Katrina Gorry is a professional football player who made her debut for both the Matildas and W-League club Brisbane Roar in 2012. She made the leap overseas in 2014 to the US National Women's Soccer League's FC Kansas City. She has played in some of the best leagues around the world, including for Japan's Vegalta Sendai, Norway's Avaldsnes and Vittsjo¨ GIK in Sweden, Katrina, along with her daughter Harper and her partner, Clara Markstedt, made the move to London in 2024, signing for West Ham United, where Katrina captains the team in the Women's Super League, with another mini Gorry in tow after the birth of their son, Koby. Katrina was awarded 2014 AFC Women's Player of the Year and FFA Women's Player of the Year. She represented Australia in the 2015 FIFA World Cup, the 2016 Olympics, the 2014 and 2018 AFC Asian Cup, the 2019 World Cup and the immensely successful 2023 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, where she topped the table for the most tackles, as well as the 2024 Olympics.

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