Michelle Pearl Heyman (born 4 July 1988) is an Australian soccer player and commentator who as of 2024 plays for Canberra United FC in the A-League in Australia. She became the all-time record goalscorer in the W-League in March 2021 after scoring her 73rd goal. Heyman first represented Australia in the Matildas in 2010, playing at the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup, the 2015 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics. In May 2019, she retired from international football, but returned to the team in January 2024 when she was called up following an injury to Matildas' striker Sam Kerr.
She has previously played for W-League teams Central Coast Mariners, Sydney FC, and Adelaide United, as well as the Western New York Flash in the American National Women's Soccer League.
Infobox
2008
Illawarra Stingrays
2009
Central Coast Mariners
2012
Brøndby IF
2015
Western New York Flash
Full name
Michelle Pearl Heyman
Date of birth
(1988-07-04) 4 July 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth
Shellharbour, New South Wales, Australia
Height
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position
Striker
Current team
Canberra United
Number
23
Years
Team
2008–2009
Sydney FC
2010–2018
Canberra United
2016–2018
Illawarra Stingrays
2018–2019
Adelaide United
2020–
Canberra United
2010–
Australia
Tables
· Career statistics › International
Multi-metric bars
World heat map
1
1
#
1
Date
3 September 2011
Venue
Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Jinan, China
Opponent
Thailand
Score
2–0
Result
5–1
Competition
2012 Olympics qualification
2
2
#
2
Date
3–0
3
3
#
3
Date
13 September 2012
Venue
Carroll Stadium, Indianapolis, United States
Opponent
Haiti
Score
4–0
Result
4–0
Competition
Friendly
4
4
#
4
Date
13 June 2013
Venue
Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra, Australia
Opponent
New Zealand
Score
1–0
Result
1–0
Competition
Friendly
5
5
#
5
Date
5 March 2014
Venue
GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus
Opponent
Netherlands
Score
2–2
Result
2–2
Competition
2014 Cyprus Cup
6
6
#
6
Date
10 March 2014
Venue
GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus
Opponent
Scotland
Score
1–3
Result
2–4
Competition
2014 Cyprus Cup
7
7
#
7
Date
2–4
8
8
#
8
Date
9 April 2014
Venue
Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre, Brisbane, Australia
Opponent
Brazil
Score
2–1
Result
2–1
Competition
Friendly
9
9
#
9
Date
10 February 2015
Venue
Bill McKinlay Park, Auckland, New Zealand
Opponent
North Korea
Score
2–1
Result
2–1
Competition
Friendly
10
10
#
10
Date
12 February 2015
Venue
Bill McKinlay Park, Auckland, New Zealand
Opponent
New Zealand
Score
2–0
Result
3–2
Competition
Friendly
11
11
#
11
Date
11 March 2015
Venue
Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni, Cyprus
Opponent
Czech Republic
Score
4–1
Result
6–2
Competition
2015 Cyprus Cup
12
12
#
12
Date
19 May 2015
Venue
Valentine Sports Park, Sydney, Australia
Opponent
Vietnam
Score
4–0
Result
4–0
Competition
Friendly
13
13
#
13
Date
21 May 2015
Venue
Jubilee Oval, Sydney, Australia
Opponent
Vietnam
Score
2–0
Result
11–0
Competition
Friendly
14
14
#
14
Date
6–0
15
15
#
15
Date
8–0
16
16
#
16
Date
29 February 2016
Venue
Kincho Stadium, Osaka, Japan
Opponent
Japan
Score
2–0
Result
3–1
Competition
2016 Olympics qualifying
17
17
#
17
Date
2 March 2016
Venue
Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan
Opponent
Vietnam
Score
8–0
Result
9–0
Competition
2016 Olympics qualifying
18
18
#
18
Date
7 March 2016
Venue
Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan
Opponent
North Korea
Score
1–0
Result
2–1
Competition
2016 Olympics qualifying
19
19
#
19
Date
9 August 2016
Venue
Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil
Opponent
Zimbabwe
Score
5–0
Result
6–1
Competition
2016 Summer Olympics
20
20
#
20
Date
6–0
21
21
#
21
Date
24 February 2024
Venue
Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Opponent
Uzbekistan
Score
1–0
Result
3–0
Competition
2024 Olympics qualifying
22
22
#
22
Date
28 February 2024
Venue
Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, Australia
Opponent
Uzbekistan
Score
2–0
Result
10–0
Competition
2024 Olympics qualifying
23
23
#
23
Date
3–0
24
24
#
24
Date
4–0
25
25
#
25
Date
8–0
26
26
#
26
Date
31 May 2024
Venue
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia
Opponent
China
Score
1–1
Result
1–1
Competition
Friendly
27
27
#
27
Date
28 July 2024
Venue
Stade de Nice, Nice, France
Opponent
Zambia
Score
6–5
Result
6–5
Competition
2024 Summer Olympics
28
28
#
28
Date
7 December 2024
Venue
Kardinia Park, Geelong, Australia
Opponent
Chinese Taipei
Score
4–0
Result
6–0
Competition
Friendly
29
29
#
29
Date
23 February 2025
Venue
State Farm Stadium, Glendale, United States
Opponent
United States
Score
2–1–
Result
2–1
Competition
2025 SheBelieves Cup
30
30
#
30
Date
2 June 2025
Venue
GIO Stadium, Canberra, Australia
Opponent
Argentina
Score
4–1
Result
4–1
Competition
Friendly
31
31
#
31
Date
29 June 2025
Venue
HBF Park, Perth, Australia
Opponent
Slovenia
Score
1–0
Result
1–1
Competition
Friendly
32
32
#
32
Date
8 July 2025
Venue
Panama
Opponent
1–1
Score
3–2
33
33
#
33
Date
2–1
Ranked list
#
Date
Venue
Opponent
Score
Result
Competition
1
3 September 2011
Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Jinan, China
Thailand
2–0
5–1
2012 Olympics qualification
2
3–0
3
13 September 2012
Carroll Stadium, Indianapolis, United States
Haiti
4–0
4–0
Friendly
4
13 June 2013
Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra, Australia
New Zealand
1–0
1–0
Friendly
5
5 March 2014
GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus
Netherlands
2–2
2–2
2014 Cyprus Cup
6
10 March 2014
GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus
Scotland
1–3
2–4
2014 Cyprus Cup
7
2–4
8
9 April 2014
Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre, Brisbane, Australia
"100 LEAGUE GOALS FOR MICHELLE HEYMAN! 💯⚽️ The first player to ever do it in the Liberty A-League ;)👏🤯 A legend writes her name into the history books 🐐"
