Leticia McKenna
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leticia Lee McKenna | ||
| Date of birth | 7 August 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Perth, Australia | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Melbourne City | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Perth Glory | 25 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | Brisbane Roar | 12 | (0) |
| 2021– | Melbourne City | 79 | (9) |
| 2023 | South Melbourne | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Australia U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2025 | Australia U23 | 5 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 August 2025 | |||
Leticia Lee McKenna (born 7 August 2002) is an Australian soccer player who currently plays as a midfielder for Melbourne City. She has previously played for Perth Glory and Brisbane Roar.
Club career
McKenna, a Perth local, debuted in the 2018 season as a 16 year old for Perth Glory, and played 12 matches in which she scored 2 goals, and playing in Perth's winning semi-final team, where she provided an assist for Sam Kerr. McKenna was one of a number of teenagers in the Perth team,[1] and received praise from Kerr, the team's star player, for her abilities and maturity.[2]
McKenna also scored a goal in her debut, a 4–4 draw with Canberra United in round 2 of the 2018–19 W-League season. She also played for the Australian under 19 team during their qualification for the 2019 AFC U-19 Women's Championship[3]
McKenna was also an ambassador for the 2019 Smarter than Smoking Kicking Off Healthy Clubs initiative.[4]
In November 2020, McKenna signed with Brisbane Roar for the 2020–21 W-League season.[5]
In September 2021, McKenna joined Melbourne City on a two-year contract.[6]
International career
McKenna was named to the Australia women's national under-20 soccer team (Young Matildas) for two friendlies against New Zealand and then a training camp in mid-May 2022.[7][8] However, she was dropped from the final squad for the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup held in Costa Rica in August of that year.[9]
McKenna joined the 23-player squad for the Australia women's national under-23 soccer team (U23 Matildas), which competed at the 2025 ASEAN Women's Championship in Vietnam from 6 to 19 August.[10] She scored in her team's 9–0 defeat of Timor Leste to reach the semi-finals.[11] McKenna kicked the second goal in the 2–1 win against Vietnam in that match on 16 August,[12] and helped Australia U23 win the final against Myanmar.[13]
References
- ^ "The 'amazing' Perth young guns who drew big plaudits from Kerr". Westfield W-League. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ "McKenna's Westfield W-League Semi Final assists earn Kerr's praise". Matildas. 10 February 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ "Glory star set to shine". The Women's Game. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ "Leticia's healthy lead good for clubs". Football West. 31 July 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ "Young Matildas duo McKenna & Aquino sign on". Brisbane Roar. 6 November 2020.
- ^ "City sign midfielder Leticia McKenna on two-year deal". Melbourne City. 30 September 2021.
- ^ "Three WA players named for Young Matildas camp". Football West. 14 November 2022. Archived from the original on 9 March 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Woods, Julia (11 April 2024). "CommBank Young Matildas end two-match series with draw against New Zealand". Matildas. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- ^ "Australia confirm 21-Player Final Squad for FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Costa Rica 2022". Matildas. Football Australia. 1 August 2022. Archived from the original on 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "JANČEVSKI, FURPHY and SAKALIS named in U23 National Squad". Melbourne Victory. 30 July 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- ^ "MSIG SERENITY CUP™ 2025: Australia vs Timor-Leste - Group B". ASEAN United Football Confederation. 13 August 2025. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ^ "MSIG SERENITY CUP™ – REPORT: VIETNAM 1-2 AUSTRALIA". ASEAN United FC. 17 August 2025. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
- ^ Tan, Gabriel (20 August 2025). "How Australia U23 overcame slow start to be worthy ASEAN Women's Championship winners". ESPN. Retrieved 20 August 2025.