Chloe Logarzo brings up 50 caps for the Matildas

As the Matildas took on the US to secure a quarter-finals berth at Tokyo 2020, Alex Morgan was through on goal. She was able to benefit from Australia's defence being higher up the park after an attack.

As she ran towards Teagan Micah, two players in green shirts gave chase: Tameka Yallop and Chloe Logarzo. It was characteristic of both players. 

It highlighted exactly the kind of work Chloe Logarzo has put in when wearing a Matildas shirt; something she has now done 50 times. 

It’s been a long road to get to this stage. 

From making an unexpected debut in 2013 to putting in a shift against the USA to help Australia progress through to the quarter-finals of Tokyo 2020, Logarzo has been an asset in the midfield.

“I honestly didn't think that I was going to get my first cap. I got called in on an injury basis into camp with Hesterine [De Reus].” Logarzo explained when chatting about her first cap.

The 18-year-old had just come off a strong campaign with the Young Matildas.

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“And as I was waiting there to go on, I just remember thinking to myself, this was the moment I had been waiting for.”

It hasn’t been all smooth sailing since then. Some stints out of the team - including missing out on the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup squad - hurt the 26-year-old.

But after some dark times, she persevered and put in the work to become an invaluable part of any midfield the Matildas put on the park.

She featured heavily in the 2016 Olympic campaign, playing in all four of Australia’s games as well as scoring her penalty in the quarter-final shootout against Brazil.

Logarzo again played a huge role in the 2018 AFC Women’s Asian Cup, getting on the park in all of the Matildas’ clashes.


Logarzo was then able to get on the plane to France as part of Australia’s 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup squad. After missing out in Canada, she wasn’t going to let this opportunity slip.

Logarzo’s name will forever be etched in Matildas’ folklore. Her performance against Brazil in the ‘Miracle of Montpellier’ was stunning.

It was her flick on which got the ball to Caitlin Foord for the Matildas’ first goal. Her long-range effort into the box evaded everyone including the Brazilian goalkeeper to give Australia its second. 

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Her defiant celebration pose has become an iconic image from that tournament and it has a lovely backstory.

Post-match Logarzo revealed it was dedicated to her teammate, Laura Alleway – now Brock – who was ruled out of the tournament only days prior to kick off that helped her.

“She always there with us, she’s [written] on my wrist. We’ll never leave a player behind.” Logarzo said post-match in 2019.

The pose however was a tribute to a pre-game ritual the pair shared. Brock would sing Superwoman to Logarzo, so Logarzo posed as Superwoman. Hands on hips, head up, confident.


The midfielder would go on to help Australia qualify for the Olympics and make another Olympic squad. While injury interrupted her preparation, Logarzo played some minutes against Japan in the lead-up to the tournament.

But her addition to the centre of the park against the USA was important. Her hard running was on display as she tracked back to cover teammates. The dogged pressure she applied to the American midfield held Australia in good stead.

And now the girl who didn’t expect to make her debut when she did, has brought up a half-century of appearances for the national team.