Courtney Newbon
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 September 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Melbourne Victory | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Football NSW | ||
| 2018 | Bankstown City | ||
| 2019–2022 | Sydney University | ||
| 2019–2021 | Western Sydney | 8 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Perth Glory | 5 | (0) |
| 2023 | Sydney Olympic | ||
| 2023–2024 | Central Coast | 4 | (0) |
| 2024– | Melbourne Victory | 42 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Courtney Newbon (born 14 September 2000) is an Australian soccer player, who is the goalkeeper for Melbourne Victory in the A-League Women. She had previously kept for Western Sydney, Perth Glory and Central Coast.
Courtney Newbon was born in 2000 in Hobart,[1]: 101 to Trish and Russell Newbon.[2] The family moved from Tasmania to New South Wales' Sutherland Shire.[3] As a four-year-old, she began playing soccer with Bangor Brumbies in 2005 alongside a team of boys.[1][2] From 2010 Newbon played for Sutherland Sharks juniors and eventually became their goalkeeper.[2] For tertiary studies she completed a Masters of Clinical Exercise Physiology in 2024.[4]
Club career
Newbon began her senior club career by playing for Football NSW Institute from 2015 to 2017, which competes in the National Premier Leagues NSW Women's (NPL NSW).[1]: 101 [5] She switched to another NPL NSW club, Bankstown City for 2018.[1]: 101 In the following year the keeper moved to Sydney University in the same league.[1]: 101 [6] Her new club finished the 2019 season as both NPL NSW Premiers and Champions.[7][8]
In November 2019, Newbon signed with W-League (later renamed as A-League Women) team Western Sydney Wanderers for their 2019–20 season.[1]: 101 [9] She made her debut on 19 January 2020,[1]: 101 being called up as starting keeper when number-one choice, Abby Smith had been injured.[10] Newbon returned to Sydney University during the W-League off-season (mid-2020), which won the 2020 Premiership.[11] After her second Wanderers season, she had made a total of eight appearances for the club.[1]: 101 All competitions under Football NSW were cancelled on 12 August 2021, due to the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions.[12]
Newbon transferred to Perth Glory for their 2021–2022 season providing five appearances and keeping two clean sheets.[1]: 101, 208 During the A-League's 2022 off-season, Newbon helped Sydney University win their fourth NPL NSW Premiership in a row,[13] and was also awarded that league's Goalkeeper of the Year for 2022.[14] Newbon switched to NPL NSW team, Sydney Olympic in 2023.[1]: 101 She joined A-League team, Central Coast Mariners in October 2023 for the 2023-24 season,[1]: 101 [15] where she appeared four times and kept one clean sheet.[1]: 63, 206 In the A-League off-season she returned to Sydney Olympic.[1]: 101
In January 2024 she transferred to Melbourne Victory in the A-League alongside former Matildas goalkeeper, Lydia Williams,[16] as a replacement for injured, fellow keeper Miranda Templeman.[17] She debuted for Victory after Williams herself was injured in a match.[18] During the 2023–24 season, she appeared 12 times providing four clean sheets.[19]: 109 Victory reached the final series but they lost their Elimination final against Central Coast Mariners 2–4 in a penalty shootout, being drawn 0-0 after extra-time.[20]
For the following Victory season, Newbon had 23 appearances and provided the most clean sheets for any club with 11.[1]: 101, 208 [19][21] Victory finished second to Premiers and cross town rivals, Melbourne City and runner-up to Champions, Central Coast Mariners. As from October 2025, her A-League career total of clean sheets reached 18 from 56 appearances at various clubs.[1]: 208