Grace Gill
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Grace Gill-McGrath | ||
| Place of birth | Darwin, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2016 | Canberra United | 58 | (0) |
| 2013 | Slovácko | 4 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007– | Australia | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 March 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 April 2013 | |||
Grace Gill-McGrath is a retired Australian soccer player who now works as a commentator.
Career[edit]
Gill played for Canberra United in the Australian W-League and for Slovácko in the Czech Women's First League.[citation needed]
As of 2023[update] she works as a pundit and expert commentator in broadcast coverage of the A-League Women. Gill has also begun her professional transition to main commentary (play-by-play) by calling the Western United vs Brisbane Roar Women's A-League match for Paramount+ (Australia) on 21 January 2023.[citation needed]
Playing career[edit]
Club career[edit]
Canberra United[edit]
Gill retired ahead of the 2016–17 W-League season.[1][2]
Slovácko[edit]
In April 2013, Gill joined Slovácko.[3]
International career[edit]
Gill played one match for Australia in 2007, in an 8–1 defeat of Hong Kong.[4][5]
Post-playing career[edit]
In 2019, Gill was elected to the board of Capital Football.[6][7]
References[edit]
- ^ Groube, Sarah; Writer, Winona (4 November 2016). "Season 9 Preview: Canberra United". The Women's Game. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ Odong, Ann (16 November 2016). "Should I stay or should I go: Linda O'Neill and Grace Gill speak about moving on from football". The Women's Game. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Australanka Grace Gill posílila Slovácko!" [Australian Grace Gill strengthens Slovácko!]. Dobrý Den (in Czech). 13 April 2013.
- ^ "Youthful Matildas too strong for Hong Kong". MyFootball. Football Federation Australia. 5 August 2007. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ Buratti, Liana (29 April 2019). "Grace Gill - An authentic voice for change". Beyond 90. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "From the pitch to the boardroom for ex-Westfield W-League star". MyFootball. Football Federation Australia. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ Lindell, Jasper (13 April 2019). "Gill to breathe life into Capital Football". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
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- Expatriate women's footballers in the Czech Republic
- Canberra United FC players
- 1. FC Slovácko (women) players
- A-League Women players
- Women's association football midfielders
- Sportspeople from Darwin, Northern Territory
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic
- Czech Women's First League players
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