Mackenzie Arnold

About

Mackenzie Elizabeth Arnold (born 25 February 1994), also known by her nickname Macca, is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for National Women’s Soccer League club Portland Thorns FC and the Australia national team. She previously played for West Ham United in England’s Women’s Super League as well as Brisbane Roar, Perth Glory, Western Sydney Wanderers, and Canberra United in Australia’s W-League and Arna-Bjørnar in Norway’s Toppserien.

Mackenzie Arnold was born to Steve and Leah Arnold and raised with an older sibling on the Gold Coast. Her sibling is profoundly deaf and wore hearing aids since being a toddler. In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Arnold acknowledged that she also has significant hearing loss and subsequently wears hearing aids off the pitch. In 2023, she partnered with Audika, a hearing clinic and service provider in Australia, to tackle the stigma of hearing loss.
Arnold played junior football for Burleigh Heads as well as Robina City and attended St Andrews Lutheran College for primary school, Palm Beach Currumbin State High School for secondary and completed a Certificate 4 in Fitness at Gold Coast TAFE (2013…