Jada Leanne Mathyssen-Whyman ( ; born 24 October 1999) is an Australian

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player who plays as a

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for AIK in the

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, the Swedish first division, and for the Australia women's national team.

Early life and education

Jada Leanne Mathyssen-Whyman was born on 24 October 1999 in

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. She is of

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heritage, with ancestry from the

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and

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peoples. She grew up in Wagga Wagga before moving to

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and later

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, where she attended

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. She travelled from Wagga Wagga to both Sydney and Canberra regularly until late 2013, when she moved to the

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Club career

Whyman's first club in Sydney was Macarthur Rams, joining the club in 2013 whilst still living in Wagga Wagga. In August 2015, Whyman signed to play for

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in the 2015–16 W-League, and made seven appearances in her debut season. She suffered a torn thigh in a game against

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, causing her to miss much of the season. In August 2024, Whyman left Sydney FC at the end of her contract and joined Swedish club AIK until the end of the 2025 season.

International career

Whyman was first called up to the Australian under–17 team in 2013 for the

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, aged thirteen. She made her debut for Australia under–20 in a 2–0 win over

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in the group stage of the

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. She was subsequently selected in a squad for the Senior national team ( the Matildas), who played two friendlies against France and England in October 2018.

Honours

Individual

*National Premier Leagues NSW Goalkeeper of the Year: 2015, 2016, 2018 *Westfield W-League – Western Sydney Wanderers FC: Player of the Year 2017/18 *Westfield W-League – Western Sydney Wanderers FC: Members' Player of the Year 2017/18, 2018/19

References

External links

* Living people Sportspeople from Wagga Wagga Indigenous Australian soccer players Wiradjuri people Western Sydney Wanderers FC (women) players Sydney FC (women) players AIK Fotboll (women) players Women's association football goalkeepers Australian women's soccer players 21st-century Australian sportswomen 1999 births Yorta Yorta people Sportswomen from New South Wales Soccer players from New South Wales {{Australia-women-footy-bio-stub