Annalise Rasmussen

Annalise Rasmussen
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-05-23) 23 May 2005
Place of birth Gosford, New South Wales, Australia
Position Centre forward
Team information
Current team
 Juventus
Number 11
Youth career
2016–2023 Central Coast Mariners
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2026 Central Coast Mariners 62 (20)
2026– Juventus 0 (0)
International career‡
2025– Australia U23 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 February 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 August 2025

Annalise Rasmussen (Afrikaans: [ˈras.mʏ.sən] RAS-muus-ən; born 23 May 2005) is an Australian soccer player who plays as a forward for Serie A Femminile club Juventus and the Australia under-23 national team.[1] She previously played for A-League Women club Central Coast Mariners.[2]

Early life

Rasmussen was born on 23 May 2005 in Gosford, New South Wales,[3]: 69  to a Cook Islander father and a South African mother. She graduated from Central Coast Mariners Academy in 2022, which she first joined at 11 years old. With the team, she competed in the National Premier Leagues NSW Women's (NPL NSW Women's) for seven years. Growing up, she dreamed of representing Australia at an international level.[4]

Club career

Central Coast Mariners

A Central Coast Mariners Academy graduate, Rasmussen was promoted to Central Coast Mariners (CCM) senior team in October 2022 ahead of the 2023–24 season, in which the club would return to the A-League Women after a 14-year hiatus. She was the club's first signing when the team re-entered the competition.[5]

Rasmussen made her debut for CCM on 14 October 2023 (aged 18)[3]: 69  in the opening round, starting in a 1–0 home defeat to rivals Newcastle Jets in the F3 Derby in front of 5,735 fans at Central Coast Stadium.[6] In August 2024, Rasmussen signed a two-year contract extension until 2026.[7]

Rasmussen kicked CCM's 100th goal in the A-League for their 2–1 victory against Brisbane Roar in March 2025.[3]: 74  She was a member of the CCM team that won the 2025 A-League Women grand final on 18 May at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, where they defeated Melbourne Victory 5–4 on penalties after a 1–1 draw after extra time.[8] The win was regarded as one of the greatest upsets in the competition's history, and was the first A-League Women grand final to be determined by a penalty shootout.[8]

In February 2026, Rasmussen departed the club to join Serie A Femminile side Juventus on a club record fee.[9]

Juventus

Rasmussen moved to Italy and joined Serie A Femminile club Juventus in February 2026, during the 2025–26 season. She became the first Australian to ever sign for the club.[10]

International career

Rasmussen received her first international call-up in August 2025 when she was selected by Joe Palatsides as part of Australia's 22-player squad that won the 2025 ASEAN Women's Championship in Vietnam. The squad consisted entirely of under-23 players playing in the A-League Women, and competed against senior national teams from the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF).[1]

Rasmussen made her debut on 7 August, when she started in the opening group stage match against Myanmar, which the U23 Matildas lost 2–1.[11] On 10 August, she again started in a 1–0 win over the Philippines on the second day of the group stage.[12] However, she was then benched in Australia's 9–0 win over East Timor on the final day of the group stage (the team's biggest ever win),[13] then again in the U23 Matildas' 2–1 semi-final win over hosts Vietnam,[14] and once again in the final,[15] in which Australia was victorious, winning 1–0 over Myanmar to claim the under-23's first ever ASEAN Women's Championship title.[16]

References

  1. ^ a b "Australia U-23 squad confirmed for ASEAN Women's Championships". Football Australia. 7 August 2025.
  2. ^ "Annalise Rasmussen". Central Coast Mariners.
  3. ^ a b c "Ninja_A-League_2025-26_Season_Guide-1.pdf" (PDF). A-Leagues Media Centre. 31 October 2025. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  4. ^ Pisani, Sacha (15 December 2023). "'What the hell just happened?!': full backstory to A-Leagues moment 7 years in the making". A-Leagues.
  5. ^ "Central Coast Mariners confirm first signing after officially being accepted into the Liberty A-League Women competition". Central Coast Mariners. 17 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Central Coast Mariners 0–1 Newcastle Jets". A-Leagues. 14 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Mariners Academy graduate Annalise Rasmussen signs two-year contract extension". Central Coast Mariners. 16 August 2024.
  8. ^ a b Dodd, James (18 May 2025). "HISTORY MAKERS! Mariners win first Ninja A-League Championship after penalty shoot-out thriller". A-Leagues.
  9. ^ "Annalise Rasmussen departs Central Coast Mariners for club-record fee". Central Coast Mariners. 3 February 2026.
  10. ^ "Bianconere sign Annalise Rasmussen". Juventus. 2 February 2026.
  11. ^ "Myanmar 2–1 Australia". ASEAN United FC. 7 August 2025.
  12. ^ "Australia 1–0 Philippines". ASEAN United FC. 10 August 2025.
  13. ^ "Australia 9–0 Timor-Leste". ASEAN United FC. 13 August 2025.
  14. ^ "Vietnam 1–2 Australia". ASEAN United FC. 16 August 2025.
  15. ^ "Australia 1–0 Myanmar". ASEAN United FC. 19 August 2026.
  16. ^ "Australia U23 crowned 2025 ASEAN Women's Champions". Matildas. 20 August 2025.
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