Alanna's Story
Fast Facts
Sport: Football
Event: Women's
Olympic History: Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020
Year Born: 1995
State Born: NSW
About Alanna
Alanna Kennedy made her Matildas debut against New Zealand in 2012, and two years later was selected for the Asian Cup finals as a teenager, featuring in three games as Australia finished second to Japan.
She was selected the following year for the Matildas 2015 World Cup squad and participated in all five games for Australia. In the tournament the Matildas beat Brazil in the round of 16, but weren’t able to get past Japan in the quarter-finals, losing 1-0.
At her Olympic debut in Rio 2016, Alanna played every minute of Australia’s four Olympic matches. Australia’s quarter-final meeting with hosts Brazil finished nil-all after full-time and was won by Brazil in a penalty shootout (7-6).
She was named to her second consecutive World Cup squad in 2019 and was chosen to start all four games for the Matildas.
Alanna has won W-League Premierships and Championships at Sydney FC, Melbourne City and Perth Glory. In the lead up to Tokyo 2020 she enjoyed stints in the United Sates of America with the Orlando Pride and England’s Tottenham Hotspur.
At Tokyo 2020 Alanna and the Matildas made all of Australia proud in putting together a historic achievement.
Their fourth place finish, which was nearly a podium finish after a 4-3 loss to the USA in the bronze medal game, is the highest ever finish by the Matildas at an Olympic Games.
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