2025–26 Western Sydney Wanderers FC (women) season

Western Sydney Wanderers
2025–26 season
OwnerPaul Lederer, Jefferson Cheng, Glenn Duncan
ChairmanPaul Lederer
ManagerGeoff Abrahams
StadiumCommBank Stadium
Wanderers Football Park
A-League Women10th
Top goalscorer5 players
(2 goals each)
All statistics correct as of 25 July 2025.

The 2025–26 season is the 14th in the history of Western Sydney Wanderers (women).

Players

First-team squad

As of 21 February 2026

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  PHI Janae DeFazio
3 DF  CHN Wang Ying
4 DF  AUS Poppie Hooks
5 MF  AUS Milly Bennett
6 MF  AUS Amy Chessari
7 MF  AUS Amy Harrison (captain)
8 MF  AUS Olivia Price
9 FW  KOR Kim So-eun
10 FW  CHN Yuan Cong
11 DF  AUS Danika Matos
12 GK  NZL Brianna Edwards
13 DF  AUS Alvina Khoshaba
14 DF  AUS Ella Buchanan
15 DF  AUS Cushla Rue
16 FW  AUS Anika Stajcic
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW  AUS Allyssa Ng-Saad
18 GK  AUS Aimee Hall
19 MF  AUS Talia Younis
20 GK  AUS Sham Khamis
21 DF  AUS Amy Barker
22 DF  AUS Alana Cerne
23 FW  AUS Miriam Zumaya
24 MF  AUS Nikkita Fazzari
25 FW  AUS Holly Caspers
26 MF  POR Siena Arrarte (scholarship)
27 GK  AUS Annabelle Croll
28 FW  AUS Frida Karaberis
30 FW  NZL Ava Collins (injury replacement)
37 MF  JPN Ena Harada

Transfers

Transfers in

No. Position Player From Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
3 DF Wang Ying Guangdong Free transfer 1 year 16 September 2025 [1]
10 FW Yuan Cong Guangdong Free transfer 1 year 16 September 2025 [1]
4 DF Poppie Hooks Illawarra Stingrays Free transfer 1 year 23 September 2025 [2]
12 GK Brianna Edwards Unattached Free transfer 2 years 1 October 2025 [3]
2 DF Janae DeFazio Unattached Free transfer 1 year 2 October 2025 [4]
22 DF Alana Cerne Unattached Free transfer 1 year 25 October 2025 [5]
17 FW Allyssa Ng-Saad Gladesville Ravens Free transfer 28 October 2025 [6][7]
9 FW Kim So-eun Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels Free transfer 1 year 5 November 2025 [8]
66 MF Chloe Berryhill Como 1907 Free transfer 6 months 12 December 2025 [9]
30 FW Ava Collins UNSW FC Injury replacement 4 months 21 February 2026 [10]

From academy squad

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
24 MF Nikkita Fazzari 17 one-year contract[11]
13 DF Alvina Khoshaba 18 [12]
21 DF Amy Barker 17 [12]
23 FW Miriam Zumaya 17 [12]
27 GK Annabelle Croll 16 [12]
28 FW Frida Karaberis 14 [12]

Transfers out

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
9 FW Sophie Harding Fort Lauderdale United Mutual contract termination 26 June 2025 [13][14]
17 FW Amelia Cassar Sydney FC End of contract 4 July 2025 [15][16]
4 DF Madison McComasky Fort Lauderdale United End of contract 7 July 2025 [17][18]
2 DF Paige Hayward Unattached End of contract 8 July 2025 [16]
3 DF Gemma Ferris Unattached End of contract 8 July 2025 [16]
10 MF Sienna Saveska Unattached End of contract 8 July 2025 [16]
12 FW Bronte Trew Unattached End of contract 8 July 2025 [16]
13 FW Talia Kapetanellis Unattached End of contract 8 July 2025 [16]
23 DF Maya Lobo Unattached End of contract 8 July 2025 [16]
24 FW Aya Seino Unattached End of contract 8 July 2025 [16]
31 GK Keely Segavcic Unattached End of contract 8 July 2025 [16]
66 MF Chloe Berryhill Retired 24 January 2026 [19]

Contract extensions

No. Player Position Duration Date Ref.
6 Amy Chessari Defensive midfielder 1 year 27 June 2025 [20]
19 Talia Younis Midfielder 1 year 30 June 2025 [21]
37 Ena Harada Midfielder 1 year 4 July 2025 [22]
5 Milly Bennett Midfielder 2 years 8 July 2025 [16][23]
26 Siena Arrarte Midfielder 8 July 2025 [16]

Pre-season and friendlies

17 October 2025 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–0 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
Report

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League Women 31 October 2025 29 March 2026 18 4 4 10 16 32 −16 022.22
Total 18 4 4 10 16 32 −16 022.22

Last updated: 14 March 2026
Source: Competitions

A-League Women

Main article: 2025–26 A-League Women

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Perth Glory 17 7 2 8 18 24 −6 23
8 Central Coast Mariners 16 6 4 6 25 25 0 22
9 Newcastle Jets 18 6 2 10 26 33 −7 20
10 Western Sydney Wanderers 18 4 4 10 16 32 −16 16
11 Sydney FC 18 3 6 9 16 28 −12 15
Updated to match(es) played on 20 March 2026. Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) wins; 5) head-to-head results; 5a) head-to-head points; 5b) head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away goal difference; 8) away goals per match; 9) home goal difference; 10) home goals per match; 11) toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.

Matches

The league fixtures were released on 11 September 2025.[24][25]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

31 October 2025 1 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–3 Perth Glory Sydney
20:15 AEDT
  • Buchanan 51'
 Report
Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
Attendance: 957
Referee: Isabella Mossin
Note: Due to lightning delays, the kickoff was delayed to 20:15.[26]
9 November 2025 2 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–4 Melbourne Victory Sydney
16:00 AEDT
  • Matos 13'
 Report
  • White 41', 45+1', 48'
  • McMeeken 83'
 Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
Attendance: 986
Referee: Abbie Hendry
16 November 2025 3 Brisbane Roar 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Brisbane
15:00 AEST Report
Stadium: Imperial Corp Stadium
Attendance: 1,489
Referee: Mikayla Ryan
22 November 2025 4 Newcastle Jets 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Newcastle
15:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: No.2 Sportsground
Attendance: 1,413
Referee: Molly Godsell
7 December 2025 6 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–0 Sydney FC Sydney
17:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 1,348
Referee: Isabella Mossin
14 December 2025 7 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–2 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
19:00 AEDT
Report
  • Coco-Di Sipio 18'
  • Gomez 28'
 Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
Attendance: 932
Referee: Bec Mackie
Note: The match was delayed by two hours due to forecasted heat.[27]
27 December 2025 9 Adelaide United 5–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Adelaide
16:20 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 5,781
Referee: Izzy Cooper
30 December 2025 10 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–3 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
19:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
3 January 2026 11 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–1 Canberra United Sydney
17:00 AEDT
  • Bennett 70'
 Report
Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
Attendance: 608
Referee: Page Malau-Aduli
9 January 2026 12 Perth Glory 3–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Perth
19:00 AWST
Report
Stadium: Sam Kerr Football Centre
Attendance: 879
Referee: Rachael Mitchenson
16 January 2026 13 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–1 Brisbane Roar Sydney
19:00 AEDT
  • Buchanan 83'
 Report
Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
Attendance: 715
Referee: Lara Christie Lee
24 January 2026 14 Central Coast Mariners 1–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Gosford
17:00 AEDT
Report
  • Caspers 35', 57'
 Stadium: polytec Stadium
Attendance: 1,248
Referee: Caitlin Williams
31 January 2026 15 Sydney FC 2–3 Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
17:00 AEDT
Report
  • Chessari 48'
  • Ng-Saad 60'
  • Yuan 70'
 Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 4,805
Referee: Isabella Mossin
4 February 2026 5 Melbourne City 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
17:30 AEDT Report
Stadium: ctrl:cyber Pitch
Attendance: 520
Referee: Caitlin Williams
8 February 2026 16 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–1 Adelaide United Sydney
19:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 683
Referee: Rachael Mitchenson
13 February 2026 17 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–1 Newcastle Jets Sydney
16:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 1,028
Referee: Shab Roshan
21 February 2026 18 Canberra United 3–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Canberra
17:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: McKellar Park
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Mia Velarde
14 March 2026 19 Melbourne Victory 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
18:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: Home of the Matildas
Attendance: 901
Referee: Sophie Allum
22 March 2026 20 Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne City Sydney
16:00 AEDT Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
29 March 2026 21 Wellington Phoenix v Western Sydney Wanderers Porirua
15:00 NZDT Stadium: Porirua Park

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[28]

As of match played 14 March 2026
No. Pos Nat Player Total A-League Women
Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF  PHI Janae DeFazio 3 0 0+3 0
3 DF  CHN Wang Ying 12 0 10+2 0
4 DF  AUS Poppie Hooks 17 0 13+4 0
5 MF  AUS Milly Bennett 9 1 4+5 1
6 MF  AUS Amy Chessari 18 1 17+1 1
7 MF  AUS Amy Harrison 18 0 18 0
8 MF  AUS Olivia Price 10 1 4+6 1
9 FW  KOR Kim So-eun 10 0 6+4 0
10 FW  CHN Yuan Cong 13 2 10+3 2
11 DF  AUS Danika Matos 18 1 18 1
12 GK  NZL Brianna Edwards 1 0 1 0
13 DF  AUS Alvina Khoshaba 5 0 0+5 0
14 DF  AUS Ella Buchanan 18 2 15+3 2
15 DF  AUS Cushla Rue 6 0 0+6 0
16 FW  AUS Anika Stajcic 1 0 0+1 0
17 MF  AUS Allyssa Ng-Saad 15 2 8+7 2
19 MF  AUS Talia Younis 16 2 12+4 2
20 GK  AUS Sham Khamis 17 0 17 0
21 DF  AUS Amy Barker 3 0 1+2 0
22 DF  AUS Alana Cerne 14 0 13+1 0
23 FW  AUS Miriam Zumaya 3 0 0+3 0
24 MF  AUS Nikkita Fazzari 9 0 1+8 0
25 FW  AUS Holly Caspers 12 2 8+4 2
30 FW  NZL Ava Collins 2 0 1+1 0
37 MF  JPN Ena Harada 18 0 15+3 0
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
66 MF  AUS Chloe Berryhill 6 1 6 1

Clean sheets

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.[28]

As of match played 14 March 2026
Rank No. Nat. Goalkeeper A-League Women Total
1 20 Sham Khamis 3 3

See also

References

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  2. ^ Csaszar, Jessica (23 September 2025). "Wanderers sign defender Poppie Hooks". Western Sydney Wanderers.
  3. ^ Csaszar, Jessica (1 October 2025). "Wanderers secure goalkeeper Brianna Edwards on two-year deal". Western Sydney Wanderers.
  4. ^ Csaszar, Jessica (2 October 2025). "Wanderers welcome Philippine international Janae DeFazio". Western Sydney Wanderers.
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  21. ^ Evans, Jordan (30 June 2025). "Rising star Talia Younis re-signs with the Wanderers". Western Sydney Wanderers.
  22. ^ Evans, Jordan (4 July 2025). "Harada re-signs for the Red & Black". Western Sydney Wanderers.
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  24. ^ "FULL FIXTURE for Ninja A-League 2025-26 season released: Every match here". Australian Professional Leagues. 11 September 2025. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
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