Where you can follow all your favourite Matildas stars on social media
Australia has football fever with the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup taking place across the country as we speak.
With our very own Matildas squad enjoying a successful start to the World Cup, we're going through each of the stellar players on the team and where you can find them on social media.
Sam Kerr
Sam Kerr captains the Matildas team as well as acting as a forward for UK-based Chelsea in the FA Women's Super League. Kerr is easily one of the most recognisable players on the Matildas, boasting over a million followers on Instagram and over 160,000 Twitter followers.
Kerr is also known for her sweet relationship with her once-rival, Krirstie Mewis, who played against Kerr representing America's national women's league during the Tokyo Olympics in 2020.
You can follow her on Instagram and Twitter.
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Sam Kerr is easily Australia's most recognisable female football star. Getty
Katrina Gorry
Katrina Gorry is a midfielder for Brisbane Roar in the A-League as well as for the Matildas.
Gorry met the love of her life, Clara Markstedt after being recruited by a Swedish soccer club Vittsjö. The couple announced their engagement just over a month ago via Instagram with Gorry writing: "The best love stories never end. YES." The soccer star also has a one year old, Harper, that features prominently across her social media.
You can follow Gorry on Instagram here.
Gorry plays for Brisbane in the A-League. Visionhaus via Getty Images
Caitlin Foord
Caitlin Foord is a forward for the Matildas as well as for the FA Women's Super League club Arsenal.
Foord was the youngest Australian to play at a World Cup when she made her debut at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup at just 16 years old.
Foord boasts close to 150,000 Instagram followers and regularly posts soccer content to her social media as well as pictures of her free time activities, her family and her adorable pup.
Check out her Instagram here.
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Foord has over 150k Instagram followers. Matt King via Getty Images
Ellie Carpenter
Ellie Carpenter is a defender for the Matildas and for the French club of Lyon. She was also the youngest-ever female soccer player to compete at the Olympics, having debuted at the senior level of the Australian national team at just 15.
Carpenter is in a relationship with Lyon teammate Daniëlle van de Donk, affectionately known as DVD, who is a soccer prodigy from the Netherlands. The couple will play against one another as rivals for their respective home country's teams during the FIFA Women's World Cup this year.
Keep up with Carpenter over on Instagram here.
Carpenter plays for both the Matildas and for Lyon. Getty
Hayley Raso
Hayley Raso is a winger for the Matildas as well as Real Madrid's women's squad.
She boasts 133,000 followers and recently posted a triumphant message after she scored twice against Canada. "Stuff of dreams, on we go," she wrote.
You can keep up with Raso on her Instagram here.
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Raso scored against Canada during the Matildas' World Cup clash. Getty
Mary Fowler
20-year-old Mary Fowler plays as a forward on the Matildas as well as Manchester City. Fowler was credited with delivering the crucial blow to the Matildas' win against Canada during the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.
Fowler comes from a family bursting with sporting prowess with her brother Caoimhin and sister Ciara both having played for Irish squads.
Follow Fowler on her Instagram here.
Fowler scored during the Matildas game against Canada too. Getty Images for Football Austra
Cortnee Vine
Cortnee Vine plays as a forward for the Matildas. She currently also plays for Sydney FC and previously played for the Western Sydney Wanderers, the Brisbane Roar and the Newcastle Jets.
Follow her on Instagram here.
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Vine plays for Sydney FC outside of the World Cup. Getty
Charlotte Grant
Charlotte Grant is a defender for the Matildas as well as for Vittsjö GIK in the Damallsvenskan which is the Swedish women's league. Grant keeps her socials updated with all of her soccer triumphs.
Follow her on Instagram here.
Grant plays in the Swedish league during the regular season. Instagram
Steph Catley
Steph Catley is a defender on the Matildas team and occupies the same position for Arsenal. The soccer star boasts close to 150,000 followers on Instagram and regularly shares glimpses of her personal life away from her triumphs on the field.
Follow Catley on her Instagram here.
Catley has 150k followers and shares snaps on and off the field. FIFA via Getty Images
Clare Wheeler
Clare Wheeler is a midfielder for the Matildas as well as the UK-based Arsenal soccer team.
Keep up with her on Instagram here.
Wheeler plays for Arsenal during her regular season. Instagram
Emily van Egmond
Emily van Egmond is a midfielder for both the Matildas and San Diego Wave FC. Egmond, 30, just became engaged to her partner Kat Thompson after proposing on a cliff overlooking San Diego.
Follow her on Instagram here.
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van Egmond shared her engagement on her social media in June. Instagram
Alex Chidiac
Alex Chidiac is a midfielder with the Matildas and the American-based Racing Louisville team.
Keep up with her over on Instagram.
Chidiac plays in the American league. Instagram
Clare Polkinghorne
Clare Polkinghorne plays defence for the Matildas as well as for the Swedish Damallsvenskan club Vittsjö GIK.
Follow her over on Instagram here.
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Polkinghorne plays defence for the Matildas. Instagram
Mackenzie Arnold
Mackenzie Arnold is a goalkeeper for the Matildas as well as West Ham. Arnold has recently opened up about her hearing loss journey saying that it wasn't until COVID-19 when mask mandates came out that she realised that she had been lip-reading for most of her life.
It wasn't until recently that Arnold was told by a hearing professional that she had indeed lost of a large proportion of her hearing.
Over on her social media, Arnold boasts just over 50,000 followers. Keep up with her adventures on her Instagram.
Arnold has previously opened up about her hearing loss. Getty
Alanna Kennedy
Alanna Kennedy plays defence for the Matildas as well as Manchester City. Kennedy has enjoyed an extensive career both nationally and internationally, competing in two Olympics and now her third FIFA Women's World Cup.
Follow her over on Instagram here.
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Kennedy plays for Manchester City when she's not on the Matildas squad. Getty
Aivi Luik
Aivi Luik is a defender for the Matildas, she has also represented Australia in over 30 different soccer ventures.
Keep up with her over on Instagram.
Luik is a prolific soccer star in Australia. Instagram
Tameka Yallop
Tameka Yallop is a midfielder for the Matildas team as well as for Brann in the Norwegian Toppserien which is the top women's league in Norway.
Yallop became engaged to her Klepp IL teammate Kirsty Yallop and the pair married in December 2019.
Follow her over on Instagram.
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Yallop is married to her Norwegian teammate. Instagram
Kyra Cooney-Cross
Kyra Cooney-Cross is a forward for the Matildas. This is the 21-year-old's World Cup debut, however she's already made waves in the W-League.
Keep up with her over on Instagram.
Cooney-Cross made her World Cup debut this year. FIFA via Getty Images
Kyah Simon
Kyah Simon is a forward for the Matildas as well as a striker for Tottenham Hotspur. In 2011, she became the first Indigenous Australian player to score a goal in a FIFA Women's World Cup.
Follow Simon on Instagram here.
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Simon was the first Indigenous Australian player to score a goal in a FIFA Women's World Cup. Getty
Teagan Micah
Teagan Micah is a goalkeeper for the Matildas as well as the English Women's Super League club Liverpool.
Keep up with her via Instagram.
Micah plays for Liverpool in the English Super League. Instagram
Lydia Williams
Lydia Williams is the third goalkeeper for the Matildas. She has represented the country by playing for our national team in over 100 matches.
Follow her over on Instagram.
Williams has marked over 100 matches for Australia. Instagram
Courtney Nevin
Courtney Nevin is a defender for the Matildas, she's also a full-back for the English Women's Super League club Leicester City. Nevin has been a regular face amongst the Matildas since making her debut in 2021 when she was 19.
Follow her on Instagram here.
Nevin is a defender for the Matildas. Instagram
Clare Hunt
Clare Hunt is a defender for the Matildas. She also plays for the Western Sydney Wanderers in the W-League.
Keep up with the sport star on Instagram.
Hunt usually plays for the Western Sydney Wanderers in the W-League in Australia. Instagram
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