Leticia McKenna
Australian soccer player
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Leticia Lee McKenna (born 7 August 2002) is an Australian soccer player who currently plays as a midfielder for Melbourne City and the Australia national team. She has previously played for Perth Glory and Brisbane Roar. McKenna represented Australia in the Australia U20s and Australia U23s.
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McKenna with Perth Glory in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Leticia Lee McKenna | ||
| Date of birth | 7 August 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Melbourne City | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2019 | FW NTC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Perth Glory | 25 | (3) |
| 2020 | FW NTC | ||
| 2020–2021 | Brisbane Roar | 12 | (0) |
| 2021– | Melbourne City | 100 | (12) |
| 2021–2022 | Blacktown Spartans (women) | ||
| 2023 | South Melbourne | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Australia U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2025 | Australia U23 | 5 | (2) |
| 2026– | Australia | 1 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 April 2026 | |||
Early years
McKenna grew up in the Perth suburb of Cockburn,[1] with a younger sister, Tijan, who is also a soccer player.[2] At six-years old she joined Cockburn City SC juniors.[3][4] She represented Football West National Training Centre (FW NTC), which competes in the National Premier Leagues WA Women (NPL WA Women) at under-13, under-15 and under-19 before joining their seniors in 2017.[2][4][5]
Club career
As a 16-year-old McKenna debuted in the W-League (later known as A-League Women) 2018–19 season, for Perth Glory.[3][4] She scored a goal on debut in November 2024: a 4–4 draw with Canberra United in round 2. Overall she played 12 matches and scored two goals in her first season.[6] McKenna was also a member of Perth's 2–4 winning semi-final team against league premiers, Melbourne Victory in February 2019, where she provided an assist for their star striker, Sam Kerr's third goal.[1] McKenna was one of the teens in the team, who received praise from Kerr for her abilities and maturity.[7][8] The team finished runners-up to champions Sydney FC;[3] McKenna was named Western Australia's Female Footballer of the Year in February 2019.[4]
McKenna was also an ambassador for the 2019 Smarter than Smoking Kicking Off Healthy Clubs initiative.[9]
In McKenna's second season (2019–20) at Perth Glory, she scored one goal across 12 games.[6] In November 2020, the midfielder signed with Brisbane Roar for the 2020–21 W-League season,[3][10] where she played 12 games and helped Brisbane reach runners-up in the league.[6][3] During 2021-2022 A-League off-season she played for Blacktown Spartans (women) in the National Premier Leagues NSW Women's (NPL NSW Women's).[11]
In September 2021, McKenna joined Melbourne City, for the 2021–22 season[3] initially on a two-year contract.[12] By the start of 2024–25 season, she had kicked three goals across 55 appearances for City, and a total of six goals from 92 appearances for A-League Women teams since 2018.[3]
International career
McKenna played two games for the Australia women's national under-20 soccer team (Young Matildas) during the first round of qualifiers in Lebanon in for the 2019 AFC U-19 Women's Championship.[13] She was named to the Young Matildas for two friendlies against New Zealand and then a training camp in mid-May 2022.[14][15] However, she was dropped from the final squad for the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup held in Costa Rica in August of that year.[16]
McKenna joined the 23-player squad for the Australia women's national under-23 soccer team (U23 Matildas), which competed at the 2025 ASEAN Women's Championship in Vietnam from 6 to 19 August.[17] She scored in her team's 9–0 defeat of Timor Leste to reach the semi-finals.[18] McKenna kicked the second goal in the 2–1 win against Vietnam in that match on 16 August,[19] and helped Australia U23 win the final against Myanmar and become ASEAN Champions.[20]
McKenna received her first call-up to the senior national team (Matildas) for the 2026 FIFA Series in Nairobi, Kenya, held on 11 and 15 April.[21] She scored her debut goal on 11 April, in a 5–0 defeat of fellow visitors, Malawi.[22]
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 11 April 2026 | Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya |  Malawi | 5–0 | 5–0 | 2026 FIFA Series |
Honours
Regional
Club
- A-League Women: Championship Runners-up: 2018–19, League Runners-up: 2020–21
Individual
- Football West: Female Footballer of the Year: 2019
