Larissa Crummer

Early life Raised in Tewantin, Queensland a suburb located in Australia's Sunshine Coast Region, Crummer began playing football at the age of 5.

Crummer scored 12 goals at the national titles in 2011 and was a member of the Brisbane Premier League-winning team Peninsula Power FC the same year.

Club career

Sydney FC At the age of 16, Crummer made her professional debut for Sydney FC during the 2012–13 season helping the team win the league championship playing primarily as a defender. She made 13 appearances for the club and scored one goal. The Roar finished fourth during the regular season with a record. but were defeated 2–0 by Melbourne Victory in the Grand Final.

Crummer returned to the Roar for the 2014 season and made ten appearances for the club. During the team's first match of the season against Sydney FC, she scored the team's first-ever goal in the 11th minute and followed with another in the last six minutes of the first half for a 6–0 win. On 21 November, she scored a brace to help defeat her former team Brisbane Roar 4–0. On 6 December, she scored a brace against Melbourne Victory contributing to City's 4–0 win over the rival team and extending City's regular season record to .

In May 2016 Crummer signed on loan at Victorian NPLW club Alamein FC.

She returned to Melbourne City for the 2016–17 W-League campaign, but after making only three appearances her season was cut short by a foot injury in January 2017.

Crummer returned to Melbourne City for the 2017–18 W-League season. She appeared in 8 games and scored 3 goals as Melbourne City won their third consecutive W-League Championship.

Seattle Reign FC In January 2017, Crummer signed with Seattle Reign FC, effective upon the conclusion of the 2016–17 W-League season. Due to injury she only appeared in four games for Seattle, scoring one goal. She was released by the club in February 2018.

Newcastle Jets On 20 August 2018 Crummer signed a one-year contract to join the Newcastle Jets for the 2018-19 W-League season. Despite deciding in October 2019, to rehabilitate from a leg break with Newcastle Jets, a month later, it was announced she would miss the 2019–20 W-League season.

Return to Brisbane Roar In February 2021, Crummer returned to Brisbane Roar.

Brann In March 2023, Crummer transferred to Norwegian club Brann. In March 2024, Following Brann's elimination against Barcelona in the UEFA Women's Champions League quarter-finals, she announced her retirement from professional football.

International career At the age of 14, Crummer was called up to the Young Matildas. The same year, she was the youngest player on the team at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada where she made two appearances for Australia.

Crummer was again called in to the Matildas for the 2016 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, but she suffered a knee injury during a training match prior to the competition and was replaced on the squad by Ashleigh Sykes. She recovered in time to be named to the Matildas' Olympic squad, where she made two appearances as a substitute.

Crummer was named to the Australian squad for the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup, but she did not appear in any games. Australia finished Runner-up to Japan, and qualified for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Career statistics

International goals

GoalDateLocationOpponentScoreResultCompetition 1. 4 March 2015 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus 2015 Cyprus Cup 2. 23 July 2016 Estádio Presidente Vargas, Fortaleza, Brazil Friendly 3. 28 February 2018 Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira, Portugal 2018 Algarve Cup 4. 26 March 2018 nib Stadium, Perth, Australia Friendly

Honours

Club Sydney FC W-League Championship: 2012–13

Melbourne City W-League Championship: 2015–16, 2016–17 W-League Premiership: 2015–16

Individual W-League Golden Boot: 2015–16 W-League Young Player of the Year: 2015–16

Rugby league In 2025, following her retirement from football, Crummer began playing rugby league for the Sunshine Coast Falcons in the QRL Women's Premiership. Growing up she had played touch football, and later, Oztag socially.

Playing as a er, she scored five tries in her first five games, including a hat-trick in their Round 4 win over the Mackay Cutters.

In August 2025, she was invited to compete in the Harvey Norman Rising Talent Invitational at the NRLW's Magic Round in Newcastle, in hopes of securing an NRLW contract.