Caitlin Friend | |
Fullname: | Caitlin Friend |
Birth Date: | 1993 11, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Melbourne, Australia |
Position: | Forward |
Currentclub: | Melbourne Victory |
Clubnumber: | 22 |
Years1: | 2009–2014 |
Clubs1: | Melbourne Victory |
Caps1: | 43 |
Goals1: | 15 |
Years2: | 2014 |
Clubs2: | Notts County |
Caps2: | 9 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2014–2015 |
Clubs3: | Melbourne Victory |
Caps3: | 3 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2015–2016 |
Clubs4: | Bulleen Lions |
Years5: | 2016– |
Clubs5: | Melbourne Victory |
Caps5: | 0 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Nationalteam1: | Australia U17 |
Nationalgoals1: | 9 |
Nationalteam2: | Australia U20 |
Pcupdate: | 5 March 2017 |
Ntupdate: | 28 January 2014 |
Caitlin Friend (born 10 November 1993) is an Australian football (soccer) striker who plays for Melbourne Victory.[1]
Friend started playing football from the age of seven. At the age of 12, she was removed from her club after they banned girls from playing. After playing tennis for a year, she returned to local football club Brunswick Zebras.[2]
In January 2014, Friend agreed to join English FA WSL club Notts County after the Australian season had concluded, a season in which she had overtaken Jodie Taylor as Melbourne Victory's all-time top goalscorer.[3] [4]
After the WSL 2014 season, the Australian striker returned to Australia to play for Melbourne Victory after a year with Notts County. In January 2015 it was confirmed she would not be returning to Notts County for the 2015 season.
In October 2016, Friend returned to Melbourne Victory.[5]
Following Friend's retirement, she set up a training company called Elite Female Football, which works on training young female footballers. She was joined in this venture by Ashley Brown, Brianna Davey and Steph Catley.[2]