Matildas Teammates

Football superstar Chloe Logarzo will be joining forces with her best friend, Matildas teammate and business partner Emily Gielnik for this once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Chloe began her professional football career with Sydney FC, making her W-League debut in late 2011. She moved overseas to play for US W-League’s Colorado Pride in 2014, where she was awarded the 2014 USL W-League Rookie of the Year. From 2015 until 2017 Chloe played for the Newcastle Jets, Swedish team Eskilstuna United and Norwegian Toppserien side Avaldsnes, before returning to Sydney FC in 2017 where she remained until signing with Bristol City in 2020.

In February 2021, Chloe joined Kansas City for their first season in the US National Women’s Soccer League. Chloe returned home to join Melbourne-based Western United on loan from Kansas City for their inaugural 2022/2023 A-League Women's season, and then returned to Melbourne for the full 2023/2024 season. She was awarded Western United’s highest honour, the 2023/2024 A-League Women Player of the Season medal.

Chloe’s national honours began in 2013 when she captained the Australian U-20’s national team to second place at the AFF Women's Championship. That same year she played in the AFC U-19 Women's Championship before making her debut for the Matildas. In 2016, Chloe represented Australia at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, 2018 AFC Asian Cup, 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup as well the 2020 Women’s Olympic Qualifiers. Chloe played an integral part in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic campaign for the Matildas, notching up 50 games in the green and gold for Australia.

Chloe is looking forward to the challenges the Race will bring, something that is very desirable for the athlete, and is excited about tackling this challenge together with Emily. While the two may be fierce cross-town rivals in the A-League Women, they have played football at the highest level together, representing Australia for over a decade, and know they work well together and make a great team.

Emily commenced her professional football career with W-League side Brisbane Roar in 2009 and went on to have 83 appearances and 30 goals with the club from 2009-2018. During this time Emily decided to challenge herself abroad, signing with English giants Liverpool in 2012 before she went on to play in Canada for Ottawa Fury in 2013, then Japan’s Urawa Reds Diamonds in 2016 and Norway’s Avaldsnes in 2017, and back home to win a minor premiership with Melbourne Victory in 2018/2019. After a near perfect season in Melbourne, German football heavyweights Bayern Munich came calling, in which Emily was a part of their Frauen-Bundesliga and Champions League team. Emily then returned home to Brisbane Roar for a breakout season securing the top-scoring golden boot before departing back overseas, this time to Sweden for Vittsio GIK in 2021. Two seasons later she left to explore the high-level competition in the WSL in England for Aston Villa from 2021-2023.

Emily departed Aston Villa due to suffering an ankle injury and returned home to try and make it back for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. Although Emily missed out on playing for the Matildas in the 2023 FIFA World Cup tournament, she went returned to Melbourne Victory to play in the 2023/2024 A-League Women’s competition.

In the green and gold, Emily scored a hattrick on debut with the Australian U-20 national team in 2011 in a FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup qualifying match and received her first cap for the Matildas against Japan in 2012.

Although Emily and Chloe missed out on playing for the Matildas in the 2023 FIFA World Cup tournament due to injury, they were still very much part of it, making appearances on both the Channel 7 and Optus Sport broadcasts.

Emily is currently signed to Melbourne Victory and Chloe is currently signed with Western United.

Emily together with Chloe have recently launched Future Baller, which aims to equip young girls with holistic football skills and cultivate their mental strength, resilience, and leadership abilities.

The two never back down from a challenge, they actually thrive on it, and believe the skills and experience they have gained as professional athletes will be a huge asset when it comes to the Race. The super competitive and extremely fit friends have their eyes firmly placed on the final Pit Stop and the ultimate prize.