Milly Clegg | QueenBallers Player profile

Milly

Clegg

Nov 1, 2005

#18 - Forward

Racing Louisville FC

Emily Louise Foy Clegg is a New Zealand footballer who plays for Racing Louisville in the NWSL.

Did You Know?

She helped Auckland United win the amateur 2022 Kate Sheppard Cup, New Zealand's top domestic trophy.

She missed the majority of her first NWSL season due to injury and a trip to the U-20 World Cup.

She grew up in Auckland.

Her mother is an Olympic field hockey player.

She was called up to the New Zealand squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. She was the youngest player on the team.

Her youth career included playing boys' football, sharpening her competitive edge.

She began playing football at age five, initially influenced by her brother.

She played hockey briefly as a child but didn’t enjoy it, despite her mother being an Olympian hockey player.

Her family backyard was a training ground where she practiced shooting drills and one-on-ones with her brothers, enhancing her skills.

She shares her apartment in Louisville with Colombian teammate Alexa, and the entire team lives in the same complex, creating a close-knit environment.

Outside of football, she is studying business through a scholarship.

She enjoys unwinding by watching her favorite TV shows and spending time with her teammates.

She is a fan of Lionel Messi, Sam Kerr, and Lauren James.

She represented New Zealand at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

She studied in France.

She was the youngest player in the U20 World Cup squad and started all games.

She became the youngest-ever signing for Racing Louisville when her move from A-League club Western Sydney Wanderers was agreed in January 2024.

Best Actions

Goals & Highlights

Two goals against Adelaide

Milly Clegg - Nominated for Young Footballer of the Year

Awards

College Sport Auckland Sportswoman of the Year

1×

Wellington Phoenix's Young Player of the Year

1×

Kate Sheppard Cup

1×

Stats

Year	Club	AP	GL
2024 - present	Racing Louisville	1	0
2023 - 2024	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	1	0
2022 - 2023	Wellington Phoenix	16	4
International Stats
2023 - present	New Zealand	10	1
2022 - present	New Zealand U20	6	2
2022 -	New Zealand U17	3	2