Marianna Tabain

Marianna Tabain (born 19 October 1992)[1] is an Australian professional footballer currently playing for Australian W-League team Perth Glory.[2]

Marianna Tabain
Tabain playing for Perth Glory in 2010
Personal information
Full name Marianna Tabain
Date of birth (1992-10-19) 19 October 1992
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Right winger / Striker
Club information
Current team
 Perth Glory
Number 17
Youth career
FW NTC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2015 Perth Glory 63 (17)
2015–2017 Melbourne City 27 (10)
2017–2018 Perth Glory 12 (0)
2019–2020 ŽNK Split
2020– Perth Glory 0 (0)
National team
2008 Australia U17 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 February 2018

Personal life

Tabain was born in Sydney, New South Wales. Tabain's family derives from the island of Korčula, Croatia.

Club career

Cockburn City

Tabain started her junior playing career at Cockburn City in Spearwood.

Western Knights

In 2005, Tabain moved from Cockburn City to play for Croatian club Western Knights, in Mosman Park. After a few seasons at Western Knights, Tabain was identified to be a part of the Football West National Training Centre, the Western Australian State Team and the Western Australian Institute of Sport program before moving to Perth Glory.

Perth Glory, 2008–2014

Tabain debuted for Perth Glory at the age of 15 in the inaugural season of the Australian Westfield W-League. Tabain won the 2009 W-League Goal of the Year Award for a goal in Round 9 against Adelaide United.[3]

On the 15th of November 2014, Perth Glory became Minor Premiers at Ashfield Reserve. Tabain spent eight seasons at Perth Glory before moving to play for Melbourne City. During her time at Perth, Tabain was nominated for W-League Goal of the Year Award on numerous occasions. Tabain also took out the Golden Boot award for Perth in 2009.[4]

Melbourne City, 2015–2017

Marianna Tabain represented Melbourne City in The Australian Westfield W-League. Founded in 2015, the club became W-League Premiers in 2015–16 and W-League Champions in 2015–16 and 2016–17. Tabain played an integral part in the teams immediate success. During her second season at Melbourne City, Tabain made her 100th W-League appearance against Melbourne Victory at Epping Stadium on 15 January 2017. She was the second player in the W-League to reach the 100 game milestone.[5]

Return to Perth Glory

In August 2017, Tabain returned to Perth Glory.[6]

ŽNK Split

Tabain played for Croatian League and Cup Champions ŽNK Split,[7] and represented the club in the UEFA Women's Champions League qualifiers in Ukraine in August 2019.[8]

Second return to Perth Glory

In December 2020, Tabain returned to the Australian W-League, signing once again with Perth Glory.[9]

International career

Tabain has represented The Australian National team at U/17 and U/20 level in Europe and Asia.

Honours and awards

Perth Glory FC

• Goal of the year: 2009

• Golden Boot award: 2009

• W-League Premiership: 2014

• W-League Grand finalist: 2017

Melbourne City FC

• W-League Championship: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18

• W-League Premiership: 2015–16

ŽNK Split

• Appearances in UEFA Women's Champions League

W-league

• Over 100 games in the W-League

Professional Footballers Australia

• W-League Team of The Decade (2010–2020)

References
  1. "Player profile – Marianna Tabain". Perth Glory. Retrieved 18 February 2009.
  2. "W-League team commences training". Melbourne City. 16 September 2015.
  3. https://www.perthglory.com.au/news/glory-girl-scores-goal-year
  4. https://www.perthglory.com.au/news/oxtoby-most-glorious
  5. https://www.melbournecityfc.com.au/news/tabain-reaches-westfield-w-league-milestone
  6. https://www.perthglory.com.au/news/tabain-loving-special-return-glory
  7. Davidson, John (29 August 2020). "Aussie W-League great Tabain out to represent Croatia". The World Game. SBS.
  8. https://slobodnadalmacija.hr/sport/dalmacija-u-balunu/clanak/id/617379/nismo-bez-sansi-zdrijeb-lige-prvaka-bas-i-nije-mazio-splicanke-utakmicu-mozete-pratiti-u-izravnom-tv-prijenosu
  9. Morgan, Gareth (9 December 2020). "Former favourite returns to Glory". Perth Glory.
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