Position: Forward
Birthdate: Nov. 1, 2005
Hometown: Auckland, New Zealand
Height: 5-foot-9
Pronunciation: Milly Clegg
Previous Team: Western Sydney Wanderers (Australia)
2024: After missing most of the NWSL season due to injury and a trip to the U-20 World Cup, the New Zealander made one appearance off the bench for Louisville.
Before Racing Louisville: Clegg started out in the National League, New Zealand’s top women’s soccer league. She helped Auckland United win the amateur 2022 Kate Sheppard Cup, the country’s top domestic trophy.
From there, Clegg joined Wellington Phoenix, New Zealand’s only club in Australia’s first division A-League Women. The forward scored four goals in 16 appearances there, finishing among the league’s top 20 goal scorers before she turned 18. She was a finalist for the A-League Women Young Footballer of the Year.
Clegg signed with Western Sydney Wanderers ahead of the 2023-24 campaign and made one appearance before being sidelined with injury.
International: Clegg has been a fixture in the New Zealand Youth National Team setup. She has appeared in one U-17 World Cup and two U-20 World Cups (2022, 2024) Clegg made her full national team debut in April 2023 before competing in the 2023 World Cup. She scored her first international goal in June of 2024 against Japan before making the 18-player roster for the 2024 Olympics.
