply for a particular football player

Goal Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 22 May 2014 Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam  South Korea 5350.03005

2–1

5650.06005

2–1

2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup
2. 22 June 2019 Allianz Riviera, Nice, France  Norway 5350.03005

1–1

5650.06005

1–1

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup

Honours

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Club

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Brisbane Roar
Kellond-Knight playing for Turbine Potsdam in 2015

International

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Australia

Individual

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Women's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020 – Squad list: Australia" (PDF). FIFA. 5 August 2021. p. 1. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ 2015 World Cup
  3. ^ "Get to know... Elise Kellond-Knight". 10 October 2018.
  4. ^ Elise Kellond-Knight (St Hilda's alumna 2007)
  5. ^ ELISE KELLOND-KNIGHT FEATURES IN HER THIRD WORLD CUP
  6. ^ Kellond-Knight, Elise. "Got a paper - made Mum proud 🥹😍🎓. Thanks for the support @griffithuniversity … maybe I'll be back for round 3 🫣🤔🤓". Instagram. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  7. ^ O'Grady, Stephen (2 August 2018). "Griffith football fans focus on Matildas bid for repeat glory". Griffith University. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  8. ^ McIntosh, Ashleigh. "Kellond-Knight eyes new challenge"[permanent dead link‍]. Football Federation Australia, 4 November 2010. Retrieved on 16 May 2013.
  9. ^ "Elise Kellond-Knight has move to Seattle Reign put on hold by 'discovery' system". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  10. ^ "Bajen värvar australiensisk landslagsspelare: "Håller högsta internationella klass"". 8 April 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  11. ^ "Two Westfield Matildas headline raft of Melbourne City signings". 24 September 2018. Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  12. ^ "Seattle Reign FC Sign Australian International Midfielder Elise Kellond-Knight". 24 September 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  13. ^ Cavalier, Mason (15 July 2019). "Washington Spirit acquire Elise Kellond-Knight in trade with Reign FC". Washington Spirit.
  14. ^ "Kellond-Knight returns to Brisbane". Brisbane Roar. 26 October 2019.
  15. ^ "Melbourne Victory signs Elise Kellond-Knight". Melbourne Victory. 6 November 2022.
  16. ^ "Elise Kellond-Knight Signs". Avondale FC. 24 September 2024.
  17. ^ "Elise Kellond-Knight retires from professional football". Melbourne Victory. 10 October 2024.
  18. ^ FIFA. "Double delight for Sawa". 18 July 2011. Retrieved on 16 May 2013. FIFA "Canada 2015 Technical Report published, All-Star Squad announced" 17 Aug 2015. Retrieved on 25 August 2015.
  19. ^ "England 1–1 Australia: women's international football friendly – as it happened". The Guardian. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  20. ^ "Norway Australia live report". Guardian. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  21. ^ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
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