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Changing short description from "Australian soccer player" to "Australian soccer player (born 1992)"

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{{Short description|Australian soccer player (born 1992)}}
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Marianna Tabain
| image = Mariannatabain glory.JPG
| image_size = 250px
| caption = Tabain playing for [[Perth Glory FC W-League|Perth Glory]] in 2010
| fullname = Marianna Tabain
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1992|10|19}}
| birth_place = Sydney, Australia
| height = {{height|m=1.68|precision=0}}
| position = [[Midfielder#Winger|Right winger]] / [[Forward (association football)#Striker|Striker]]
| currentclub = Cockburn Wolves
| clubnumber = 10
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = [[Football West National Training Centre|FW NTC]]
| years1 = 2008–2015
| clubs1 = [[Perth Glory FC (W-League)|Perth Glory]]
| caps1 = 63 | goals1 = 17
| years2 = 2015–2017
| clubs2 = [[Melbourne City FC (W-League)|Melbourne City]]
| caps2 = 27 | goals2 = 10
| years3 = 2017–2018
| clubs3 = [[Perth Glory FC (W-League)|Perth Glory]]
| caps3 = 12
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2019–2020
| clubs4 = [[ŽNK Split|Split]]
| caps4 =
| goals4 =
| years5 = 2020–2021
| clubs5 = [[Perth Glory FC (W-League)|Perth Glory]]
| caps5 = 12
| goals5 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2008
| nationalteam1 = [[Australia national under-17 soccer team|Australia U17]]
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =

| nationalteam2 = [[Australia national under-20 soccer team|Australia U20]]
| nationalcaps2 =
| nationalgoals2 =

| nationalyears3 = 2025–
| nationalteam3 = [[Australia women's national futsal team|Australia (futsal)]]
| nationalcaps3 = 2
| nationalgoals3 = 2
| pcupdate =
| ntupdate =
}}

'''Marianna Tabain''' (born 19 October 1992)<ref name=glory>{{cite web | title = Player profile – Marianna Tabain | publisher =[[Perth Glory FC|Perth Glory]] | url = http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/perthglory/players/Marianna-Tabain/3939 | accessdate = 18 February 2009 }}</ref> is an Australian professional [[Association football|soccer]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.melbournecityfc.com.au/article/w-league-team-commences-training/t4toofxhrzhs11pwi80sder2b|title=W-League team commences training|publisher=[[Melbourne City FC|Melbourne City]]|date=16 September 2015}}</ref> and [[futsal]] player.

==Personal life==
Tabain was born in Sydney, New South Wales. Tabain's family derives from the island of [[Korčula]], [[Croatia]].

==Club career==
===Cockburn City===
Tabain started her junior playing career at [[Cockburn City]] in Spearwood.

===Western Knights===
In 2005, Tabain moved from [[Cockburn City]] to play for Croatian club [[Western Knights]], in Mosman Park. After a few seasons at [[Western Knights]], Tabain was identified to be a part of the Football West National Training Centre, the Western Australian State Team and the Western Australian Institute of Sport program before moving to [[Perth Glory]].

===Perth Glory, 2008–2014===
Tabain debuted for [[Perth Glory]] at the age of 15 in the inaugural season of the Australian [[Westfield W-League]]. Tabain won the 2009 W-League Goal of the Year Award for a goal in Round 9 against [[Adelaide United]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.perthglory.com.au/news/glory-girl-scores-goal-year|title = Glory girl scores 'Goal of the Year' - Perth Glory}}</ref>

On the 15th of November 2014, [[Perth Glory]] became Minor Premiers at Ashfield Reserve. Tabain spent eight seasons at [[Perth Glory]] before moving to play for [[Melbourne City FC (W-League)|Melbourne City]]. During her time at Perth, Tabain was nominated for W-League Goal of the Year Award on numerous occasions. Tabain also took out the Golden Boot award for Perth in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.perthglory.com.au/news/oxtoby-most-glorious|title = Oxtoby the most Glorious - Perth Glory}}</ref>

===Melbourne City, 2015–2017===
Marianna Tabain represented [[Melbourne City FC (W-League)|Melbourne City]] in The Australian [[Westfield W-League]]. Founded in 2015, the club became W-League Premiers in 2015–16 and W-League Champions in 2015–16 and 2016–17. Tabain played an integral part in the teams immediate success. During her second season at Melbourne City, Tabain made her 100th W-League appearance against [[Melbourne Victory FC (W-League)|Melbourne Victory]] at [[Epping Stadium]] on 15 January 2017. She was the second player in the W-League to reach the 100 game milestone.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.melbournecityfc.com.au/news/tabain-reaches-westfield-w-league-milestone|title = Tabain reaches Westfield W-League milestone - Melbourne City}}</ref>

===Return to Perth Glory===
In August 2017, Tabain returned to [[Perth Glory FC (W-League)|Perth Glory]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.perthglory.com.au/news/tabain-loving-special-return-glory|title=Tabain loving "special" return to Glory - Perth Glory}}</ref>

===ŽNK Split===
Tabain played for Croatian League and Cup Champions [[ŽNK Split]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/aussie-w-league-great-tabain-out-to-represent-croatia|title=Aussie W-League great Tabain out to represent Croatia|publisher=[[Special Broadcasting Service|SBS]]|work=[[The World Game]]|first=John|last=Davidson|date=29 August 2020}}</ref> and represented the club in the [[UEFA Women's Champions League]] qualifiers in Ukraine in August 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://slobodnadalmacija.hr/sport/dalmacija-u-balunu/clanak/id/617379/nismo-bez-sansi-zdrijeb-lige-prvaka-bas-i-nije-mazio-splicanke-utakmicu-mozete-pratiti-u-izravnom-tv-prijenosu|title = Slobodna Dalmacija - 'Nismo bez šansi': ždrijeb Lige prvaka baš i nije mazio Splićanke, utakmicu možete pratiti u izravnom TV prijenosu|date = 7 August 2019}}</ref>

===Second return to Perth Glory===
In December 2020, Tabain returned to the Australian W-League, signing once again with [[Perth Glory FC (W-League)|Perth Glory]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.perthglory.com.au/news/former-favourite-returns-glory|title=Former favourite returns to Glory|first=Gareth|last=Morgan|publisher=[[Perth Glory FC|Perth Glory]]|date=9 December 2020}}</ref> Tabain departed Perth Glory ahead of the [[2021–22 A-League Women]] season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-02/a-league-women-guideclub/100640298|title=All you need to know about each club ahead of the 2021/22 A-League Women season|first=Samantha|last=Lewis|newspaper=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]|date=2 December 2021}}</ref>

===International career===
Tabain has represented The Australian National team at U/17 and U/20 level in Europe and Asia.

==Honours and awards==
'''Perth Glory'''
* [[A-League Women|W-League]] Premiership: [[2014 W-League (Australia)|2014]]

'''Melbourne City'''
* [[A-League Women|W-League]] Premiership: [[2015–16 W-League|2015–16]]
* [[A-League Women|W-League]] Championship: [[2016 W-League grand final|2016]], [[2017 W-League grand final|2017]], [[2018 W-League grand final|2018]]

'''Individual'''
* [[PFA Footballer of the Year Awards|PFA W-League Team of the Decade]]: 2010–2019
* [[A-League Women Goal of the Year|W-League Goal of the Year]]: 2009

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.melbournecityfc.com.au/player/marianna-tabain/raepf2z9prrw1ac8wa3kv2szd Melbourne City player profile]

{{A-League Women Goal of the Year}}

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[[Category:Australian women's soccer players]]
[[Category:21st-century Australian sportswomen]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Perth Glory FC (women) players]]
[[Category:Melbourne City FC (women) players]]
[[Category:ŽNK Split players]]
[[Category:1992 births]]
[[Category:Women's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Women's association football forwards]]
[[Category:Soccer players from Sydney]]
[[Category:Sportswomen from New South Wales]]

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