Mackenzie Elizabeth Arnold born 25 February , also known by her nickname Macca , [ 3 ] is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper [ a ] for National Women's Soccer League club Portland Thorns FC and the Australia national team. Arnold was born and raised on the Gold Coast. Arnold joined Western Sydney Wanderers in However, she was later ruled out for a significant amount of the season after suffering a deep cut to the leg in the carpark following a match in the AFC U Women's Championship.
Arnold returned to Perth Glory in August Arnold was approached to switch codes and play Australian rules football in the newly formed AFL Women's in , but chose to remain in soccer. In October , Brisbane Roar announced that they had signed Arnold. On 10 July , Portland Thorns FC , an American professional women's soccer team based in Portland , announced that they had signed Arnold to a contract through the season with a mutual option for Arnold received her first call-up to the Australian national team for a tour of the United States in Mackenzie was included as one of three goalkeepers in the Matildas squad for the World Cup in Canada.
Arnold was selected in the Australia squad for the Summer Olympics as one of two goalkeepers in the squad along with Lydia Williams.
Arnold was named to the Matildas squad for the World Cup in France. Arnold was a member of the Matildas Tokyo Olympics squad. The Matildas qualified for the quarter-finals and beat Great Britain before being eliminated in the semi-final with Sweden. In the playoff for the Bronze medal they were beaten by the USA. She was named player of the match after saving three spot kicks in the quarter-final penalty shoot out to see the Matildas progress to the final four for the first time. On 4 June , Arnold was named in the Matildas team that qualified for the Paris Olympics , her third Olympic games selection.
Arnold has a pet dog named Jack. During the COVID pandemic , Arnold discovered she has significant hearing loss and she now wears hearing aids off the pitch. Arnold and sports writer Emma Kemp published Arnold's autobiography , titled Macca , on 8 October Contents move to sidebar hide.
