Forward Hayley Raso

  • Height 162cm
  • D.O.B. 5/9/94
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Biography

Date of birth: 5 September 1994 (24 years old)

Caps: 34

Debut: Friendly v New Zealand on 24 June 2012 in Wollongong (1-1 draw)

Clubs played for: Canberra United, Brisbane Roar, Washington Spirit (USA), Melbourne Victory, Portland Thorns (USA)

Previous World Cups: 2015

Her 2019 so far:

Not even a broken back could stop Hayley Raso from earning the right to don the green and gold at the FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™.

The pacy attacker returned to action in January to play four matches with Brisbane Roar, after sustaining the career-threatening injury in a collision while turning out for Portland in the NWSL in 2018.

Raso returned to the national team for February's Cup of Nations and promptly showed outstanding pace and balance as she scored the second goal in a 2-0 win over New Zealand, announcing to the country – and perhaps more importantly, to new head coach Ante Milicic – that she is well and truly back fit and firing.

World Cup 2019 (W)

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