WESTERN NSW Mariners graduate Ellie Carpenter capped one of the biggest months of her young soccer career on Monday by re-signing with W-League club Western Sydney Wanderers.
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The 16-year-old was part of the Matildas squad which suffered a heartbreaking penalty shoot-out loss to Brazil in the women’s football quarter-finals at the Rio Olympic Games earlier this month.
“I’ve re-signed for the Wanderers for the upcoming season which I’m really excited about. I just can’t wait to start off another season with the club,” the talented defender who made her Olympic debut against Zimbabwe, said.
“When I started at the Wanderers less than a year ago I couldn’t imagine what was going to happen. The last 10 months have been pretty crazy: finishing W-League, straight into the Matildas, qualification for the Olympics, the Olympic tournament itself and now re-signing with the Wanderers.”