Elise Kellond-Knight (born 10 August 1990) is an Australian international football player, who plays for Avondale FC in the VPL Women's and the Australian national team. Kellond-Knight is a left footed set piece specialist.

Personal life

Kellond-Knight was born and raised on the Gold Coast where she attended St Hilda's School throughout her upbringing. She played junior football for Runaway Bay in the local Gold Coast competition. Kellond-Knight graduated from Griffith University with a Master of Business Administration in December 2023, after previously completing a Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science at the same university.

Club career

At the annual Westfield W-League awards dinner in 2009, Kellond-Knight was jointly awarded the Young Player of the Year Award with Canberra United's Ellyse Perry. After leaving 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam at the end of 2017, Kellond-Knight was hoping to join the Reign FC in the NWSL, however a discovery claim by the North Carolina Courage prevented her from joining the Reign. In April 2018, she signed a short-term deal with Hammarby in the Damallsvenskan. In June she extended her contract through the end of the season. Kellond-Knight signed with Melbourne City for the 2018–19 W-League season. Reign FC announced on September 24, 2018, that Kellond-Knight had signed with them for the 2019 NWSL season. On July 15, 2019, Kellond-Knight was traded to Washington Spirit in exchange for Sammy Jo Prudhomme. On October 26, 2019, Kellond-Knight returned to Brisbane Roar. In November 2022, Kellond-Knight returned to Australia, joining reigning champions Melbourne Victory. In September 2024, Kellond-Knight joined newly promoted VPL Women's club Avondale FC. A fortnight later, she announced her retirement from professional football.

International career

For her performances at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup and 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, Kellond-Knight was named as part of the All Star Teams for both tournaments. During a match against Brazil in the 2016 Olympics, a moment of Kellond-Knight and her teammate Lisa De Vanna went viral when during a short break, De Vanna absentmindedly tried to drink from the wrong end of a water bottle, prompting Kellond-Knight to quickly flip it in her hand. On October 9, 2018, Kellond-Knight earned her 100th cap for Australia in a friendly against England, which ended in a 1–1 draw. At the 2019 Women's World Cup, she scored a goal directly from a corner kick in the Round of 16 match against Norway. Kellond-Knight was selected for the Australian women's football Matildas soccer team which qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The Matildas advanced to the quarter-finals with one victory and a draw in the group play. In the quarter-finals they beat Great Britain 4-3 after extra time. However, they lost 1–0 to Sweden in the semi-final and were then beaten 4–3 in the bronze medal playoff by USA. Full details.

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