Hawkesby awarded the A-League Women’s Player of the Year “The players we have this season – from Cort to Madi to Prinny, the season’s before, and with the Matildas you have Caitlin Foord, Remy Siemsen – I’ve been able to play with some really top attacking players,” Hawkesby said. The playmaker’s productive season also saw her included in 2022’s PFA Team of the Season, with Hawkesby benefitting from Sydney FC’s attacking brand of football. The most chances created in the in 2022 with 𝟒𝟖 🦅 #SydneyIsSkyBlue /JiOLCMOwsp- Sydney FC January 3, 2023Īnd change they did, with Hawkesby going on to win the Sky Blues Women’s Player of the Year award for 2021/22 after recording a prolific five goals and ten assists last campaign. “And then the move to Sydney Olympic helped me get into Sydney FC and ever since then it’s quite crazy when you think about how quickly things change.” Mackenzie (left) in 2020 I was signed with them though and it was just sort of at a point where I was thinking about not playing. “Before I was at the Wanderers and I didn’t get on the field, didn’t get a single minute. “I didn’t fit styles of play and it just wasn’t clicking for me and eventually I left Sydney Uni halfway through the season because I wasn’t enjoying it and I went to Sydney Olympic, and that’s sort of what started my career and I was able to do well at that club.
“When I finished NSW Institute of Sport I was in and out of clubs like Sydney Uni or Illawarra Stingrays and then back to Sydney Uni, and I guess I didn’t really find my feet,” said Hawkesby. It was just sort of at a point where I was thinking about not playing Mackenzie Hawkesby Hawkesby converts from the penalty spot The 22-year-old star, who was born in Wollongong, has quickly risen to become one of the best midfielders in the Liberty A-League – recently touring Spain and Portugal with the Matildas last year.īut Hawkesby’s journey to the top has not been all plain sailing. From almost quitting the game to getting called up for the Matildas last June, Sydney FC midfielder Mackenzie Hawkesby has certainly proved the doubters wrong.
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