Alexandra Huynh (born 25 July 1994) is an Australian association football player, who currently plays for Newcastle Jets in the Australian A-League Women and the Australia national team.
 Huynh in December 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexandra Bao Yen Huynh | ||
| Date of birth | 25 July 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Sadleir, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Newcastle Jets | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008-2012 | Marconi Stallions -NPL | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Colorado Buffaloes | 55[1] | (0) |
| 2016 | Troy Trojans | 18[2] | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Newcastle Jets | 17 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 11 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 13 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Napoli | 14 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Fortuna Hjørring | 3 | (0) |
| 2022 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 6 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Macarthur Rams | 38 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Newcastle Jets | 14 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Australia U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2021 | Australia | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 April 2021 | |||
Club career
editReturn to Western Sydney Wanderers
editIn October 2017, Huynh returned to Western Sydney Wanderers, after playing with Blacktown Spartans.[3]
Second return to Western Sydney Wanderers
editIn October 2019, Huynh returned to the Australian W-League after playing in the US College system and in the NPL Women's Queensland, and signed with Western Sydney Wanderers.[4]
Napoli
editIn October 2020, Huynh joined Italian club Napoli, linking up with fellow Australians Isobel Dalton and Jacynta Galabadaarachchi.[5]
Fortuna Hjørring
editIn July 2021, Huynh joined Danish club Fortuna Hjørring.[6]
Third return to Western Sydney Wanderers
editIn January 2022, Huynh returned to Australia, signing again with Western Sydney Wanderers until the end of the 2021–22 A-League Women season.[7]
Return to Newcastle Jets
editIn August 2023, Huynh re-joined A-League Women club Newcastle Jets,[8] where she retired at the end of the season.[9]
Personal life
editHuynh is the cousin of Kassandra Huynh; the exercise physiologist for the Sydney Wanderers.[10]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 2 September 2021
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| WS Wanderers | 2011–12 | W-League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Napoli | 2020–21 | Serie A | 14 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Fortuna Hjørring | 2021–22 | Elitedivisionen | 3 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Career total | 47 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Coppa Italia
- ^ Appearance(s) in Kvindepokalen
International
edit- As of 2 July 2021.
| Australia | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ "Alex Huynh – 2015 W Soccer Roster – Colorado Buffaloes". cubuffs.com. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "Alex Huynh – 2016 W Soccer Roster – Troy Trojans". troytrojans.com. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "Wanderers lock in trio". Western Sydney Wanderers. 27 October 2017.
- ^ "Wanderers announce the return of Alex Huynh and Alix Roberts". Western Sydney Wanderers. 22 October 2019.
- ^ Radbourne-Pugh, Lucas (2 October 2020). "Third Aussie star signs for Italian giants". The Women's Game.
- ^ "Serie a Femminile: Il calciomercato squadra per squadra aggiornato in tempo reale". March 2022.
- ^ "Wanderers confirm the return of Alex Huynh". Western Sydney Wanderers. 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Newcastle Jets sign Matildas representative Alex Huynh". Newcastle Jets. 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Liberty A-League 2024-25 Transfer Centre: Your club's ins/outs". aleagues.com.au. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Alexandra Huynh". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
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