{"id":79013,"date":"2026-08-24T06:34:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T06:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/79013\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T06:34:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T06:34:09","slug":"matildas-goalkeeper-jada-whyman-returns-home-to-sydney-fc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/79013\/","title":{"rendered":"Matildas Goalkeeper Jada Whyman Returns Home To Sydney FC"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sydney FC have secured the return of Matildas goalkeeper Jada Whyman on a two-year contract, bringing one of the most successful goalkeepers in the club\u2019s history back to the Sky Blues.<\/p>\n

The 26-year-old returns to Sydney after two seasons in Sweden with AIK and will bolster Head Coach James Slaveski\u2019s squad ahead of the Ninja A-League 2026-27 season, with the FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup on the horizon next June.<\/p>\n

Whyman enjoyed a trophy-laden four seasons with Sydney FC between 2020 and 2024, making 73 appearances and helping the Sky Blues win three consecutive Premierships and back-to-back Championships.<\/p>\n

She was named 2021 Grand Final Player of the Match and selected in three PFA A-League Women Teams of the Season, as well as the 2024 A-League All Stars squad. Whyman was also selected as goalkeeper in Sydney FC\u2019s 20th Anniversary A-League Women Team.<\/p>\n

\"\"Jada Whyman is one of Sydney FC\u2019s most decorated Women\u2019s players.<\/p>\n

Whyman said returning to Sydney FC feels like coming home.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m incredibly happy to be coming back to Sydney FC \u2013 this club has always felt like home to me,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have so many fantastic memories in Sky Blue and I\u2019m excited to be back with the girls, competing for trophies and hopefully playing regularly again.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a huge year ahead, particularly with a World Cup next year, and my focus is on performing at my best for Sydney FC and helping us have a successful season.\u201d<\/p>\n

Whyman departed Sydney FC in August 2024 to join Swedish top-flight club AIK, having helped the Sky Blues to five major trophies during her first spell.<\/p>\n

She quickly established herself as AIK\u2019s first-choice goalkeeper and went on to make 28 competitive appearances for the Stockholm club.<\/p>\n

Her time in Sweden was disrupted by injury, including a knee problem late in the 2025 season, before a further setback ahead of the 2026 AFC Women\u2019s Asian Cup ruled her out of the tournament. She subsequently returned to Australia to focus on her recovery.<\/p>\n

\"\"Whyman won the A-League Women Grand Final Player Of The Match 2021<\/p>\n

Head Coach James Slaveski believes Whyman\u2019s experience and winning mentality will be a major addition to his squad.<\/p>\n

\u201cJada is a proven goalkeeper at this level and we\u2019re delighted to bring her back to Sydney FC,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe has excellent shot-stopping ability, is composed and brings a huge amount of experience and knowledge of what it takes to win with this club.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving Jada behind players such as Charlotte McLean, Natalie Tobin, Kirsty Fenton and young Willa Pearson gives us a really strong defensive foundation, and I\u2019m looking forward to seeing that group develop together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Whyman will form part of a strong Sky Blues goalkeeping unit for the new campaign, with Sydney FC also confirming the re-signings of Tiahna Robertson and Young Matildas goalkeeper Alyse Oppedisano for the Ninja A-League 2026-27 season.<\/p>\n

Slaveski said the trio will provide healthy competition throughout the campaign.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re very pleased with the goalkeeping group we\u2019ve assembled,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cJada brings enormous experience, while Tiahna and Alyse are talented young goalkeepers who have bright futures and will continue to develop within our environment.<\/p>\n

\"\"Robertson joined the Sky Blues last season with a number of impressive performances at the start of last season.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want competition for every position and we believe we have three very good goalkeepers who will push each other every day.\u201d<\/p>\n

Whyman originally joined Sydney FC ahead of the 2020-21 season and made an immediate impact, helping the Sky Blues claim the Premiership and producing a Player of the Match performance in the Grand Final.<\/p>\n

She would go on to become the most successful goalkeeper of Sydney FC\u2019s A-League Women era before earning her move to Europe in 2024.<\/p>\n

Whyman, Robertson and Oppedisano will join their Sky Blue team-mates when Sydney FC\u2019s Ninja A-League squad returns to Sky Park on September 1 for the start of pre-season training.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sydney FC have secured the return of Matildas goalkeeper Jada Whyman on a two-year contract, bringing one of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":79014,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[9321,7145,247,1643],"class_list":["post-79013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sydney","tag-alw","tag-press-release","tag-sydney","tag-sydney-fc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79013","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=79013"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79013\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/79014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}