Emily Gielnik


Emily Gielnik is an Australian football player who plays for Vittsjö GIK in the Damallsvenskan and the Australia women's national team. She previously played for Brisbane Roar and Melbourne Victory in her native Australia, Liverpool in England, Japanese club Urawa Red Diamonds and Avaldsnes IL in Norway.

Club career

Brisbane Roar, 2009–2018

Born in Melbourne of Croatian heritage, Gielnik moved to Queensland at the age of seven. After stopping basketball due to injuries she took up soccer and was eventually signed by Brisbane Roar for the second season of the W–League. At Brisbane she became recognised as a "super sub" for her knack of coming off the substitutes' bench to score late goals. Gielnik played eight seasons at Brisbane, appearing in 83 games and scoring 30 goals. She won the W-League Championship in 2010–11 and the Premiership in 2012–13 and 2017–18.

Liverpool LFC and Ottawa Fury, 2012–2013

In May 2012, Gielnik signed for English club Liverpool L.F.C., during the 2012 FA WSL season. In October 2012, she was one of ten players to be released by Liverpool's new manager Mark Beard. In 2013, Gielnik joined Ottawa Fury for their W-League season.

Urawa Red Diamonds, 2016

After the 2016 Olympics, Gielnik joined Japanese club Urawa Red Diamonds.

Avaldsnes IL, 2017

Gielnik joined Norweigen team Avaldsnes IL for the 2017 season. She had a breakout season with the team, scoring eight goals in league play. Avaldsnes finished second in the Toppserien and won the Norwegian Cup.

Melbourne Victory, 2018–2019

Gielnik signed with Melbourne Victory for the 2018–19 W-League season.

Bayern Munich, 2019–present

On 23 August 2019, Gielnik joined German Frauen-Bundesliga club Bayern Munich.

International career

Gielnik scored a hat-trick on her international debut for Australia U-19s in October 2011. She made her first appearance for the senior Matildas team in a 3–0 friendly defeat to World champions Japan in Tokyo on 11 July 2012.
Gielnik was named to the Australian squad for 2016 Olympic Qualifying, she scored a goal against Vietnam. Australia won the tournament and qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Gielnik was part of the Matildas squad that won the 2017 Tournament of Nations and defeated the United States for the first time ever.
At the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup Gielnik appeared in three matches for Australia. The Matildas advanced to the final, but lost to Japan 1–0. Australia qualified for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.
In May 2019, Gielnik was named to her first World Cup team. At the World Cup Gielnik appeared in three matches for Australia, starting two of them. In the Round of 16 against Norway, she entered the match as a second half substitute replacing Hayley Raso. With the match tied 1–1 after extra-time, the game went to penalties. Gielnik was the second penalty taker for Australia, she had her penalty saved. Australia lost to Norway 4–1 on penalties and were eliminated from the World Cup.

Career statistics

International goals


Goal		DateLocationOpponentScoreResultCompetition
12 March 2016Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan1–09–02016 Olympics qualifying
23 March 2017VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal1–03–22017 Algarve Cup
33 March 2017VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal2–03–22017 Algarve Cup
46 March 2017Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira, Portugal1–12–12017 Algarve Cup
513 November 2018McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle, Australia4–05–0Friendly
628 February 2019Leichhardt Oval, Sydney, Australia1–02–02019 Cup of Nations
73 March 2019Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia4–14–12019 Cup of Nations
812 November 2019Coopers Stadium, Adelaide, Australia1–01–0Friendly

Honors

Club

Brisbane Roar
Avaldsnes IL
Melbourne Victory
Australia