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{{Short description|Welsh footballer (born 1988)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Carys Hawkins
| image = Caryshawkins glory.JPG
| caption = Hawkins playing for [[Perth Glory FC (women)|Perth Glory]] in 2010
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|29 August 1988}}
| birth_place = [[Cardiff]], [[Wales]]
| height = {{height|m=1.72|precision=0}}
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Northern Redbacks
| years1 = 2008–2014
| clubs1 = [[Perth Glory FC (women)|Perth Glory]]
| caps1 = 62
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2012
| clubs2 = [[Umeå Södra FF]]
| caps2 = 20
| goals2 = 6
| years3 = 2013–2014
| clubs3 = [[Sunnanå SK]]
| caps3 = 9
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2014
| clubs4 = [[Fylkir]]
| caps4 = 17
| goals4 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2013–2014
| nationalteam1 = [[Wales women's national football team|Wales]]
| nationalcaps1 = 7
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| pcupdate = 16 October 2015
| ntupdate =
}}

'''Carys Hawkins''' (born 29 August 1988) is a [[Wales|Welsh]] [[association football]] player who played for [[Perth Glory FC (women)|Perth Glory]] in the Australian [[W-League (Australia)|W-League]], [[Umeå Södra FF]] in the Swedish [[Elitettan]], [[Sunnanå SK]] in the Swedish [[Damallsvenskan]], and [[Fylkir]] in the Icelandic [[Úrvalsdeild (women)|Úrvalsdeild]].

==Club career==
Hawkins starting playing football in [[Perth]] at [[Wembley Downs FC]].<ref name="Matildas22July13"/> As a junior she played for [[Northern Redbacks]] and won the Player of the Year and Players' Player of the Year awards in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://womensoccer.com.au/club-winners-2008/|title=CLUB WINNERS 2008|publisher=Women's Soccer WA|access-date=6 March 2025}}</ref>

Since the establishment of the Australian [[W-League (Australia)|W-League]] in 2008, Hawkins played for [[Perth Glory FC (women)|Perth Glory]] since their inaugural season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://perthglory.com.au/news/glory-women-set-star/|title=Glory women set to star|publisher=[[Perth Glory FC|Perth Glory]]|date=21 October 2008}}</ref> In 2010, Hawkins was part of American college team [[Kentucky Wildcats]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://issuu.com/ukaaweb/docs/wsoc10_media_guide|title=2010 UK Women's Soccer Information Packet|publisher=[[University of Kentucky]]|via=[[Issuu]]|date=23 August 2010|quote=We are fortunate to have a player coming in with international experience in Carys Hawkins}}</ref> In March 2012, after 39 W-League appearances, Hawkins joined Swedish club [[Umeå Södra FF]] for the off-season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thewomensgame.com/news/hawkins-sweden-bound-482554|title=Hawkins Sweden bound|website=The Women's Game|date=4 March 2012}}</ref> In January 2013, after returning to Perth Glory, she joined another Swedish club, [[Sunnanå SK]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/5399325|title=Australiensiska till Sunnanå|trans-title=Australian to Sunnanå|lang=sv|publisher=[[Sveriges Radio]]|date=5 January 2013}}</ref> In February 2014, she returned to Perth Glory.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://keepup.com.au/news/w-league-preview-melbourne-victory-v-perth-glory|title=W-League Preview: Melbourne Victory v Perth Glory|website=Keep Up|date=1 February 2014|quote=On the plus side, seasoned defender Carys Hawkins returns to the fray after a spell in Sweden.|archive-url=https://archive.today/20221225131054/https://keepup.com.au/news/w-league-preview-melbourne-victory-v-perth-glory|archive-date=25 December 2022|url-status=dead}}</ref> The following month, she joined Icelandic club [[Fylkir]] who play in the [[Úrvalsdeild (women)|Úrvalsdeild]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fotbolti.net/news/12-03-2014/carys-hawkins-i-fylki-stadfest|title=Carys Hawkins í Fylki (Staðfest)|trans-title=Carys Hawkins in Fylki (Confirmed)|language=is|first=Hafliði|last=Breiðfjörður|website=[[Fótbolti.net]]|date=12 March 2014}}</ref> She scored her only league goal for the club in May 2014, scoring the only goal of a 1–0 victory over [[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|ÍA]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mbl.is/sport/efstadeild/2014/05/14/fylkir_vann_nylidaslaginn/|title=Fylkir vann nýliðaslaginn|trans-title=Fylkir won the rookie match|lang=is|newspaper=[[Morgunblaðið]]|date=14 May 2014|quote=Það var velski varnarmaðurinn Carys Hawkins sem skoraði sigurmarkið [It was Welsh defender Carys Hawkins who scored the winning goal]}}</ref> In July 2014, she also scored a goal in the [[Icelandic Women's Football League Cup]] during a 2–2 draw with [[Selfoss (women's football)|Selfoss]] that Fylkir then lost on penalties.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fotbolti.net/news/24-07-2014/borgunarbikar-kvenna-selfoss-i-urslitin-i-fyrsta-sinn|title=Borgunarbikar kvenna: Selfoss í úrslitin í fyrsta sinn|trans-title=Women's Borgunarbikar: Selfoss in the finals for the first time|language=is|first=Daníel|last=Freyr Jónsson |website=[[Fótbolti.net]]|date=24 July 2014|quote=Carys Hawkins og Anna Björg Björnsdóttir gerðu mörk Fylkis. [Carys Hawkins and Anna Björg Björnsdóttir scored Fylkir's goals.]}}</ref> Hawkins later returned to Australia, and was part of Perth Glory's maiden premiership which they won in the [[2014 W-League (Australia)|2014 W-League]] season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thewomensgame.com/news/perth-glory-paint-the-premiership-purple-483335|title=Perth Glory paint the premiership purple|first=Rachel|last=Collier|website=The Women's Game|date=20 November 2014}}</ref>

==International career==
Hawkins was part of Australian youth teams, touring New Zealand with the Australian Schoolgirls Team in 2004<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nswschoolsfootball.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Australian-Schoolgirls-Teams-1987-2014.pdf|title=Australian Schoolgirls Teams 1987-2014|publisher=[[NSW Schools]]|access-date=6 March 2025}}</ref> and attending several camps with the [[Australia women's national under-20 soccer team|Young Matildas]].<ref name="Matildas22July13">{{cite web|url=https://www.matildas.com.au/news/hawkins-football-philosophy|title=Hawkins' football philosophy|publisher=[[Football Federation Australia]]|website=[[Australia women's national soccer team|Matildas]]|date=22 July 2013}}</ref>

In February 2013, Hawkins was called up to the senior [[Wales women's national football team|Wales]] squad for the [[2013 Algarve Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/21587685|title=Wales women name squad of 21 for Algarve Cup tournament|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=26 February 2013|quote=The squad includes five members of the Under-19 squad and uncapped defender Carys Hawkins, who was born in Cardiff and currently plays in Sweden.}}</ref> She made her debut against [[Mexico women's national football team|Mexico]] in the second match of the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/03/08/world/algarve-cup/mexico/wales/1420365/|title=Mexico vs. Wales|website=Soccerway|date=8 March 2013}}</ref> In March 2014, she was called-up for the [[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6|2015 World Cup qualifiers]] against [[Turkey women's national football team|Turkey]] and [[Ukraine women's national football team|Ukraine]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dailypost.co.uk/sport/football/amateur-football/womens-football-wrexham-keeper-standby-6879626|title=Women's Football: Wrexham keeper on standby for Wales Women|first=Dave|last=Jones|newspaper=[[Daily Post (North Wales)|Daily Post]]|date=26 March 2014}}</ref> and in August for the qualifier against [[England women's national football team|England]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/28772904|title=Women's World Cup 2015: Wales name squad for England match|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=13 August 2014}}</ref>

== References ==

{{reflist}}

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[[Category:Footballers from Cardiff]]
[[Category:Welsh women's footballers]]
[[Category:21st-century Welsh sportswomen]]
[[Category:Welsh people of Australian descent]]
[[Category:Perth Glory FC (women) players]]
[[Category:1988 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Damallsvenskan players]]
[[Category:Sunnanå SK players]]
[[Category:Expatriate women's footballers in Iceland]]
[[Category:Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden]]
[[Category:Expatriate women's soccer players in Australia]]
[[Category:Women's association football defenders]]
[[Category:Wales women's international footballers]]
[[Category:Umeå Södra FF players]]

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