Grace Gill

Grace Gill
Personal information
Full name Grace Gill-McGrath
Place of birth Darwin, Australia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Centre midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2016 Canberra United 58 (0)
2013 Slovácko 4 (2)
International career‡
2007 Australia 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 March 2016
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 April 2013

Grace Gill-McGrath is a retired Australian soccer player who now works as a commentator.

Career

Gill played for Canberra United in the Australian W-League and for Slovácko in the Czech Women's First League.[citation needed]

As of 2023 she works as a pundit and commentator in broadcast coverage of the A-League Women. Gill has also begun her professional transition to main commentary (play-by-play) by calling the Western United vs Brisbane Roar Women's A-League match for Paramount+ (Australia) on 21 January 2023.[citation needed]

Playing career

Club career

Canberra United

Gill retired ahead of the 2016–17 W-League season.

Slovácko

In April 2013, Gill joined Slovácko.

International career

Gill played one match for Australia in 2007, in an 8–1 defeat of Hong Kong.

Post-playing career

In 2019, Gill was elected to the board of Capital Football.

References

  1. ↑ Groube, Sarah; Writer, Winona (4 November 2016). "Season 9 Preview: Canberra United". The Women's Game. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  2. ↑ Odong, Ann (16 November 2016). "Should I stay or should I go: Linda O'Neill and Grace Gill speak about moving on from football". The Women's Game. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Australanka Grace Gill posílila Slovácko!" [Australian Grace Gill strengthens Slovácko!]. Dobrý Den (in Czech). 13 April 2013.
  4. ↑ "Youthful Matildas too strong for Hong Kong". MyFootball. Football Federation Australia. 5 August 2007. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  5. ↑ Buratti, Liana (29 April 2019). "Grace Gill - An authentic voice for change". Beyond 90. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  6. ↑ "From the pitch to the boardroom for ex-Westfield W-League star". MyFootball. Football Federation Australia. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  7. ↑ Lindell, Jasper (13 April 2019). "Gill to breathe life into Capital Football". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 11 April 2021.