| Chelsie Dawber | |
| Fullname: | Chelsie Dawber |
| Birth Date: | 12 January 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Australia |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Adelaide United |
| Clubnumber: | 10 |
| Youthyears1: | 2014–2017 |
| Youthclubs1: | SA NTC |
| Years1: | 2017–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Adelaide United |
| Caps1: | 42 |
| Goals1: | 17 |
| Years2: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs2: | → Adelaide City (loan) |
| Caps2: | 46 |
| Goals2: | 76 |
| Years3: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs3: | Chicago Red Stars |
| Caps3: | 4 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs4: | → Adelaide United (loan) |
| Caps4: | 13 |
| Goals4: | 4 |
| Years5: | 2023 |
| Clubs5: | → Norrköping (loan) |
| Caps5: | 16 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2023– |
| Clubs6: | Adelaide United |
| Caps6: | 12 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Nationalteam1: | Australia U17 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam2: | Australia U23 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 28 May 2024 |
Chelsie Dawber (born 12 January 2000) is an Australian professional women's football player. She plays for Adelaide United in the A-League Women.
In 2016, Dawber suffered a serious head injury while playing indoor soccer. This injury kept her out of the game for one year.[1]
In 2017, Dawber joined her first club, Adelaide United in the W-League. She made her debut on 3 November 2017 in a 2–1 loss against Western Sydney Wanderers coming on as a substitute for Emily Condon.
In the 2021/22 season, Dawber had a breakout year for the Reds, scoring 10 goals. This helped place Adelaide into their first ever finals campaign.
Dawber finished sixth in the A-League Women's Julie Dolan Medal, an award given to the best performer throughout the season. She finished on 13 votes, with teammate Fiona Worts collecting the award.
In 2020, Dawber scored a record 31 goals in 11 games for Adelaide City in the Women's National Premier League. Her team would go on to win the cup that season, but lose 2–1 to Metro United in the grand final.
In 2021, Dawber won the Women's National Premier League most prestigious award, the Shirley Brown Medal with 23 votes.
On 6 April 2022, it was announced Dawber had signed for Chicago Red Stars.[2] In November 2022, Dawber returned to Adelaide United on loan for the 2022–23 A-League Women season.[3] In March 2023, Dawber was recalled early from her loan to be loaned to Swedish club Norrköping for the 2023 Damallsvenskan season.[4] In November 2023, Chicago declined to exercise the option in Dawber's contract.[5]
In November 2023, Dawber returned to Adelaide United, signing a contract until the end of the 2023–24 A-League Women season.[6]
In 2014, Dawber was selected to represent Australia with the Mini Matildas
In July 2022, Dawber was selected to join the Australian U23 team in the Philippines for the AFC tournament.
On 16 March 2018, Dawber was selected to join the Young Matildas.[7]