Grace Macintyre is an Australian soccer player who last played as a defender for the Newcastle Jets in the Australian W-league.

Grace Macintyre
Personal information
Full name Grace Macintyre
Date of birth (1996-04-30) 30 April 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Australia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Kotara Juniors
Adamstown Rosebuds
Hamilton Olympic
Newcastle
Northern NSW
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2017 Newcastle Jets 26 (0)
International career
2009 Australia U-14
2011 Australia U-17
2013 Australia U-20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 March 2017

Club career

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Macintyre started playing soccer at the age of 6 with the local club Kotara Bears. Six years later she joined Newcastle Jets' Emerging Jets program. In 2012, she debuted in the W-League for the Newcastle Jets senior team at the age of 16.[1]

Macintyre missed the 2015–16 W-League season due to injury.[2] Upon her return to play during the first round of the 2016–17 W-League season, she switched from playing as an attacker to playing as a defender, tagging Melbourne City's left-back Steph Catley, performing very well to draw praise from her coach, Craig Deans.[3] Despite her great performances over the season, following a knee reconstruction, Macintyre didn't re-sign with the Newcastle Jets.[4]

As well as playing at the senior level, Macintyre also represented Merewether United of the Women's Premier League during the 2017 season.[5]

International career

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Macintyre was selected in 2009 by the Australian under-14 team, firstly as part of a training camp at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra,[6] and subsequently as part of the squad selected to play in the Asian Football Confederation Under-14 Girls Festival of Football in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam.[7] In 2011, she was selected by the Australian under-17 team for their New Zealand tour.[1] Two years later she was selected by the Australian under-20 team to participate in the 2013 AFC U-19 Women's Championship in China.[8] She started one game in the tournament, in Australia's only victory, which was against Myanmar.[9]

Style of play

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Macintyre started out playing as a forward and later converted to a defender position. She is a versatile player, who controls one-on-one situations and has a powerful shot.[1]

Personal life

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Macintyre studied occupational therapy at the University of Newcastle, while working as a nanny and a support worker.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Antunovitch, Anita (16 December 2016). "W-LEAGUE: Get to know Grace Macintyre". Newcastle Jets.
  2. ^ "W-League 2015-16 season preview: Canberra aiming to keep championship rivals at bay". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 October 2015.
  3. ^ Kerry, Craig (11 November 2016). "W-League 2016-17: Newcastle coach predicts big things ahead for Grace Macintyre after strong start". The Newcastle Herald.
  4. ^ Kerry, Craig (23 August 2017). "Newcastle W-League squad taking shape for new era under Jets owner". The Newcastle Herald.
  5. ^ Valentine, Renee (27 February 2017). "Jets add boost as WPL prepares to launch". Newcastle Star.
  6. ^ "Westfield Australian U14 Girls squad named for training camp". Football Federation Australia. 11 May 2009.
  7. ^ "Westfield U14 Girls all set for AFC Festival". Football Federation Australia. 26 June 2009.
  8. ^ "Young Matildas name squad for AFC U-19 Championship". Football Federation Australia. 27 September 2013.
  9. ^ "Young Matildas get first AFC U-19 win". Football Federation Australia. 19 October 2013. Archived from the original on 19 February 2017.
  10. ^ Antunovich, Anita. "On the Bench with Grace Macintyre". Northern NSW Football. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2020.