Larissa Crummer Explained

Larissa Crummer
Fullname:Larissa Rose Crummer[1]
Birth Date:1996 1, df=yes
Birth Place:, Queensland, Australia
Height:1.78 m
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Brann
Clubnumber:24
Years1:2012–2013
Clubs1:Sydney FC
Caps1:13
Goals1:0
Years2:2013–2015
Clubs2:Brisbane Roar
Caps2:24
Goals2:1
Years3:2015–2018
Clubs3:Melbourne City
Caps3:23
Goals3:14
Years4:2017
Clubs4:Seattle Reign FC
Caps4:4
Goals4:1
Years5:2018–2019
Clubs5:Newcastle Jets
Caps5:8
Goals5:0
Years6:2021–2023
Clubs6:Brisbane Roar
Caps6:34
Goals6:13
Years7:2023–2024
Clubs7:Brann
Caps7:23
Goals7:3
Nationalyears1:2013
Nationalteam1:Australia U-20
Nationalcaps1:9
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:2015–2023
Nationalteam2:Australia
Nationalcaps2:33
Nationalgoals2:4
Pcupdate:29 March 2023
Ntupdate:07 April 2023

Larissa Rose Crummer (born 10 January 1996) is a retired Australian professional soccer player who last played as a forward for Brann in the Toppserien. She also played for Australia women's national team, also known as the Matildas. She previously played for W-League clubs Melbourne City, Brisbane Roar FC, Sydney FC, and Newcastle Jets.[2]

Early life

Raised in Tewantin, Queensland a suburb located in Australia's Sunshine Coast Region, Crummer began playing football at the age of 5.[3]

Crummer scored 12 goals at the national titles in 2011[4] and was a member of the Brisbane Premier League-winning team Peninsula Power FC the same year.[4] She was a student at the Kawana Waters State College Football School of Excellence.[5]

Club career

Sydney FC

At the age of 16, Crummer made her professional debut for Sydney FC during the 2012–13 season helping the team win the league championship playing primarily as a defender.[4]

Brisbane Roar

The following season she returned to Queensland to play for Brisbane Roar for the 2013–14 season.[6] She made 13 appearances for the club and scored one goal.[7] The Roar finished fourth during the regular season with a record.[7] The team advanced to the semi-finals where they defeated Canberra United 2–1[8] but were defeated 2–0 by Melbourne Victory in the Grand Final.[9]

Crummer returned to the Roar for the 2014 season and made ten appearances for the club. The team finished in sixth place during the regular season.

Melbourne City

In September 2015, Crummer signed with Melbourne City.[10] During the team's first match of the season against Sydney FC, she scored the team's first-ever goal in the 11th minute and followed with another in the last six minutes of the first half for a 6–0 win.[11] On 21 November, she scored a brace to help defeat her former team Brisbane Roar 4–0.[12] On 6 December, she scored a brace against Melbourne Victory contributing to City's 4–0 win over the rival team and extending City's regular season record to .[13]

In May 2016 Crummer signed on loan at Victorian NPLW club Alamein FC.[14]

She returned to Melbourne City for the 2016–17 W-League campaign, but after making only three appearances her season was cut short by a foot injury in January 2017.[15]

Crummer returned to Melbourne City for the 2017–18 W-League season. She appeared in 8 games and scored 3 goals as Melbourne City won their third consecutive W-League Championship.[16]

Seattle Reign FC

In January 2017, Crummer signed with Seattle Reign FC, effective upon the conclusion of the 2016–17 W-League season.[17] Due to injury she only appeared in four games for Seattle, scoring one goal. She was released by the club in February 2018.[18]

Newcastle Jets

On 20 August 2018 Crummer signed a one-year contract to join the Newcastle Jets for the 2018-19 W-League season.[19] Despite deciding in October 2019, to rehabilitate from a leg break with Newcastle Jets,[20] a month later, it was announced she would miss the 2019–20 W-League season.[21]

Return to Brisbane Roar

In February 2021, Crummer returned to Brisbane Roar.[22]

Brann

In March 2023, Crummer transferred to Norwegian club Brann.[23] In March 2024, Following Brann's elimination against Barcelona in the UEFA Women's Champions League quarter-finals, she announced her retirement from professional football.[24]

International career

At the age of 14, Crummer was called up to the Young Matildas.[5] She made her debut for the Matildas and scored her first international goal against the Netherlands in March 2015.[25] The same year, she was the youngest player on the team at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada where she made two appearances for Australia.[26] [27]

Crummer was again called in to the Matildas for the 2016 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, but she suffered a knee injury during a training match prior to the competition and was replaced on the squad by Ashleigh Sykes.[28] She recovered in time to be named to the Matildas' Olympic squad,[29] where she made two appearances as a substitute.

Crummer was named to the Australian squad for the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup, but she did not appear in any games. Australia finished Runner-up to Japan, and qualified for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[30]

Career statistics

International goals


Goal
DateLocationwidth=90Opponentdata-sort-type="number" style="font-size:95%"Scoredata-sort-type="number" style="font-size:95%"ResultCompetition
1.4 March 2015 2015 Cyprus Cup
2.23 July 2016 Friendly
3.28 February 2018 2018 Algarve Cup
4.26 March 2018 Friendly

Honours

Club

Sydney FC
Melbourne City

Individual

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 – List of Players: Australia . . 1 . 6 July 2015 . 27 December 2019 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190608175618/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWWC/2015/pdf/FWWC_2015_SquadLists.pdf . 8 June 2019.
  2. Web site: Larissa Crummer. Football Australia. 5 December 2015. 27 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140327115741/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/brisbaneroar/players/Larissa-Crummer/5824. dead.
  3. Web site: Ogle. Jolene. Larissa wants to be a Matilda. Noosa Today. 5 December 2015. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035819/http://noosa.starcommunity.com.au/stories/2014-11-06/larissa-wants-to-be-a-matilda/. dead.
  4. Web site: Roberts. Matt. Tewantin's Crummer confident for FIFA World Cup. Sunshine Coast Daily. 5 December 2015. 19 May 2015.
  5. Web site: Larissa keeps striking gold. Noosa News. 5 December 2015. 9 September 2011.
  6. Web site: Brisbane Roar name their Season 6 W-League squad. The Women's Game. 5 December 2015. 24 September 2013.
  7. Web site: Larissa Crummer. Soccer Way. 5 December 2015.
  8. Web site: Brisbane upset Canberra to book place in W-League Grand Final. Brisbane Roar. 5 December 2015. 15 February 2014. 8 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170808235658/http://www.brisbaneroar.com.au/article/match-report--brisbane-upset-canberra-to-book-place-in-w-league/15d3vcwxjrk841czt4mchk13tg. dead.
  9. Web site: Victory crowned champions in stunning fashion. Back of the Net. 5 December 2015. 24 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055647/http://back-of-the-net.com/2014/02/victory-crowned-champions-in-stunning-fashion/. 4 March 2016. dead.
  10. Web site: City Announces Four New W-League Signings. 4 September 2015. 4 September 2015. 8 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170808234736/http://www.melbournecityfc.com.au/article/melbourne-city-fc-announces-four-new-w-league-players/1gw8m0yum1ks41khnj78qgy4jx. dead.
  11. Web site: Melbourne City thumps Sydney FC 6–0 to underline W-League favouritism. ABC. 5 December 2015. 18 October 2015.
  12. Web site: Melbourne City continues perfect W-League start with 4–0 win over Brisbane Roar. ABC. 5 December 2015. 21 November 2015.
  13. Web site: Melbourne City continue dominance of W-League with derby win over Victory. The Guardian. 6 December 2015. 6 December 2015.
  14. Web site: 2016 National Premier Leagues squads. FootballFedVic.com. 24 July 2018. 24 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180724213536/http://www.footballfedvic.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/NPLW-Senior-Squads.pdf. dead.
  15. Web site: Friday Roundup: Canada to play friendly in Germany. Equalizer Soccer. 20 January 2017 . 4 April 2017.
  16. Web site: Player Compare. 30 September 2018.
  17. Web site: Reign FC Sign Australian International Larissa Crummer. 26 January 2017 . 4 April 2017.
  18. Web site: Seattle Reign FC Waive Forward Larissa Crummer. 23 July 2018. 19 February 2018.
  19. Web site: All of the Westfield W-League signings for 2018/19 so far. 30 August 2018. 30 September 2018.
  20. Web site: W-League: Familiar faces return for Westfield W-League 2019/20 season. Newcastle Jets. 9 October 2019.
  21. Web site: W-League: Crummer to miss 2019/20 season. Newcastle Jets. 28 November 2019.
  22. Web site: Larissa Crummer returns to Brisbane Roar. Brisbane Roar. 1 February 2021.
  23. Web site: Larissa Crummer departs Brisbane Roar. Brisbane Roar. 28 March 2023.
  24. News: Tårevått farvel for Larissa. Nå legger hun opp.. Tearful goodbye for Larissa. Now she hangs up. no. Bergensavisen. 29 March 2024.
  25. Web site: Crummer strike secures Matildas win over the Netherlands. The World Game. 5 December 2015. 5 March 2015.
  26. Web site: Ten Women's World Cup debutants in Matildas squad, veteran Hudson back in. The Guardian. 5 December 2015. 11 May 2015.
  27. Web site: Crummer's golden year gets even better. A-League. 5 December 2015. 18 October 2015.
  28. Web site: Crummer injured ahead of Rio qualifiers. Sunshine Coast Daily. 4 April 2017.
  29. News: Rio 2016: Matildas' Olympics squad named, led by Lisa de Vanna and Clare Polkinghorne. ABC News. 4 July 2016 . 4 April 2017.
  30. Web site: L.Crummer. September 30, 2018.