Rhali Dobson
Rhali Dobson (born 21 April 1992) is an Australian former soccer player who last played for Melbourne City of the W-League. Dobson played one match for the Australia women's national soccer team.
|Personal information|
|Full name||Rhali Dobson|
|Date of birth|
|Place of birth||Wauchope, New South Wales, Australia|
|Height||165 cm (5 ft 5 in)|
|Position(s)||Striker|
|Youth career|
|Wauchope SC|
|Senior career*|
|Years||Team||Apps||(Gls)|
|2008–2009||Newcastle Jets||6||(0)|
|2011–2012||Newcastle Jets||9||(2)|
|2012–2013||Merewether United|
|2013||Adamstown Rosebud|
|2013–2017||Newcastle Jets||26||(9)|
|2014||→ Adamstown Rosebud (loan)|
|2016||→ Adamstown Rosebud (loan)|
|2017||→ Merewether United (loan)|
|2017–2021||Melbourne City||44||(3)|
|National team‡|
|2007||Australia U17||3||(0)|
|2014||Australia||1||(0)|
|* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 January 2020|
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 March 2017
Early lifeEdit
Dobson began playing soccer at the age of five in her hometown of Wauchope, New South Wales, playing for the Wauchope Soccer Club.[1][2]
Club careerEdit
Dobson was a member of the Newcastle Jets inaugural W-League squad.[3]
During the 2012 Northern NSW Football Women's Premier League season, Dobson switched between Merewether United and Adamstown Rosebud in circumstances that the Newcastle Herald described as "a far from amicable split".[4][5]
In 2017, Dobson returned to Merewether United for the 2017 Northern NSW Football Women's Premier League season.[6]
On 24 September 2017, Dobson joined title defenders Melbourne City.[7]
Dobson announced her retirement from football in March 2021, in order to support her partner, Matt, who has brain cancer. On 25 March 2021, she played her last match for Melbourne City, in which she also scored a goal in a 2–1 win over Perth Glory.[8]
International careerEdit
Dobson played three matches for Australia under-17 in 2007, including at the 2007 Australian Youth Olympic Festival and 2007 AFC U-16 Women's Championship.[9]
Dobson made her international debut for Australia in April 2014 against Brazil in Brisbane.[10][11]
Personal lifeEdit
Dobson works full-time as an occupational therapist.[12] Former Australia player Tracie McGovern is a cousin of Dobson.[13]
Dobson got engaged to her partner, Matt, at her last match for Melbourne City in March 2021.[8]
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Antunovich, Anita (9 December 2016). "On the Bench with Rhali Dobson". Northern NSW Football. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "Wauchope's Rhali Dobson says a shift into right half with the Newcastle Jets has improved her reading of games in the W-League". Hastings Gazette. Fairfax Regional Media. 1 December 2011 – via EBSCOhost.
- ^ Kerry, Craig (21 February 2014). "Dobson step closer to Matildas call-up". The Newcastle Herald. Fairfax Regional Media. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ Kerry, Craig (1 June 2013). "Merewether looking to move on". The Newcastle Herald. Fairfax Regional Media – via EBSCOhost.
- ^ Kerry, Craig (8 June 2013). "Merewether ready for old mate". The Newcastle Herald. Fairfax Regional Media – via EBSCOhost.
- ^ Valentine, Renee (27 February 2017). "Jets add boost as WPL prepares to launch". The Star. Fairfax Regional Media. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "Melbourne City FC signs talented trio ahead of W-League title defence". Melbourne City. 24 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Melbourne City's Rhali Dobson gets engaged on the pitch after retiring to support ill partner". BBC Sport. 25 March 2021.
- ^ Esamie, Thomas. "Under 17 Internationals for 2007". OzFootball.net. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ Kerry, Craig (11 April 2014). "Rhali Dobson still buzzing after Matildas' debut win". The Newcastle Herald. Fairfax Regional Media. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ Esamie, Thomas. "Matildas Internationals for 2015". OzFootball. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ Davutovic, David; Windley, Matt (24 September 2016). "Female footballers will be forced to quit sport if pay does not improve in W-League, survey reveals". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "W-League Player of the Week: Rhali Dobson". W-League.com.au. Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 5 March 2017.