Foord’s first major international breakthrough came at the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup. At 16, she became the youngest Australian to play at a Women’s World Cup and was named Best Young Player of the Tournament. She was also recognised as the AFC Women’s Young Footballer of the Year in 2011.
9Caitlin Jade Foord
- Height
- 5 ft 6 in · 168 cm
- Weight
- 59 kg · 130 lb
- Age
- 31
- Born
- 11 Nov 1994
- Birthplace
- Shellharbour
About Caitlin
Caitlin Foord is the Australian attacker identified by provider_id 68794. Born in Shellharbour, New South Wales, she developed through Warilla Wanderers, Football NSW pathways and the Australian national system before becoming one of the Matildas’ most experienced forwards. Foord’s confirmed most recent professional context is Arsenal Women in England, where she has played since 2020. The supplied provider status is Inactive; no reliable source reviewed establishes whether this denotes injury,…
Caitlin Jade Foord was born on 11 November 1994 in Shellharbour, New South Wales, and began playing in the Illawarra region with Warilla Wanderers before progressing through Football NSW and the NSW Institute of Sport. A versatile, right-footed attacker, she has also operated as a winger and wide forward, combining direct running, one-versus-one ability and defensive work with experience at international level. Foord made her senior Australian debut in 2011 and broke through globally at the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Germany that year, becoming the youngest Australian to appear at a World Cup and winning the tournament’s Best Young Player award. Her early rise was recognised with Asian young-player honours. She established herself in Australia’s domestic competition with Sydney FC, Perth Glory and further Sydney FC spells, while also playing in the United States for Sky Blue FC and Portland Thorns FC and in Japan for Vegalta Sendai Ladies. Foord joined Arsenal in 2020 after her Portland period and has since been part of a major English club environment, winning domestic silverware and contributing to Arsenal’s European campaigns. For Australia, she has represented the Matildas at multiple FIFA Women’s World Cups and Olympic Games, including the historic home World Cup run in 2023. The provider’s Arsenal W / Attacker identification matches the available player records; the provider’s Inactive label is retained as supplied, but its precise meaning is unverified.
Verified career-level records include extensive Matildas service, with official and reputable databases reporting more than 130 senior international appearances by 2026. Opta Analyst reported 131 Australia appearances, 35 goals and 26 assists in its 2026 international profile; other sources use different cut-off dates and statistical conventions. Major individual honours include FIFA Women’s World Cup Best Young Player, AFC Women’s Young Footballer of the Year in 2011, Football Federation Australia U20 Women’s Footballer of the Year in 2011, and AFC Women’s Footballer of the Year in 2016.
Her defining early moment was winning the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup Best Young Player award. Other notable moments include her role for Australia at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup on home soil, and scoring twice in Arsenal’s 3–0 North London derby victory over Tottenham Hotspur at Emirates Stadium on 4 May 2022.