| Chloe Logarzo | |
| Fullname: | Chloe Logarzo[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1994 12, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Sydney, Australia |
| Height: | 1.650NaN0[2] |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Western United |
| Clubnumber: | 6 |
| Years1: | 2011–2015 |
| Clubs1: | Sydney FC |
| Caps1: | 48 |
| Goals1: | 11 |
| Years2: | 2014 |
| Clubs2: | Colorado Pride |
| Caps2: | 10 |
| Goals2: | 8 |
| Years3: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs3: | Newcastle Jets |
| Caps3: | 10 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2016 |
| Clubs4: | North Shore Mariners |
| Caps4: | 6 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2016 |
| Clubs5: | Eskilstuna United |
| Caps5: | 10 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2017 |
| Clubs6: | Avaldsnes |
| Caps6: | 13 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2017–2020 |
| Clubs8: | Sydney FC |
| Caps8: | 34 |
| Goals8: | 8 |
| Years7: | 2018 |
| Clubs7: | Blacktown Spartans FC |
| Caps7: | 6 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Years9: | 2019 |
| Clubs9: | → Washington Spirit (loan) |
| Caps9: | 15 |
| Goals9: | 1 |
| Years10: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs10: | Bristol City |
| Caps10: | 9 |
| Goals10: | 3 |
| Years11: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs11: | Kansas City Current |
| Caps11: | 6 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Years12: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs12: | → Western United (loan) |
| Caps12: | 6 |
| Goals12: | 3 |
| Years13: | 2023– |
| Clubs13: | Western United |
| Caps13: | 17 |
| Goals13: | 9 |
| Nationalteam1: | Australia U20 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2013– |
| Nationalteam2: | Australia |
| Nationalcaps2: | 49 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 8 |
| Club-Update: | 27 May 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 11 March 2020 |
Chloe Logarzo (born 22 December 1994) is an Australian professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Western United in the A-League Women and the Australia women's national team.[3]
Logarzo was born in Sydney.[4] Her family is Italian on her father's side and Scottish on her mother's side.[5] She started playing football aged five for Redbacks FC (formerly Carlingford Redbacks), but did not play at an elite level until some years later, having been rejected on some occasions for a lack of size.[6]
Logarzo began her career with Sydney FC during the 2011–12 W-League season, and made her debut in a 4–1 victory over Newcastle Jets on 12 November 2011.[7] [8] Her second, and final, appearance of the season came in a 3–0 victory over Perth Glory on 7 January 2012.[9]
Logarzo remained with Sydney FC for the 2012–13 season.[10] She scored her first goal for the club against Perth Glory on 17 November 2012, but was unable to prevent Sydney FC from losing 3–1.[11] She was on the scoresheet once more in the following game, scoring twice in a 4–0 victory over Adelaide United on 24 November 2012.[12] Logarzo played a total of twelve league games over the course of the season, scoring thrice,[7] as Sydney FC won the W-League title for the second time.[13]
Logarzo joined fellow Australian and Colorado Pride W-League Head Coach Daniel Clitnovici in the 2014 USL W-League. Logarzo led Colorado Pride to a historic play-off berth in their inaugural season with 8 goals and 7 assists in 10 games as well as being named the 2014 USL W-League Rookie of the year. An award handed out to the player in their 1st season playing in the W-League.[14]
Logarzo was retained by Sydney FC for the 2013–14 season.[15]
Logarzo joined Newcastle Jets for the 2015–16 season.[16] She intended to return for 2016–17, refusing bigger offers from elsewhere, but arrived carrying an ankle injury sustained during her spell in Sweden with Eskilstuna United.[17] In October 2017, it was announced that Logarzo would not be returning to Newcastle Jets.[18]
In June 2016, Logarzo joined Swedish Damallsvenskan side Eskilstuna United.[19] She made her debut on 28 August 2016 playing the whole match in a 2–1 victory over Vittsjö.[20] [21] She scored her first goal in a 3–1 victory over Kopparbergs/Göteborg on 25 September 2016.[22] Logarzo made 10 league appearances scoring two goals and left the club following their UEFA Women's Champions League defeat by VfL Wolfsburg.[23]
In February 2017, Logarzo joined Norwegian Toppserien side Avaldsnes, she made 16 appearances for the club.[24] Logarzo left the club early when she was benched for the Round of 32 Champions League game against FC Barcelona Femení.[25]
In October 2017, Logarzo returned to Sydney FC.[26] In the 2017–18 season Logarzo appeared in 11 games and scored 3 goals.[27] She re-signed with Sydney for the 2018-19 W-League season and appeared in all 14 games for the team[28] Logarzo scored Sydney's fourth goal in the 2019 W-League Grand Final, helping Sydney to a 4–2 victory over Perth, this was Logarzo's second W-League Championship.[29]
Logarzo signed with Blacktown Spartans FC in the NPL NSW for the 2018 season.[30]
In February 2019, the Washington Spirit announced that Logarzo would be joining the team on loan for the 2019 NWSL season.[31] At the end of the season, Logarzo was made available on the NWSL Re-Entry Wire and her rights selected by the Orlando Pride.[32] The transaction was later voided after the league realized Logarzo should not have been made available for selection and allowed to go through the re-entry process.[33]
On 23 January 2020, Logarzo signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with English FA WSL club Bristol City.[34] Logarzo scored her first FA WSL goal from the penalty spot in a 2–2 draw with Tottenham Hotspur on November 14.
Logarzo was transferred from Bristol City to the NWSL's Kansas City Current in January 2021.[35] In March, after a few months on loan at Western United in Australia, Logarzo was waived by Kansas City Current.[36]
In September 2022, it was announced Logarzo will be loaned to A-League Women's newest expansion club Western United for the 2022–23 A-League Women season.[37] She joined them after the NWSL season, in time for the A-League pre-season. In February 2023, Logarzo's loan ended after serving as a vice-captain of the club and playing a major role in their success.[38] The following month, after being released by Kansas City Current, Logarzo returned to Western United, signing a permanent deal until the end of the 2023–24 A-League Women season.[39]
Logarzo was the captain of the Australian under-20 side that finished runner-up at the 2013 AFF Women's Championship, drawing praise for her performance in the final.[40] She retained her place in the squad for the AFC U-19 Women's Championship.[41] She made her full international debut for Australia on 24 November 2013, in a 2–0 victory over China.[42]
Logarzo was dropped from the Matildas squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, but was included in the 2016 Rio Olympics squad.[43] She appeared in all four of Australia's matches in Rio. Logarzo was one of Australia's penalty takers as their quarter-final match against Brazil went to penalties. She scored her penalty, but the Matildas were defeated 7–6.[27]
Logarzo won the 2017 Tournament of Nations with Australia, where they defeated the United States for the first time.[44] She participated at her first Asian Cup in 2018, where she appeared in all 5 matches, having scored a goal in the group stage match against Vietnam.[27]
Logarzo scored against Brazil at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[45]
Logarzo was selected for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics squad. The Matildas advanced to the quarter-finals with a victory and a draw in the group stage. In the quarter-finals, they defeated Great Britain 4–3 after extra time. However, they lost 1–0 to Sweden in the semi-finals and 4–3 to the US in the bronze medal match, going home empty-handed.[46] Full details.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[48] | League Cup[49] | Continental Cup[50] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Sydney FC | 2011–12 | W-League | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | 12 | 3 | ||||||
| 2013–14 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||||||
| 2014–15 | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 40 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 4 | |||
| Colorado Pride | 2014 | USL W-League | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | 10 | 8 | ||||
| Newcastle Jets | 2015—16 | W-League | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||||
| Eskilstuna United DFF | 2016 | Damallsvenskan | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | ||
| Avaldsnes | 2017 | Toppserien | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 16 | 1 | ||
| Sydney FC | 2017–18 | W-League | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | 11 | 3 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 14 | 4 | — | — | — | 14 | 4 | ||||||
| 2019–20 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 34 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 8 | |||
| Washington Spirit | 2019 | NWSL | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||||
| Bristol City | 2019–20 | FA WSL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | |||||
| Career total | 138 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 145 | 29 | |||
As of match played 11 March 2020 Australia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Logarzo goal.
| data-sort-type=number | Goal | Date | Location | Opponent | data-sort-type="number" | Score | data-sort-type="number" | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 November 2017 | Kardinia Park, Geelong, Australia | Friendly | ||||||
| 2 | 28 February 2018 | Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira, Portugal | 2018 Algarve Cup | ||||||
| 3 | 5 March 2018 | Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira, Portugal | 2018 Algarve Cup | ||||||
| 4 | 26 March 2018 | Perth Oval, Perth, Australia | Friendly | ||||||
| 5 | 10 April 2018 | Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan | 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup | ||||||
| 6 | 29 July 2018 | Pratt & Whitney Stadium, Connecticut, United States | 2018 Tournament of Nations | ||||||
| 7 | 13 June 2019 | Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, France | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup | ||||||
| 8 | 6 March 2020 | McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle, Australia | 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
Logarzo is openly lesbian.[52] [53] She has spoken publicly about her sexuality.[54] On coming out in the media Logarzo said, "There are still a few people scared that it is going to tarnish their image but for me, if it was going to tarnish my image then it's not the image I want because I'm not telling the truth."[55]
In February 2020, Logarzo discussed her coming out story on a podcast, as well as playing overseas, and her relationship with American soccer player, McKenzie Berryhill, former teammate on Washington Spirit.[56] Berryhill joined Logarzo in the UK during quarantine.[57] [58] [59] [60] The pair have been engaged since August 2021.[61]
Logarzo discusses the meaning behind her 13 tattoos in a video on her official YouTube channel.[62]
She trained as an apprentice landscaper before pursuing football full-time.[63]
Logarzo is an occasional panellist on Paramount+ and Network 10's football coverage in Australia. She also was part of the Optus Sport punditry team for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.