Elise Kellond-Knight
Australian association footballer (born 1990)
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Elise Kellond-Knight (born 10 August 1990) is an Australian former football player, who played as a defensive midfielder or defender. From 2007 to 2023 she played 115 games for Australia women's national soccer team, before retiring from international football in 2024. Kellond-Knight is a left footed set piece specialist.[3]
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Kellond-Knight playing for the Australia at the 2017 Algarve Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elise Kellond-Knight[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 August 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[2] | ||
| Positions | |||
| 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) |
| 2007–2023 | Australia | 115 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 February 2023 | |||
Early life
Kellond-Knight was born on 10 August 1990,[4] and raised on the Gold Coast where she attended Coombabah State School (primary) and then St Hilda's School (secondary).[5][6] She played junior football for Runaway Bay in the local Gold Coast competition.[7] Kellond-Knight graduated from Griffith University with a Master of Business Administration in December 2023,[8] after previously completing a Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science at the same university.[9]
Club career
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.[10]
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.[11] 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.[12]
Kellond-Knight signed with Melbourne City for the 2018–19 W-League season.[13] Reign FC announced on September 24, 2018, that Kellond-Knight had signed with them for the 2019 NWSL season.[14]
On July 15, 2019, Kellond-Knight was traded to Washington Spirit in exchange for Sammy Jo Prudhomme.[15] On October 26, 2019, Kellond-Knight returned to Brisbane Roar.[16] In July 2020 the footballer ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), which took over two years of recovery.[17] She rejoined Hammarby in August 2022.[17]
In November 2022, Kellond-Knight returned to Australia, joining reigning champions Melbourne Victory.[18] An Achilles tendon injury during training resulted in her missing the 2023 season.[19] In September 2024, Kellond-Knight joined newly promoted National Premier Leagues Victoria Women's club Avondale FC.[20] A fortnight later, she announced her retirement from professional football.[21]
International career
For Kellond-Knight's performances at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup and 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, she was named as part of the All Star Team for both tournaments.[22]
During a match against Brazil at the 2016 Summer Olympics, a moment of Kellond-Knight and her teammate Lisa De Vanna went viral when during a short break, De Vanna absent-mindedly tried to drink from the wrong end of a water bottle, prompting Kellond-Knight to quickly flip it in her hand.
On 9 October 2018, Kellond-Knight earned her 100th cap for Australia in a friendly against England, which ended in a 1–1 draw.[23]
At the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, she scored a goal directly from a corner kick in the Round of 16 match against Norway.[24]
Kellond-Knight was included in the squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics. The Matildas advanced to the quarter-finals with one victory and one draw during 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 match by the United States.[25] After her ACL injury, she returned to the Matildas squad in December 2022.[17] Kellond-Knight participated in the 2023 Cup of Nations in February of that year, in which Australia won all three games and took the title for the second time.[19] Due to an Achilles injury, the defensive midfielder was unavailable for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup held in Australia and New Zealand during July–August.[19] She subsequently retired from international football.[26]
Career statistics
International goals
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Yellow background color – match at an invitational tournament | |
| Red background color – Olympic women's football qualification match | |
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NOTE: some keys may not apply for a particular football player | |
| Goal | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 22 May 2014 | Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |  South Korea |
2–1 |
2–1 |
2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
| 2. | 22 June 2019 | Allianz Riviera, Nice, France |  Norway |
1–1 |
1–1 |
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup |
Honours
Club
International
Individual
- W-League Young Player of the Year: 2009
- FIFA Women's World Cup All-Star Team: 2011, 2015
- FFA Female Footballer of the Year: 2011