4Clare Hunt is an Australian international footballer who plays as a centre-back. Born in Grenfell, New South Wales, on 12 March 1999, she developed through the Canberra United Academy before establishing herself in the A-League Women with Canberra United and Western Sydney Wanderers. Hunt made her senior Matildas debut in February 2023, was selected for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup squad and represented Australia at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Her most recently verified club is Tottenham Hotspur Women, following a season with Paris Saint-Germain.
Clare Josephine Hunt grew up in the small rural New South Wales town of Grenfell and began progressing through the Canberra United Academy during her teenage years. She also travelled with the New South Wales academy pathway before moving to Sydney to study at the University of Sydney and continue her football development with Sydney University and Western Sydney Wanderers.
A composed central defender, Hunt is recognised for her calm distribution, positional awareness and ability to read the game. She first appeared in the A-League Women with Canberra United, later becoming captain of Western Sydney Wanderers. Her 2022–23 season with Wanderers was a major breakthrough: she was selected in the Professional Footballers Australia A-Leagues Team of the Season and earned her first senior Matildas call-up.
Hunt made her Australia debut against Czechia in Gosford on 16 February 2023 during the Cup of Nations. She supplied an assist on debut and became Australian cap number 224. Her performances led to selection for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, where Australia reached the semi-finals and ultimately won the bronze medal. She later represented the Matildas at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
At club level, Hunt moved from Western Sydney Wanderers to Paris Saint-Germain for the 2023–24 season, gaining experience in France’s top division and the UEFA Women’s Champions League. She subsequently joined Tottenham Hotspur. The latest official Matildas profile located identifies Tottenham as her current club, while the provider data supplied for this profile identifies her national-team status as active with Australia Women. As at 24 August 2026, no later official club-registration update was verified in the supplied research.
Hunt’s first major senior breakthrough came during the 2022–23 A-League Women season with Western Sydney Wanderers. She captained the side and was voted into the PFA A-Leagues Team of the Season. That form led to her maiden senior Matildas call-up for the 2023 Cup of Nations and her international debut against Czechia on 16 February 2023.
Hunt’s official Matildas profile lists her as Australian cap number 224, with 39 caps and one goal in the profile version located. An earlier Football Australia media guide recorded five caps and 405 minutes as at 30 June 2023. Club statistics located record 13 French league appearances for Paris Saint-Germain in 2023–24 and 15 Women’s Super League appearances with two goals for Tottenham in 2024–25. She was selected in the 2022–23 PFA A-Leagues Team of the Season.
Her defining early international moment was an assist on debut against Czechia during the 2023 Cup of Nations. She also assisted Sam Kerr for Australia’s opening goal in the Matildas’ 2–0 win over England in London in 2023. Hunt was part of Australia’s historic run to the bronze medal at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup and represented the Matildas at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.