Jada Mathyssen-Whyman facts for kids
Whyman for Western Sydney Wanderers FC in 2018
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Jada Leanne Mathyssen-Whyman | ||
| Date of birth | 24 October 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.67 m | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | 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 | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014 | Australia U-17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Australia U-20 | 10 | (0) |
| 2022 | Australia U-23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | Australia | 0 | (0) |
† Appearances (Goals). |
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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
