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Matt Whalan

Matt Whalan

Football Australia

Matt is a physiotherapist, applied researcher and sport scientist from Wollongong, Australia. He is a principal partner at Figtree Physiotherapy and been working in private practice for 19 years.

Matt completed his PhD in injury prevention in football in 2020 and has published numerous articles in the area of injury prevention, athlete monitoring and risk reduction.  

Matt is the Head Physiotherapist for the Australian U23s men’s national team and has a role at Football Australia as the Player Availability & Perform+ Coordinator. Matt has worked across both the male and female national teams, including the Senior Mens (Socceroos) and Olympic Team (Olyroos). 

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