As the 2024/25 Ninja A-League season kicks off Saturday, get to know our new squad with plenty of new faces within the ranks.
#1 – Brianna Edwards
DOB: 27/01/2003
Born: Sydney, NSW
Supports: All Blacks
Junior Club: Pagewood Botany
Fun Fact: She is a twin!
Years At Sydney: 1
Footballing Idol: Hope Solo
#2 – Margaux Chauvet – Defender/Midfielder
DOB: 27/05/2002
Born: Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Supports: Liverpool FC
Junior Club: Wollongong Olympic Football Club
Fun Fact: She can speak French!
Years At Sydney: 2
Footballing Idol: Didier Drogba
#3 – Faye Bryson – Defender
DOB: 04/07/1997
Born: Liverpool, England
Supports: Liverpool FC
Junior Club: Liverpool FC Academy + Everton FC Academy
Fun Fact: She has 3 kidneys.
Years At Sydney: 1
Footballing Idol: Steven Gerrard
#4 – Tori Tumeth – Defender
DOB: 04/03/2001
Born: Sydney, NSW
Supports: Manchester United (and Sydney FC)
Junior Club: APIA Leichhardt Football Club
Fun Fact: She is a disability support worker in her free time.
Years At Sydney: 2
Footballing Idol: Cafu
#5 – Kirsty Fenton – Defender
DOB: 06/09/2003
Born: Newcastle, NSW
Supports: Manchester City
Junior Club: Toronto Awaba Stags Football Club
Fun Fact: She has a dog named Koba.
Footballing Idol: Rachel Daly
#6 – Shay Hollman – Midfielder
DOB: 19/09/2005
Born: Sydney, NSW
Supports: Arsenal
Junior Club: Lindfield Football Club
Fun Fact: Both of her brothers also play in the A-League!
Years At Sydney: 4
Footballing Idol: Messi
#7 – Millie Farrow – Forward
DOB: 03/06/1996
Born: Portsmouth, England
Supports: Portsmouth FC (Guilty pleasure club: Chelsea FC)
Junior Club: Chelsea Football Club
Years At Sydney: 1
Fun Fact: Petr Cech lent her his drum kit.
Footballing Idol: Messi
#8 – Hana Lowry
DOB: 23/04/2003
Born: Murdoch, WA
Supports: Liverpool FC
Junior Club: Cockburn City
Years At Sydney: 1
Fun Fact: She is studying nutrition.
Footballing Idol: Jude Bellingham
#9 – Shea Connors – Forward
DOB: 12/04/1996
Born: New Haven, CT, USA
Supports: Tottenham Hotspur
Junior Club: Yankee United Football Club
Years At Sydney: 2
Fun Fact: She has a twin sister, Keenan, who lives in Denver, Colorado.
Footballing Idol: Abby Wambach + Ronaldinho
#12 – Natalie Tobin – Defender
DOB: 13/10/1996
Born: Sydney, NSW
Supports: Arsenal
Junior Club: Berowra Football Club
Years At Sydney: 12
Fun Fact: Twins run deep in her family. Nat’s brothers are identical twins, her mum is an identical twin and her mum’s sisters are fraternal twins.
Footballing Idol: Ellyse Perry – for both her football + cricket efforts.
#13 – Jasmine Black – Goal Keeper
DOB: 03/05/2006
Born: London, England
Supports: Manchester United
Junior Club: Manly United Football Club
Years At Sydney: 2
Fun Fact: Her family trains guide dogs.
Footballing Idol: Mary Earps
#14 – Abbey Lemon – Midfielder
DOB: 14/08/2002
Born: Sydney FC, NSW
Supports: Barcelona CF + Levante Womens
Junior Club: Carlingford Redbacks Football Club
Years At Sydney: 3
Fun Fact: She is extremely talented at Fifa.
Footballing Idol: Messi + Alexia Putellas
#15 – Mackenzie Hawkesby – Midfielder
DOB: 13/04/2002
Born: Wollongong, NSW
Supports: Chelsea FC
Junior Club: Figure Football Club
Years At Sydney: 6
Fun Fact: She has a tattoo of a hawk on her ankle.
Footballing Idol: Luka Modric
#16 – Jordan Thompson – Defender
DOB: 08/09/1998
Supports: Seattle Seahawks
Junior Club: Washington Premier FC
Years at Sydney: 2
Fun Fact: She can say her ABCs backwards.
Footballing Idol: 2019 Julie Ertz
#17 – Kyah Simon – Midfielder
DOB: 25/06/1991
Born: Blacktown, NSW
Supports: Manchester United
Junior Club: Quakers Hill Junior
Years At Sydney: 9
Fun Fact: She is scared of heights.
Footballing Idol: David Beckham
#18 – Amber Luchtmeijer – Forward
DOB: 29/05/2006
Born: Sydney, NSW
Supports: Manchester City
Junior Club: Winston Hills Bears
Years At Sydney: 1
Fun Fact: She plays the electric guitar.
Footballing Idol: Caitlin Foord
#20 – Princess Ibini – Attacker
DOB: 31/01/2000
Born: Sydney, NSW
Supports: Barcelona CF
Junior Club: Earlwood Wanderers Football Club
Years At Sydney: 10
Fun Fact: She has never broken a bone.
Footballing Idol: Messi + Marta
#21 – Lucy Johnson – Midfielder
DOB: 01/04/1999
Born: Sydney, NSW
Supports: Chelsea FC
Junior Club: Lindfield Football Club/Olympia Football Club/Hobart Zebras
Years At Sydney: 2
Fun Fact: She moved to Tasmania at the age of 12 and she also has a tremor.
Footballing Idol: Iniesta
#22 – Indiana Dos Santos – Midfielder
DOB: 10/10/2007
Born: Wollongong, NSW
Supports: Liverpool FC
Junior Club: Shellharbour Juniors Football Club
Years At Sydney: 3
Fun Fact: She has 3 sisters.
Footballing Idol: Ronaldo
#23 – Rubi Sullivan
DOB: 01/07/09
Born: Sydney, Australia
Supports: Arsenal
Junior Club: Hills Hawks FC
Years At Sydney: 1
Fun Fact: She has been playing football since she was four years old.
Footballing Idol: William Saliba
#24 – Caley Tallon-Henniker
DOB: 17/02/2006
Born: Wollongong, Australia
Supports: Arsenal
Junior Club: Figtree + South Coast Flame
Years At Sydney: 2
Fun Fact: She played for the Australian U18 Rugby League Team.
Footballing Idol: Caitlin Foord
#26 – Maddie Caspers – Midfielder
DOB: 15/03/2007
Born: Sydney, NSW
Supports: Arsenal
Junior Club:
Years at Sydney: 2
Fun Fact: Her sister, Holly, also plays in the Ninja A-League for the Western Sydney Wanderers.
Footballing Idol: Messi
#30 – Tahlia Franco – Goalkeeper
DOB: 29/09/2005
Born: Sydney, NSW
Supports: Manchester United
Junior Club: Earlwood Wanderers Football Club
Years At Sydney: 4
Fun Fact: She used to dance when she was younger and only started soccer when she was 10!
Footballing Idol: Mary Earps
