Courtney's Story
Fast Facts
Sport: Football
Event: Women's
Olympic History: Tokyo 2020
Year Born: 2002
State Born: New South Wales
About Courtney
Courtney Nevin grew up heavily involved in football and played locally for the Oakville Ravens in Blacktown, NSW. When she was 14 she asked her dad to build a goal in the backyard so she could work on improving her skills at home.
Living in Sydney, she attended Westfield Sports High and began playing for the Blacktown Spartans as a teenager.
From a young age Courtney's talent and potential was seen and encouraged by both her family and mentors. It was no surprise that 17 years of age she was a regular selection in the Young Matildas squad.
After playing with the Football NSW Institute Women's National Premier League (WNPL) side, where she scored 35 goals in a season, Courtney was picked up by the team she's barracked for her whole life, the Western Sydney Wanderers.
There she earned the nickname 'lethal' as a result of her devastating left foot. As a defender Courtney boasts an unmatched endurance.
She can create crucial turnovers and also displays great offensive skill. In her first 13 games with the Wanderers Courtney made 14 interceptions, 29 clearances, won 54% of her tackles and had a passing accuracy of 73%.
Her first call-up for the Matildas came in September 2019, where she attended a training camp ahead of the Matildas’ friendly games against Chile.
She made her senior Matildas debut in June 2021 alongside close friend and Olympian Kyra Cooney-Cross.
At Tokyo 2020 Courtney and the Matildas made all of Australia proud in putting together a historic achievement.
Their fourth place finish, which was nearly a podium finish after a 4-3 loss to the USA in the bronze medal game, is the highest ever finish by the Matildas at an Olympic Games.
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