Tori Tumeth
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 March 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vancouver Rise FC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| APIA Leichhardt | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Sydney University | ||
| 2020–2022 | Melbourne City | 28 | (1) |
| 2023–2026 | Sydney FC | 67 | (0) |
| 2026– | Vancouver Rise FC | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2018 | Australia U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Australia U20 | 6 | (1) |
| 2025 | Australia U23 | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 October 2025 | |||
Tori Tumeth (/ˈtjuːməθ/ TEW-məth;[1][2] born 4 March 2001)[3]: 156 is an Australian soccer player who plays as a right back for Northern Super League club Vancouver Rise FC. She has previously played for National Premier Leagues NSW Women's (NPL NSW Women's) club Sydney University and A-League Women clubs Melbourne City and Sydney FC. She has represented Australia as an under-20 and under-23 youth international.
Tori Tumeth was born in 2001 in Sydney.[3]: 156 She played junior soccer for APIA Leichhardt, Canterbury and then Sydney University youths (2013–2014).[3]: 156 [4] After completing her HSC in 2018, she began a Primary Education degree course at Sydney University.[4][5]
Club career
In 2016 Tumeth began playing for Football NSW Institute, which competes in the National Premier Leagues NSW Women's (NPL NSW Women's).[3]: 156 She continued with that team into 2017.[3]: 156
Sydney University
Tumeth transferred to Sydney University seniors in 2018.[3]: 156 She played a key role in the club's 2019 treble-winning season in the NPL NSW Women's.[4] She played as both a defender and midfielder during her three seasons at the club, and transitioned into becoming solely a defender.[4][5][6]
Melbourne City
Tumeth signed for W-League (later known as A-League Women) team Melbourne City in their 2020–21 season and made her debut on 29 December.[3]: 156 [6] In her second season they finished second behind premiers, Sydney FC and qualified for the finals series. Despite kicking her maiden goal in the Preliminary Final, Melbourne City lost 1–3 to crosstown rivals Melbourne Victory in March 2022.[7] Tumeth left the club in 2023 having made a total of 28 appearances for one goal.[3]: 156
Sydney FC
Tumeth transferred to Sydney FC in 2023.[8] She was part of the side that won the 2024 grand final, defeating her former side Melbourne City 1–0 at AAMI Park in Melbourne, the club's fifth A-League Women championship.[9]
After establishing herself as a fan favourite at the club, Tumeth extended her contract with Sydney FC in 2025.[10] At the end of the 2025–26 season, pundit Teo Pellizzeri announced on the program DubZone that she and teammate Hana Lowry would be departing the club to pursue opportunities overseas.[11]
Vancouver Rise
On 27 April 2026, it was announced that Tumeth had joined Northern Super League club Vancouver Rise FC.[12]
International career
Tumeth has represented Australia as a youth international for under-17 (2016–2018), under-20 (2018–2021) and under-23 level.
Despite being aged 24 at the time, Tumeth played for the U23 Matildas to win their first ever ASEAN Women's Championship title in 2025, defeating senior Southeast Asian national teams (including their 1–0 win over Myanmar in the final).[13]
