Jada Mathyssen-Whyman

Jada Mathyssen-Whyman
Whyman for Western Sydney Wanderers FC in 2018
Personal information
Full name Jada Leanne Mathyssen-Whyman
Date of birth (1999-10-24) 24 October 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 AIK
Number 28
Youth career
Tolland Football Club
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Macarthur Rams 22 (0)
2015–2020 Western Sydney Wanderers 35 (0)
2016 NSW Institute of Sport 15 (0)
2017 Macarthur Rams 2 (0)
2020–2024 Sydney FC 70 (0)
2024– AIK 8 (0)
International career‡
2014 Australia U-17 2 (0)
2015–2017 Australia U-20 10 (0)
2022 Australia U-23 2 (0)
2023– Australia 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 December 2024

Jada Leanne Mathyssen-Whyman (born 24 October 1999) is an Australian soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for AIK in the Damallsvenskan, the Swedish first division.

Early life

Whyman is of Indigenous Australian heritage, with ancestry from the Wiradjuri and Yorta Yorta peoples. Whyman grew up in Wagga Wagga before moving to Canberra and later Sydney, where she attended Westfields Sports High School. She travelled from Wagga Wagga to both Sydney and Canberra regularly until late 2013 when she moved to the Australian Capital Territory.

Club career

Whyman's first club in Sydney was Macarthur Rams, joining the club in 2013 whilst still living in Wagga Wagga.

In August 2015, Whyman signed to play for Western Sydney Wanderers in the 2015–16 W-League, and made seven appearances in her debut season. She suffered a torn thigh in a game against Newcastle Jets, causing her to miss much of the season.

In August 2024, Whyman left Sydney FC at the end of her contract and joined Swedish club AIK until the end of the 2025 season.

International career

Whyman was first called up to the Australian under-17 team in 2013 for the 2013 AFC U-16 Women's Championship, aged thirteen.

She made her debut for Australia under-20 in a 2–0 win over Uzbekistan in the group stage of the 2015 AFC U-19 Women's Championship.

She was subsequently selected in a squad for the Senior national team who would be playing two friendlies against France and England in October 2018.

Honours

Individual

  • National Premier Leagues NSW Goalkeeper of the Year: 2015, 2016, 2018
  • Westfield W-League - Western Sydney Wanderers FC: Player of the Year 2017/18
  • Westfield W-League - Western Sydney Wanderers FC: Members' Player of the Year 2017/18, 2018/19

References

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  4. ^ Brunsdon, Simon (6 December 2013). "Jada racks up the miles to achieve her sporting goals". The Daily Advertiser. Wagga Wagga: Australian Community Media. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
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  9. ^ "Jada Whyman makes overseas switch". Sydney FC. 7 August 2024.
  10. ^ Mellerborg, Stefan (7 August 2024). "Jada Whyman ansluter till AIK Fotboll" [Jada Whyman joins AIK Football]. AIK Fotboll (in Swedish).
  11. ^ Brunsdon, Simon (7 September 2013). "Superstar in making picked for China comp". The Daily Advertiser. Wagga Wagga: Australian Community Media.
  12. ^ Fist, Rebecca (26 August 2015). "Jada's clean sheet makes for top debut". The Riverina Leader. Wagga Wagga: Australian Community Media. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
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