Sophie Harding (born 6 June 1999) is an Australian soccer player who plays for Western Sydney Wanderers. She has previously played for Newcastle Jets.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sophie Harding | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-06-10) 10 June 1999 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Western Sydney Wanderers | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Harbord Seasiders United | |||
| Brookvale | |||
| Manly United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Manly United | 42 | (8) |
| 2018–2021 | North West Sydney Koalas | 44 | (19) |
| 2020–2022 | Newcastle Jets | 25 | (2) |
| 2022– | Western Sydney Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2022 | |||
Harding was born in England before immigrating to Sydney, Australia at the age of six. She played youth football for Harbord Seasiders United, Brookvale, and Manly United. Harding began playing for Manly's U'13 team and progressed to the first team who she represented for three years.[1]
Harding made her National Premier Leagues NSW Women's debut for Manly United in 2015. After breaking through with Manly she joined fellow NSW NPLW side North West Sydney Koalas in 2019, Harding has scored 19 goals in 44 appearances across three seasons with NWS Koalas.[2]
Harding was signed by A-League Women club Newcastle Jets ahead of the 2020–21 season.[3] She played 11 of the Jets 12 matches and was noted for her pace.[4] The young forward scored her first goal for Newcastle in a 5–1 win over Wellington Phoenix on Matchday 2 of the 2021–22 season,[5] after re-signing for the season.[6] In September 2022, the club announced she had departed,[7] and two months later she signed a two-year contract with Western Sydney Wanderers.[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Newcastle Jets | 2020–21 | A-League Women | 11 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | 14 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||
Kirsty Fenton, Norwegian Marie Dølvik Markussen and Sophie Harding all celebrated maiden league goals
Western Sydney Wanderers FC (A-League Women) – current squad | |
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