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Remy Siemsen (born 10 November 1999)[2] is an Australian soccer player who currently plays for AIK in the Swedish Damallsvenskan.[3] She has represented Australia on the under-20 national team. Following her debut season in the W-League at the age of 16, she was named W-League Young Footballer of the Year.

Remy Siemsen

Personal information
Full name	Remy Dianne Siemsen[1]
Date of birth	(1999-11-10) 10 November 1999 (age 22)
Place of birth	St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia
Height	162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	AIK
Number	9
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–	Manly United FC	50	(42)
2016–2018	Sydney FC	25	(10)
2018	California Storm	8	(9)
2018–2019	Western Sydney Wanderers	11	(0)
2019–2022	Sydney FC	40	(19)
2022–	AIK	16	(2)
National team‡
2016–2017	Australia U20	6	(13)
2021–	Australia	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:30, 13 August 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 October 2021

Early life

Siemsen attended Oxford Falls Grammar School.[3] She played junior football for BTH Raiders.[4] Siemsen was selected for the Australian School Girls Squad and represented Football NSW at the National Training Centre (NTC) Challenge. At age 16, she was named Football NSW NPL Women's Player of the Year.[5]

Club career

Sydney FC (2016–2018)

Siemsen made her debut for Sydney FC during the 2016–17 season at the age of 16.[6] Sydney finished in third place during the regular season with a 7–4–1 record and advanced to the semi-finals where they were eliminated by Perth Glory.[7] Siemsen finished her first season with six goals, ranking as the club's top scorer.[2] She was named the league's Young Footballer of the Year in May 2017.[8][9][10] She was named the 2016 Junior Sports Star by the Manly Daily.[11]

Returning to Sydney for the 2017–18 season, Siemsen scored the game-winning goal coming off the bench as a substitute against former champions Melbourne City on 18 November.[12] Siemsen finished off the 2017–18 season with 4 goals and a grand final finish with her Sydney FC team.

California Storm (2018)

In April 2018, Siemsen joined Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) side California Storm on a short-term contract.[13][14] In her first game as a Storm player, she scored a brace in a 3–2 loss to Fresno FC. She was named WPSL West Region Player of the Week in Week 3 after tallying two goals and one assist on the road against Primero de Mayo.[15] On 23 June, she scored a hat-trick in a 4–1 victory against the MVLA Wolves. She finished the season with 9 goals and 5 assists in 8 appearances.[16]

Western Sydney Wanderers (2018–2019)

In September 2018, Siemsen signed with Western Sydney Wanderers.[17]

Sydney FC 2019–2022

In the 2019 off-season, Siemsen returned to Sydney FC. In her debut with her new club she scored two goals.

International career

Siemsen has represented Australia on the under-20 national team and competed at the 2017 AFC U-19 Women's Championship qualification tournament in 2016.[18] She scored ten goals in two games during the qualifying tournament, seven against the Northern Mariana Islands and three against Jordan.[19] She was subsequently named player of the tournament.[19] During the 2017 AFC U-19 Women's Championship, Siemsen scored a goal against Vietnam, Japan and South Korea in consecutive games to advance Australia to the semi-finals for the first time in 11 years.[20][21]

Siemsen made her full international debut for Australia against Brazil in October 2021.[22]

Honours

Individual

• Football NSW NPL Women's Player of the Year: 2016[5]
• W-League Young Footballer of the Year: 2016[23]
• PFA Young Women's Footballer of the Year nominee: 2017[24]
• Football NSW NPL Women's Player of the year: 2017
• Football NSW NPL Player of the Final: 2017

References

External links

• Remy Siemsen at Sydney FC
• Remy Siemsen at the Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL)
• Remy Siemsen at Soccerway

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