Larissa Crummer


Larissa Rose Crummer is an Australian international football player who currently plays for Newcastle in the W-League and the Australia women's national football team, also known as the Matildas. She previously played for W-League clubs Melbourne City, Brisbane Roar FC and Sydney FC.

Early life

Raised in Tewantin, Queensland a suburb located in Australia's Sunshine Coast Region, Crummer began playing football at the age of 5.
Crummer scored 12 goals at the national titles in 2011 and was a member of the Brisbane Premier League-winning team Peninsula Power FC the same year.
She was a student at the Kawana Waters State College Football School of Excellence.

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.

Brisbane Roar FC

The following season she returned to Queensland to play for Brisbane Roar for the 2013–14 season. She made 13 appearances for the club and scored one goal. The Roar finished fourth during the regular season with a record. The team advanced to the semi-finals where they defeated Canberra United 2–1 but were defeated 2–0 by Melbourne Victory in the Grand Final.
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, 2015-2018

In September 2015, Crummer signed with Melbourne City.
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.
On 21 November, she scored a brace to help defeat her former team Brisbane Roar 4–0. 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.
In May 2016 Crummer signed on loan at Victorian NPLW club Alamein FC.
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.
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.

Seattle Reign FC, 2017

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

Newcastle Jets, 2018-present

On August 20, 2018 Crummer signed a one-year to join the Newcastle Jets for the 2018-19 W-League season.

International career

At the age of 14, Crummer was called up to the Young Matildas. She made her debut for the Matildas and scored her first international goal against the Netherlands in March 2015. 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.
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. She recovered in time to be named to the Matildas' Olympic squad, 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.

Career statistics

International goals


Goal		DateLocationOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.4 March 2015GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus
2015 Cyprus Cup
2.23 July 2016Estádio Presidente Vargas, Fortaleza, Brazil
Friendly
3.28 February 2018Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira, Portugal
2018 Algarve Cup
4.26 March 2018nib Stadium, Perth, Australia
Friendly

Honours

Club

;Sydney FC
;Melbourne City