Clare Hunt
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 Hunt in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Clare Josephine Hunt[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 March 1999[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back[3] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Grenfell JSC | |||
| Canberra United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2021 | Canberra United | 12 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 25 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Paris Saint-Germain | 13 | (0) |
| 2024– | Tottenham Hotspur | 32 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Australia | 42 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 March 2026 | |||
Clare Josephine Hunt (born 12 March 1999) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a centre-back for Women's Super League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Australia national team. She previously played for A-League Women clubs Canberra United and Western Sydney Wanderers (where she served as the club captain) and for Première Ligue club Paris Saint-Germain.
Clare Hunt grew up in the rural town of Grenfell, New South Wales. She joined the Canberra United Academy at 15.[4] Her older brother, Henry, plays for the South Australia cricket team and her younger sister, Anna, has represented the Matildas at a junior level.[5]
Hunt attended Henry Lawson High School in Grenfell.
Club career
Canberra United
Hunt joined Canberra United from Canberra Croatia FC in October 2016. In November 2016, Hunt made her debut for the club in a 5–2 win against Newcastle, coming off the bench in the 59th minute.[6]
Western Sydney Wanderers
She has been under contract with Western Sydney Wanderers since September 2021. In December 2021, Hunt made her debut for A-League Women club Western Sydney Wanderers in a 0–0 draw with Wellington Phoenix.[7]
Paris Saint-Germain
On 15 September 2023, Hunt joined French club Paris Saint-Germain for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year contract.[8][9]
Tottenham Hotspur
On 16 August 2024, Hunt joined WSL club Tottenham Hotspur on a three-year contract.[10]
Hunt scored her first goal for Tottenham in a 3–2 loss at home to Liverpool on 6 October 2024.[11] Her second goal for Tottenham also came against Liverpool on 28 April 2025 in a 2–2 draw away.[12]
International career
Hunt made her debut for the Australia national team on 16 February 2023 in a 4–0 win over Czech Republic in the Cup of Nations, where she came on as a second-half substitute for Aivi Luik.[13] She was also used in two other games in the tournament, as well as two other friendlies in April.
On 3 July 2023, Hunt was selected for the 2023 World Cup squad.[14]
On 4 June 2024, Hunt was named in the Matildas team which qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics, her debut Olympics selection.[15] Later that year, she scored her debut goal for Australia in a 1–2 win against Germany on 28 October in Duisburg, Germany.[16]
In March 2026, Hunt was part of the Matildas team which finished as runners-up in the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup, where she started in 4 out of the 5 matches played by the Matildas and sustained an injury to her right knee which required her to undergo surgery.[17][18]
Personal life
Hunt's best friend is Australia national team teammate Clare Wheeler (a defensive midfielder for Everton), with both being alumnae of St Andrew's College at the University of Sydney and their close bond having remained ever since.[19] At her club Tottenham Hotspur, she is also close friends with Japanese fellow centre back Tōko Koga and Dutch goalkeeper Lize Kop. Upon arriving at Tottenham, Koga received assistance from Hunt in settling in and improving her English skills (partially inspired by her own struggles communicating during her time at Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) due to her inability to speak French),[20] and the pair subsequently swapped jerseys following the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup final in Sydney, in which Japan defeated Australia 1–0.[21]
