Mackenzie's Story
Fast Facts
Sport: Football
Event: Women's
Olympic History: Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020
Coach: Tony Gustavsson
Year Born: 1994
State Born: Queensland
About Mackenzie
Gold Coast born and bred, Mackenzie Arnold grew up heavily involved in football. Her first years as a junior were played with Burleigh Heads followed by Robina City, close to where she attended school at Palm Beach-Currumbin High.
Her brave approach to the game paired with great footwork and high efficiency goal-stopping makes Mackenzie a huge threat in the goalkeeper position. These attributes got her recognised at a young age and her career has flourished since.
Domestically in Australia’s W-League she has played for Canberra United, Western Sydney Wanderers, Perth Glory and Brisbane Roar. Within the W-League she has been named Goalkeeper of the Year three times.
Mackenzie's career has also seen her play for the Chicago Red Stars over in the US. She’s since become part of West Ham United, playing in the Women’s Super League in Europe.
Her 2020-21 season with West Ham included 16 matches, with 4.06 saves per 90 minutes (2nd in the WSL) and 100% in penalty saves (1st in the WSL).
Mackenzie's Matildas debut came in 2012 when she was only 18-years-old. On debut she kept a clean sheet when Australia played Chinese Taipei in an East Asian Cup prelim game, winning 7-0.
She now has 24 caps under her belt with the Matildas, and Mackenzie has competed at the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada, the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, the 2018 AFC Asian Cup in Jordan and the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France.
At Tokyo 2020 Mackenzie 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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