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Biography
Jacynta Galabadaarachchi (born 6 June 2001) is an Australian soccer player who currently plays for Melbourne City in the Australian W-League. In February 2017, she was called up to training camp with the senior national team.
Early life
Galabadaarachchi began playing soccer at age five after watching her brother play. At age 9, English club Manchester United contacted Galabadaarachchi to come for a trial. She was later invited to Manchester City W.F.C. Academy and spent eight weeks training with the team. At age 14, her request to play for an under-15 boys premier league team was denied by Football Federation Victoria. The decision was later overturned.
Club career
Melbourne City, 2015–present
In October 2016 at age 15, Jacynta signed with Melbourne City for the 2016–17 season, and made five appearances for the club, playing primarily as a striker. Melbourne City finished in fourth place during the regular season with a 6–4–2 record securing a berth to the semi-finals. Melbourne defeated Canberra United 1–0 in overtime to advance to the Grand Final. Melbourne became the first W-League club to win back-to-back titles after defeating Perth Glory 2–0.
International career
Galabadaarachchi has represented her country in the Australian Under-17 team. In February 2017, she was called up for the Matildas for training camp ahead of the 2017 Algarve Cup.
Honours
- * W-League Grand Final winner: 2017