{"id":75270,"date":"2026-08-19T02:57:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T02:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/75270\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T02:57:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T02:57:18","slug":"sydney-fc-captain-tobin-returns-after-child-birth-for-2026-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/75270\/","title":{"rendered":"Sydney FC Captain Tobin Returns After Child Birth For 2026-27"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sydney FC\u2019s most decorated A-League Women\u2019s player and Captain Nat Tobin will return to the Sky Blues for the 2026-27 season following a year away from playing to give birth to her son Charlie.<\/p>\n

The four-time Championship winner and three-time Premiership winner is preparing to pull on the Sky Blue shirt again after taking time away from playing in the 2025-26 season during pregnancy.<\/p>\n

Tobin\u2019s return provides a major boost to Head Coach James Slaveski\u2019s squad, bringing back one of the most successful and influential players in Sydney FC history.<\/p>\n

The 29-year-old is Sydney FC\u2019s third most-capped A-League Women\u2019s player, having made 124 appearances in Sky Blue during a remarkable career with the club.<\/p>\n

She has lifted seven major trophies with Sydney FC, including four Championships and three Premiers Plates.<\/p>\n

Tobin has been at the heart of some of the club\u2019s greatest A-League Women achievements, winning two Championships earlier in her career before captaining the Sky Blues to back-to-back Championship successes.<\/p>\n

\"\"Sydney FC lift A-League Women\u2019s Championship Trophy 2023-24 season<\/p>\n

She has also helped Sydney FC claim three Premierships, lifting two of those Premiers Plates as Captain.<\/p>\n

Head Coach James Slaveski said Tobin\u2019s return as Captain would provide an enormous lift for his squad.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s fantastic news for Sydney FC to have Nat back and ready to lead this group again,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\"\"Nat Tobin and new-born son Charlie at Sky Park<\/p>\n

\u201cShe is a proven winner and her record speaks for itself. There aren\u2019t many players in the competition who can match the experience she has or the number of trophies she has won.<\/p>\n

\u201cNat brings a real calmness and composure to the group and she understands exactly what is required to be successful at this football club.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a lot of talented young players in our squad and having someone of Nat\u2019s experience and leadership alongside them will be hugely beneficial.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe sets standards every day and knows what it takes to win Championships. I have no doubt she is going to be a big force for us this season.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"Celebrating with The Cove following a Sydney Derby win.<\/p>\n

Tobin said she is hungry to return to competitive football following a memorable period away from the game.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe last year has been an incredible life experience for Will and I, and welcoming Charlie into our family has been the most wonderful thing,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the same time, I\u2019ve really missed football and I\u2019m incredibly hungry to get back out there wearing the Sydney FC shirt again.<\/p>\n

\"\"Sydney FC Captain Natalie Tobin receives Key To The City on the steps of Town Hall from Lord Mayor Clover Moore AO.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m feeling really good since having Charlie and I\u2019m excited about getting back into the group, working hard and doing everything I can to help this team be successful.<\/p>\n

\u201cSydney FC has been such a huge part of my life and I know what it means to win trophies with this club. I want to use my experience to help our younger players and help get us back to winning ways.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been lucky enough to have some incredible moments in Sky Blue and hopefully there are plenty more to come.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd it would be pretty special if one day Charlie can be in the stands watching his mum play for Sydney FC.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"Nat Tobin lifting the Premiers Plate in 2023<\/p>\n

Tobin has spent 13 seasons with Sydney FC and has established herself as one of the defining players of the club\u2019s A-League Women era.<\/p>\n

Her return adds significant experience to Slaveski\u2019s squad as the Sky Blues prepare for the 2026-27 campaign, with the Captain determined to add further silverware to an already remarkable Sydney FC career.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sydney FC\u2019s most decorated A-League Women\u2019s player and Captain Nat Tobin will return to the Sky Blues for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":75271,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[341,1411,7145,247,1643],"class_list":["post-75270","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sydney","tag-a-league","tag-latest-news","tag-press-release","tag-sydney","tag-sydney-fc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75270","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=75270"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75270\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75271"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75270"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}