Winonah Grace Heatley ( ; born 18 June 2001) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a defender or defensive midfielder for Serie A Femminile club AS Roma and for the Australia national team.
She has previously played for Brisbane Roar in the A-League Women, for Växjö DFF in the Damallsvenskan and for FC Nordsjælland in the Kvindeliga.
Heatley was born in 2001 in Cairns, Queensland. She grew up in nearby Port Douglas, where she played for Douglas Dragons F.C. and Marlin Coast Rangers F.C. as a junior before moving to Brisbane at the age of 15 to pursue a career in football.
On 16 February 2020, Heatley made her professional debut for the W-League (later known as A-League Women) team Brisbane Roar, in a match against Perth Glory. She entered the game as a half-time substitute.
Heatley became a part of the side in the 2020âÂÂ21 W-League season where she made 13 appearances and scored 1 goal, with a total of 1151 minutes.
In July 2021, Heatley transferred to Swedish side, Växjö DFF.
She debuted for the Swedish club on 20 August 2021, in the 2021 Damallsvenskan, playing the full 90 minutes against Vittsjö GIK in a 0âÂÂ0 encounter.
In November 2021, Heatley returned to Australia, signing with A-League Women club Melbourne City scoring 1 goal from 15 appearances. The defender reflected, "Melbourne City is the right thing for me right now, but itâÂÂs also important to get more experience playing in unfamiliar environments and challenging myself in that way... My next step is definitely to head back overseas." Overall, she played 31 games during her A-League stints for two goals.
In June 2022, after one season in Australia, Heatley joined Danish club Nordsjælland. She was named co-captain ahead of the 2023âÂÂ24 season. After 79 appearances that saw her part of two cup titles wins, and winning the Danish championship, Heatley announced her departure from Nordsjælland.
On 9 July 2025, it was announced that Heatley had joined AS Roma on a three-year contract.
In September 2021, after strong form with Swedish club side, Växjö DFF, Heatley earned her first senior Australia call-up for the friendly match against the Republic of Ireland on 21 September. She was called up again in 2022 and 2024. Heatley was substituted on for the Matildas in a pre-Olympic Games "B" international game against Canada in mid-July 2024, for which goals and appearances do not count towards official records. Heatley made her debut for the Australia senior national team on 28 October in Duisburg, Germany during an international friendly match against Germany, which the Matildas won.