Chloe Logarzo

Chloe Logarzo (born 22 December 1994) is an Australian international soccer midfielder who plays for Bristol City in the FA Women's Super League and the Australian national team. Logarzo is sponsored by Under Armour.[2][3] Logarzo was one of three female athletes to feature in the first Under Armour Australia campaign "The Only Way is Through".[4]

Chloe Logarzo
Logarzo in 2016
Personal information
Full name Chloe Logarzo
Date of birth (1994-12-22) 22 December 1994
Place of birth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Bristol City
Number 6
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Sydney FC 48 (11)
2014 Colorado Pride 10 (8)
2015–2016 Newcastle Jets 10 (1)
2016 North Shore Mariners 6 (2)
2016 Eskilstuna United 10 (2)
2017 Avaldsnes 13 (0)
2018 Blacktown Spartans FC 6 (2)
2017–2020 Sydney FC 34 (8)
2019 → Washington Spirit (loan) 15 (1)
2020–2021 Bristol City 8 (4)
National team‡
Australia U20
2013– Australia 45 (8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 January 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 March 2020

Early life

Logarzo was born in Sydney, New South Wales.[5] Her family is Italian on her father's side and Scottish on her mother's side.[6] She started playing football aged five, but did not play at an elite level until some years later, having been rejected on some occasions for a lack of size.[7]

Club career

Sydney FC, 2011–2015

Logarzo began her career with Sydney FC during the 2011–12 W-League season, and made her debut in a 4–1 victory over Newcastle Jets on 12 November 2011.[8][9] Her second, and final, appearance of the season came in a 3–0 victory over Perth Glory on 7 January 2012.[10]

Logarzo remained with Sydney FC for the 2012–13 season.[11] She scored her first goal for the club against Perth Glory on 17 November 2012, but was unable to prevent Sydney FC from losing 3–1.[12] She was on the scoresheet once more in the following game, scoring twice in a 4–0 victory over Adelaide United on 24 November 2012.[13] Logarzo played a total of twelve league games over the course of the season, scoring thrice,[8] as Sydney FC won the W-League title for the second time.[14]

Colorado Pride, 2014

Logarzo joined fellow Australian and Colorado Pride W-League Head Coach Daniel Clitnovici in the 2014 USL W-League. Logarzo led Colorado Pride to a historic play off berth in their inaugural season with 8 goals and 7 assists in 10 games as well as being named the 2014 USL W-League Rookie of the year. An award handed out to the player in their 1st season playing in the W-League.[15]

Logarzo was retained by Sydney FC for the 2013–14 season.[16]

Newcastle Jets, 2015–2017

Logarzo joined Newcastle Jets for the 2015–16 season. She intended to return for 2016–17, refusing bigger offers from elsewhere, but arrived carrying an ankle injury sustained during her spell in Sweden with Eskilstuna United.[17] In October 2017, it was announced that Logarzo would not be returning to Newcastle Jets.[18]

Eskilstuna United, 2016

In June 2016, Logarzo joined Swedish Damallsvenskan side Eskilstuna United.[19] She made her debut on 28 August 2016 playing the whole match in a 2–1 victory over Vittsjö.[20][21] She scored her first goal in a 3–1 victory over Kopparbergs/Göteborg on 25 September 2016.[22] Logarzo made 10 league appearances scoring two goals and left the club following their UEFA Women's Champions League defeat by VfL Wolfsburg.[23]

Avaldsnes, 2017

In February 2017, Logarzo joined Norwegian Toppserien side Avaldsnes, she made 16 appearances for the club.[24] Logarzo left the club early when she was benched for the Round of 32 Champions League game against FC Barcelona Femení.[25]

Sydney FC, 2017–2020

In October 2017, Logarzo returned to Sydney FC.[26] In the 2017-18 season Logarzo appeared in 11 games and scored 3 goals.[27] She re-signed with Sydney for the 2018-19 W-League season and appeared in all 14 games for the team [28] Logarzo scored Sydney's fourth goal in the 2019 W-League Grand Final, helping Sydney to a 4–2 victory over Perth, this was Logarzo's second W-League Championship.[29]

Offseason with Blacktown Spartans FC, 2018

Logarzo signed with Blacktown Spartans FC in the NPL NSW for the 2018 season.[30]

Loan to Washington Spirit, 2019

In February 2019, the Washington Spirit announced that Logarzo would be joining the team on loan for the 2019 NWSL season.[31] At the end of the season, Logarzo was made available on the NWSL Re-Entry Wire and her rights selected by the Orlando Pride.[32] The transaction was later voided after the league realized Logarzo should not have been made available for selection and allowed to go through the re-entry process.[33]

Bristol City, 2020–present

On 23 January 2020, Logarzo signed a one-and-a-half year contract with English FA WSL club Bristol City.[34] Logarzo scored her first FA WSL goal from the penalty spot in a 2-2 draw with Tottenham Hotspur on November 14th.

International career
Logarzo playing for Australia in 2016

Logarzo was the captain of the Australian under-20 side that finished runner-up to the Japanese under-23 side at the 2013 AFF Women's Championship, drawing praise for her performance in the final.[35] She retained her place in the squad for the AFC U-19 Women's Championship.[36] She made her full international debut for Australia on 24 November 2013, in a 2–0 victory over China.[37]

Logarzo was dropped from the Matildas squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, but was included in the team for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[38] She appeared in all four of Australia's matches in Rio. Logarzo was one of Australia's penalty takers as their Quarter-final match against Brazil went to penalties. She converted her penalty, but Australia was defeated 7-6.[27]

Logarzo was part of the Matildas squad that won the 2017 Tournament of Nations and defeated the United States for the first time.[39] She participated in her first Asian Cup in 2018 where she appeared in all 5 games for Australia. Logarzo scored a goal in their group stage game against Vietnam.[27]

Logarzo scored against Brazil in 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[40]

Career statistics

Club
As of July 25, 2020[41]
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental Cup[lower-alpha 3] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sydney FC 2011–12 W-League 20———20
2012–13 123———123
2013–14 131———131
2014–15 130———130
Total 404000000404
Colorado Pride 2014 USL W-League 108———108
Newcastle Jets 2015—16 W-League 101———101
Eskilstuna United DFF 2016 Damallsvenskan 9210—20123
Avaldsnes 2017 Toppserien 13000—31161
Sydney FC 2017–18 W-League 113———113
2018–19 144———144
2019–20 91———91
Total 348000000348
Washington Spirit 2019 NWSL 151———151
Bristol City 2019–20 FA WSL 100000—10
2020-21 6 1 0 0 2 3 7 3
Career total 1382510235114529
  1. Includes Svenska Cup, Norwegian Cup and FA Cup
  2. Includes League Cup
  3. Includes UEFA Women's Champions League

International goals
As of match played 11 March 2020 Australia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Logarzo goal.

Goal		 Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition
1 26 November 2017 Kardinia Park, Geelong, Australia  China PR

5350.03005 5–1

5650.06005 5–1

 Friendly
2 28 February 2018 Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira, Portugal  Norway

5350.03005 2–1

5650.06005 4–3

 2018 Algarve Cup
3 5 March 2018 Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira, Portugal  China PR

5350.03005 1–0

5650.06005 2–0

 2018 Algarve Cup
4 26 March 2018 Perth Oval, Perth, Australia  Thailand

5350.03005 3–0

5650.06005 5–0

 Friendly
5 10 April 2018 Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan  Vietnam

5350.03005 3–0

5650.06005 8–0

 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup
6 29 July 2018 Pratt & Whitney Stadium, Connecticut, United States  United States

5350.03005 1–0

5650.06005 1–1

 2018 Tournament of Nations
7 13 June 2019 Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, France  Brazil

5350.03005 2–2

5650.06005 3–2

 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
8 6 March 2020 McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle, Australia  Vietnam

5350.03005 2–0

5650.06005 5–0

 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

Honours

Club
Sydney FC

International

Individual

Personal life

Logarzo is openly lesbian.[42][43] She has spoken publicly about her sexuality.[44] On coming out in the media Logarzo said, "There are still a few people scared that it is going to tarnish their image but for me, if it was going to tarnish my image then it’s not the image I want because I’m not telling the truth."[45]

On a February 5, 2020 podcast Logarzo discusses her coming out story, playing overseas, and her relationship with American soccer player, McKenzie Berryhill, former teammate on Washington Spirit.[46] Berryhill joined Logarzo in the UK during quarantine.[47][48][49][50]

Logarzo discusses the meaning behind her 13 tattoos in a video on her official Youtube channel.[51]

Logarzo has her advanced scuba diving license and has dove in 4 countries (Thailand, Greece, Malta and Italy).[52]

She trained as an apprentice landscaper before pursuing football full-time.[53]

See also

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