Caitlin Jade Foord (born 11 November 1994) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Arsenal and the Australia national team.

[3] Foord played for local teams Illawarra Stingrays and the Sutherland Sharks before spending some time at the New South Wales Institute of Sport.

[7] At the age of 14, Foord signed with Central Coast Mariners ahead of the 2009 W-League season, but did not play in a match for the club.

[18] After defeating Brisbane Roar 3–2 in the semi-finals, Foord helped Sydney FC clinch the championship title with a 3–1 grand final win against Melbourne Victory.

[12] After sitting out many of the early season matches due to a foot injury, she scored a hat trick against Perth Glory in an 8–2 win on 5 January.

[22] In March 2013, it was announced that Foord had signed with American team, Sky Blue FC, for the inaugural season of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

[12] In February 2015, Foord agreed to return to Sky Blue alongside fellow Matildas teammate Sam Kerr.

[29] Reports later emerged about poor long-term conditions for players in terms of housing, travel, and training facilities.

[32] On 13 September 2016, Sydney FC announced that Foord had re-signed, returning to the club where she had previously played for four seasons.

[34] Foord scored four goals in 17 games for the club[35] and reported having a challenging time adapting to the unrelenting Japanese training schedule.

In the semi-final match against the Newcastle Jets, Foord suffered a ruptured Lisfranc ligament which required surgery.

[39] Foord briefly returned to Sydney for the 2019–20 W-League season, scoring 2 goals in 9 appearances before leaving early to pursue an opportunity with Arsenal in January 2020.

[40] On 11 January 2018, Foord's rights in the NWSL were traded from Sky Blue to Seattle Reign FC for Katie Johnson and Rebekah Stott.

Her rights were subsequently traded to the Portland Thorns FC along with a 2020 NWSL 2nd Round draft pick in exchange for US international midfielder Allie Long.

[44] On 24 January 2020, Foord left Sydney FC to sign for FA WSL club Arsenal, becoming the fifth Australian to move to the league during the 2019–20 season.

[46] The following week, Foord made her second appearance, this time playing the full 90 minutes as Arsenal lost the 2020 FA Women's League Cup Final against Chelsea on 29 February.

Foord kicked her first four goal haul for Arsenal during the club's 2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifier game against Rangers in September 2024, which they won 6-0.

[54] Foord made her debut for the Australia national team, the Matildas, on 12 May 2011 in a friendly against New Zealand in Gosford.

[56] As a result of her play at the 2011 Women's World Cup, Foord was named AFC Youth Player of the year for 2011.

Australia lost 1–0 to Japan in the final, but had already clinched a qualifying spot at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.

[59] At the 2015 World Cup, Foord played every minute of Australia's five matches, with the Matildas eliminated in the quarter-finals by AFC rival, Japan.

[69] At the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, in the Round of 16 against Denmark, Foord scored the opening goal in a 2-0 win.

[71] In 2013, Foord was featured in an hour-long episode of ESPN's Aussies Abroad entitled, The Matildas, which profiled four Australian national team players (Foord, Lisa De Vanna, Kyah Simon, and Sam Kerr) and their experience playing internationally.

[74] She is currently sponsored by Adidas, and in August 2023 appeared in the song Forums by Mallrat featuring Thatboykwame as part of the Back Of The Net Beats campaign.

[78][79] While playing for the Portland Thorns, Foord and teammates Lindsey Horan and Emily Sonnett got matching tattoos.