Former Western United captain Chloe Logarzo Berryhill has announced her retirement from professional soccer.
A serious knee injury closed the chapter of her career earlier than she had hoped and expected.
Scans confirmed that Logarzo sustained an ACL, LCL and tendon avulsion injury in a recent A-League women’s match while playing with the Western Sydney Wanderers.
Logarzo’s soccer story began as a teenage prodigy at Sydney FC where she won two championships in the 2012-13 and 2018-19 seasons.
Over a decorated career spanning more than a decade, Chloe donned colours across the globe.
From Sweden’s Eskilstuna United and Norway’s Avaldsnes, to the FA Women’s Super League with Bristol City, and in the US National Women’s Soccer League with Kansas City Current and Washington Spirit, before most recently competing in Italy with Como 1907.
She joined Western United in its first season and was at the club until last season, ahead of it being put into hibernation for this season.
Speaking to Star Weekly in 2024, she said the club had given her so much when she needed it.
Beyond the statistics, Logarzo Berryhill’s career was defined by resilience and adversity. She overcame serious injuries, including a challenging ACL setback.
Logarzo Berryhill made 59 appearances for the Matildas, including at the 2016 and 2020 Olympics, 2019 Women’s World Cup and the 2018 Asian Cup.
“As I look back on the last decade, I feel nothing but extreme gratitude for the career I have had,” Logarzo Berryhill said on social media.
“Through all the challenges, heartbreak, success, and suffering, there have been moments of pure happiness and pride. I accomplished my childhood dream, and along the way I pushed myself past what I thought was possible.
“None of those moments would have been as special without the people and coaches who have made seemingly small snippets of my life feel monumental. Thank you to my family and best friends for being my first and biggest supporters.
“Thank you, mum and dad, for countless sacrifices, sleepless nights and early mornings, for holding me while I cry, and for showing unconditional love and support.
“To my beautiful wife, thank you for allowing me to chase my dream for as many years as I wanted. Finally, thank you to the coaches who saw something in me and invested time and energy in making me a better person, which made me a better player.”
