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Remy Siemsen
Siemsen with Sydney FC in 2017
Personal information
Full name Remy Dianne Siemsen[1]
Date of birth (1999-11-10) 10 November 1999 (age 25)[2]
Place of birth St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Kristianstads DFF
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Manly United FC 50 (42)
2016–2018 Sydney FC 25 (10)
2018 California Storm 8 (9)
2018–2019 Western Sydney Wanderers 11 (0)
2019–2022 Sydney FC 40 (19)
2022 AIK 21 (3)
2022 Sydney FC 4 (2)
2023–2024 Leicester City 16 (1)
2024– Kristianstads DFF 1 (0)
International career‡
2016–2017 Australia U20 6 (13)
2021– Australia 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 December 2023

Remy Dianne Siemsen (born 10 November 1999) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays for Kristianstads DFF in the Damallsvenskan and the Australia national team.[3] She has represented Australia on the under-20 national team. Following her debut season in the W-League at the age of 16, she was named W-League Young Footballer of the Year.

Early life

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Siemsen attended Oxford Falls Grammar School.[3] She played junior football for BTH Raiders.[4] Siemsen was selected for the Australian School Girls Squad and represented Football NSW at the National Training Centre (NTC) Challenge. At age 16, she was named Football NSW NPL Women's Player of the Year.[5]

Club career

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Sydney FC

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Siemsen made her debut for Sydney FC during the 2016–17 season at the age of 16.[6] Sydney finished in third place during the regular season with a 7–4–1 record and advanced to the semi-finals where they were eliminated by Perth Glory.[7] Siemsen finished her first season with six goals, ranking as the club's top scorer.[2] She was named the league's Young Footballer of the Year in May 2017.[8][9][10] She was named the 2016 Junior Sports Star by the Manly Daily.[11]

Returning to Sydney for the 2017–18 season, Siemsen scored the game-winning goal coming off the bench as a substitute against former champions Melbourne City on 18 November.[12] Siemsen finished off the 2017–18 season with 4 goals and a grand final finish with her Sydney FC team.

California Storm

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In April 2018, Siemsen joined Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) side California Storm on a short-term contract.[13][14] In her first game as a Storm player, she scored a brace in a 3–2 loss to Fresno FC. She was named WPSL West Region Player of the Week in Week 3 after tallying two goals and one assist on the road against Primero de Mayo.[15] On 23 June, she scored a hat-trick in a 4–1 victory against the MVLA Wolves. She finished the season with 9 goals and 5 assists in 8 appearances.[16]

Western Sydney Wanderers

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In September 2018, Siemsen signed with Western Sydney Wanderers.[17]

Sydney FC

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In the 2019 off-season, Siemsen returned to Sydney FC.[18] She marked he return during the first match of the 2019–20 season by scoring a brace in a 3–0 victory over Melbourne Victory.[19] Following that performance and her performance in Sydney FC's 1–0 victory over Adelaide United the following week, she was named the Player of the Month for November.[20] Siemsen scored seven goals during the season and won the W-League Golden Boot in a four-way tie with foreign players Morgan Andrews, Natasha Dowie, and Kristen Hamilton.[21] In August 2020, Siemsen re-signed with Sydney FC ahead of the 2020–21 W-League season.[22] Over the season, Siemsen scored another seven goals, winning Sydney FC's Golden Boot for the third time, and in August 2021 re-signed with the club for the 2021–22 A-League Women season.[23]

AIK

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In March 2022, Siemsen joined a European club for the first time, signing with Swedish club AIK.[24]

Sydney FC

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In November 2022, after the 2022–23 A-League Women had already started, Siemsen returned to Sydney FC following the conclusion of the 2022 Damallsvenskan.[25] Over the course of a month, Siemsen scored two goals in four months, after which she transferred to a European club on a domestic record transfer fee.[26]

Leicester City

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A couple of weeks after Sydney FC announced her departure, it was revealed that Siemsen had signed with English Women's Super League club Leicester City.[27]

International career

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Siemsen has represented Australia on the under-20 national team and competed at the 2017 AFC U-19 Women's Championship qualification tournament in 2016.[28] She scored ten goals in two games during the qualifying tournament, seven against the Northern Mariana Islands and three against Jordan.[29] She was subsequently named player of the tournament.[29] During the 2017 AFC U-19 Women's Championship, Siemsen scored a goal against Vietnam, Japan and South Korea in consecutive games to advance Australia to the semi-finals for the first time in 11 years.[30][31]

Siemsen made her full international debut for Australia against Brazil in October 2021.[32]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 26 November 2023[33]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sydney FC 2016–17 A-League 12 6 — — 12 6
2017–18 A-League 13 4 — — 13 4
Total 25 10 — — 25 10
California Storm 2018 WPSL 8 9 — — 8 9
Western Sydney Wanderers 2018–19 A-League 11 0 — — 11 0
Sydney FC 2019–20 A-League 14 7 — — 14 7
2020–21 A-League 14 7 — — 14 7
2021–22 A-League 12 5 — — 12 5
Total 40 19 — — 40 19
AIK 2022 Damallsvenskan 21 3 1 0 — 22 3
Sydney FC 2022–23 A-League 4 2 — — 4 2
Leicester City 2022–23 Women's Super League 10 1 0 0 0 0 10 1
2023–24 Women's Super League 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Total 11 1 0 0 1 0 12 1
Career Total 120 44 1 0 1 0 122 44
  1. ^ Includes Svenska Cupen, Women's FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes FA Women's League Cup

International

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As of match played 12 April 2023[34]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Australia 2021 2 0
2022 4 0
Total 6 0

Honours

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Individual

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  • Football NSW NPL Women's Player of the Year: 2016[5]
  • W-League Young Footballer of the Year: 2016[35]
  • PFA Young Women's Footballer of the Year nominee: 2017[36]
  • Football NSW NPL Women's Player of the year: 2017
  • Football NSW NPL Player of the Final: 2017

References

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  1. ^ "Remy Dianne Siemsen". The Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Remy Siemsen". Sydney FC. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  3. ^ a b Gatt, Ray (9 December 2016). "Looks can be deceiving for baby-faced Remy Siemsen". The Australian. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  4. ^ Prentice, Andrew (7 October 2011). "Versatile Remy's sights on Matildas". Manly Daily.
  5. ^ a b "Remy Siemsen selected to represent the Young Matildas". Manly United. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  6. ^ "R. Siemsen". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Perth Glory storm into W-League grand final". ABC News. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Siemsen named Westfield W-League NAB YFOTY". W-League. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  9. ^ Prentice, Andrew (2 May 2017). "Young Footballer of the Year accolade for Sydney FC standout". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  10. ^ "Maclaren, Siemsen Named Young Footballers of the Year". Australian FourFourTwo. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  11. ^ Geddes, Jon (22 February 2017). "Meet Remy Siemsen our Manly Daily Junior Sports Star". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  12. ^ "Sydney FC upset City in W-League thriller". The World Game. Archived from the original on 14 May 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  13. ^ "Siemsen is keen for a big Storm in California". Manly United FC. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  14. ^ "Siemsen heading to WPSL". The Women's Game. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  15. ^ "WPSL Players of the Week — Week 3". Women's Premier Soccer League. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  16. ^ "Remy Siemsen profile". Women's Premier Soccer League. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  17. ^ "Siemsen ready to shine". Western Sydney Wanderers FC. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  18. ^ "Sydney FC announce talent-packed 2019/20 squad". The Women's Game. 24 September 2019. Archived from the original on 29 September 2019.
  19. ^ Appleton, Molly (19 November 2019). "2019-20 W-League Round 1 Wrap". Beyond90. Remy Siemsen marked her return to Sydney with a first-half brace
  20. ^ "Remy Siemsen named Player of the Month for November". W-League. 11 December 2019. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021.
  21. ^ "Kristen Hamilton takes out Julie Dolan Medal". W-League. 23 July 2019. Archived from the original on 5 May 2021. There was a four-way tie for the Westfield W-League Golden Boot Award with Morgan Andrews (Perth Glory), Kristen Hamilton (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) Remy Siemsen (Sydney FC) and Natasha Dowie who all scored seven (7) goals
  22. ^ "Sydney FC Unveil Westfield W-League Squad For 2020/21". Sydney FC. 13 August 2020. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  23. ^ "Star Trio Back In Sky Blue". Sydney FC. 16 August 2021. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  24. ^ Warriner, David (28 March 2022). "Siemsen Makes Swedish Switch". Sydney FC. Archived from the original on 28 March 2022.
  25. ^ "Sydney FC re-sign Remy Siemsen for 2022/23 season". Sydney FC. 23 November 2022.
  26. ^ "Remy Siemsen seals record transfer to Europe". Sydney FC. 29 December 2022.
  27. ^ Lindop, Beth (12 January 2023). "Striker Remy Siemsen completes 'dream' move to Leicester City". Leicester Mercury.
  28. ^ Tito, Clement (8 December 2016). "Siemsen Dreams of US or Bundesliga". Australian FourFourTwo. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  29. ^ a b "Remy's on a goal-den run". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  30. ^ "Young Matildas finally break their 11-year drought | The Football Sack". thefootballsack.com.au. 22 October 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  31. ^ Prentice, Andrew (9 October 2017). "Our Manly United trio waltz into Young Matildas". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  32. ^ Cootes, Isobel (24 October 2021). "From fan to player for Siemsen: 'It felt like Christmas Day'". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  33. ^ "Australia - R. Siemsen - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  34. ^ "Australia - R. Siemsen - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  35. ^ "Perth Glory's Sam Kerr wins Julie Dolan medal for W-League season 2016/17". Perth Now. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  36. ^ "PFA Major Award Nominees Announced". Professional Footballers Australia. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
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