Alana Cerne
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 December 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Western Sydney Wanderers | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Fawkner | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | FFV NTC | ||
| 2019, 2022 | Calder United | ||
| 2022–2025 | Western United | 53 | (1) |
| 2025 | Essendon Royals | ||
| 2025– | Western Sydney Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Australia U23 | 4 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 August 2025 | |||
Alana Cerne (born 11 December 2002) is an Australian soccer player, who is a defender and midfielder for Western Sydney Wanderers since 2025. She previously played for Western United in the A-League Women (2022–2025). Internationally, she has been a member of Australia women's national under-23 soccer team (U23 Matildas).
Cerne was born in Melbourne in 2002;[1]: 186 she grew up in the suburb of Fawkner with a sibling.[2][3]: 199 She began playing soccer from the age of five or six. Her mother was unsuccessful in talking her into netball.[4] At age seven she followed a primary school friend to training sessions.[5] Her junior years were spent at Fawkner SC alongside boys,[3]: 199 [5] where she was "playing all kinds of position, including goalkeeper."[4]
Club career
Cerne joined Football Federation Victoria National Training Centre (FFV NTC) in 2017, which competed in the National Premier Leagues Victoria Women (NPL Victoria).[3]: 199 She transferred to Calder United in 2019 in the NPL Victoria,[3]: 199 which won both the Premiership and Championship.[6] The 2020 and 2021 seasons were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[7][8] Cerne continued with Calder when the NPL Victoria resumed in 2022, once again the team were Premiers and Champions.[9][10] She had kicked five goals during regular season and one more in the grand final.[11] The defender was awarded the NPL Victoria Player of the Year Medal.[12]: 133
Cerne was the first woman signed with newly established A-League Women's team, Western United on 4 August 2022 for their 2022–23 season.[13][14] During the regular season she made 17 appearances, which helped her team to second place on the Premiership table and two finals appearances to become Championship runners-up.[15][16]
During Western United's 2023–24 regular season, Cerne appeared 22 times, her team finished in third place on the league table.[2][17] She scored a goal in their elimination final 2–4 loss against Newcastle Jets during April 2024.[18] After achieving 50 A-League appearances with Western United, Cerne was unavailable due to injury for portions of the 2024–25 season resulting in 11 appearances.[19] After A-League duties ended in the off-season she played in the NPL Victoria team, Essendon Royals.[1]: 186 [19] In October 2025 she signed with Western Sydney Wanderers ahead of the A-League's 2025–26 season.[1]: 186 [20]
