Mackenzie Elizabeth Arnold (born 25 February 1994) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for West Ham United in the English FA WSL and the Australia women's national team, the Matildas. She previously played for Arna-Bjørnar in Norway's Toppserien as well as Brisbane Roar, Perth Glory, Western Sydney Wanderers, and Canberra United in Australia's W-League.
![]() Arnold in action for Australia at the 2017 Algarve Cup | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mackenzie Elizabeth Arnold | ||
Date of birth | (1994-02-25) 25 February 1994 (age 28) | ||
Place of birth | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | West Ham United | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2012 | Perth Glory | 10 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Canberra United | 10 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 3 | (0) |
2014–2016 | Perth Glory | 22 | (0) |
2016–2020 | Brisbane Roar | 48 | (0) |
2018 | Arna-Bjørnar | 15 | (0) |
2019 | Chicago Red Stars | 0 | (0) |
2020– | West Ham United | 34 | (0) |
Total | 108 | (0) | |
National team‡ | |||
2013 | Australia U-20 | 8 | (0) |
2012– | Australia | 28 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 November 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 April 2020 |
Born on the Gold Coast,[2] Arnold attended Palm Beach Currumbin High School.[3]
In 2012, Arnold joined Canberra United from Perth Glory ahead of the 2012–13 W-League.[4]
Arnold joined Western Sydney Wanderers in 2013. However, she was later ruled out for a significant amount of the season after suffering a deep cut to the leg in the carpark following a match in the 2013 AFC U-19 Women's Championship.[5]
Arnold returned to Perth Glory in August 2014.[6]
Arnold was approached to switch codes and play Australian rules football in the newly formed AFL Women's in 2016, but chose to remain in soccer.[7]
In October 2016, Brisbane Roar announced that they had signed Arnold.[8]
In March 2018, she signed with Arna-Bjørnar in the Toppserien.[9]
In July 2019, she played for the Chicago Red Stars, in the NWSL.
On 9 July 2020, Arnold signed for English club West Ham United of the FA Women's Super League.[10] On 18 April 2021, Arnold was handed a surprise 20-minute cameo in midfield during an 11–0 win over Chichester & Selsey in the fourth round of the Women's FA Cup.[11]
Arnold received her first call-up to the Australian national team for a tour of the United States in 2012.[12] She made her debut in November that year, keeping a clean sheet in a win over Chinese Taipei in the 2013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup preliminary round 2.[13] She soon began to feature regularly in national squads in 2013, with previous incumbent goalkeepers Melissa Barbieri and Lydia Williams unavailable.[14] Following their returns, Arnold was not included in the national setup for some time, before returning for the 2015 Cyprus Cup in March 2015.[15]
Mackenzie was included as one of three goalkeepers in the Matildas squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.[16]
Arnold was selected in the Australia squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics as one of two goalkeepers in the squad along with Lydia Williams.[17] She played one match in the tournament, a group stage win over Zimbabwe.[18]
Arnold was named to the Matildas squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France.[19]
Arnold was a member of the Matildas Tokyo 2020 Olympics squad. The Matildas qualified for the quarter-finals and beat Great Britain before being eliminated in the semi-final with Sweden. In the playoff for the Bronze medal they were beaten by the USA.[20]
Club | Season | League | National Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup[lower-alpha 2] | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Perth Glory | 2011–12 | W-League | 10 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
Canberra United | 2012–13 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
Western Sydney Wanderers | 2013–14 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Perth Glory | 2014–15 | 14 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
2015–16 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
Total | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
Brisbane Roar | 2016–17 | W-League | 11 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | 13 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
Total | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
Arna-Bjørnar | 2018 | Toppserien | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
Brisbane Roar | 2018–19 | W-League | 12 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
Chicago Red Stars | 2019 | NWSL | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Brisbane Roar | 2019–20 | W-League | 12 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
West Ham United | 2020–21 | FA WSL | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
2021–22 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
Career total | 142 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 0 |
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