By 19 years old, Chloe Logarzo had won a championship, captained her country and made her senior international debut. By 21 years old, Logarzo made the decision to quit the game. We chat about her path from footballer to landscape artist and back.

Matildas Podcast | In conversation with ... Chloe Logarzo

At 21 years old, Chloe Logarzo walked away from football and never thought she would play again.  

In our second episode, Chloe Logarzo joins us from Bristol in England after joining the FA Women's Super League club earlier this year.   

The 25-year-old opens up about her football journey. 

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By the time she was 19 years old, Logarzo had won a Westfield W-League championship, captained the Westfield Young Matildas and made her senior Westfield Matildas debut.

By 21 years old, Logarzo made the decision to quit the game. It has been a long road back, one that required self reflection and a new appreciation for the sport that is now her life.  

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Podcast 2 - Chloe Logarzo

Here's what you can hear at the following time codes

1.25 – Why she is still in Bristol during the current COVID-19 pandemic

1.43 – Dealing with isolation in a foreign country

5:44 – How the move to Bristol came about

9.12 - Chloe's daily schedule

11.48 - Being away from family during COVID-19

14.33 - Coping with how fast the world has changed

17.25 - Earliest football memories

20.00 - Waking up to the knowledge of women’s football and Hills Sports High

25:52 - Remembering her Westfield W-League debut and W-League days

30.17 - First Westfield Matildas call up and debut 

33.50 - Heading overseas for the first time

38.40 - Missing out on the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015 squad

40.13 - Turning her back on football and living a non-football life

44.45 - Forming a new football identity

50.08 - Representing Australia at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games

52.00 - Realising her FIFA Women’s World Cup dream

56.37 - Quick fire Q&A

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