- Matildas midfielder confirmed her family is growing
- Gorry already has daughter Harper, born in 2021
- Gorry’s teammates were delighted with the development
Matildas midfielder Katrina Gorry has revealed the impending arrival of her second child with fiancé and fellow footballer Clara Markstedt.
Gorry, 31, confirmed the news in an adorable way Instagram post on Thursday which also featured the couple’s two-year-old daughter Harper and the family dog.
The post showed ultrasound images of their baby and was captioned: “Adding more love to our love story.”
And it didn’t take long for many of her Matildas teammates to respond with well wishes.
“Omg congratulations,” wrote Matildas veteran Kyah Simon.
Matildas midfielder Katrina Gorry and fellow footballer Clara Markstedt have revealed their heartwarming baby news on social media
Gorry, 31, confirmed the news on Thursday in an adorable Instagram post that also featured her two-year-old daughter Harper (pictured) and the family dog
The post was captioned by an elated Katrina Gorry ‘adding more love to our love story’
Gorry’s Instagram followers were treated to ultrasound images of the baby, who is due next year
Defender Ellie Carpenter weighed in with two love emojis, while rising star Kyra Cooney-Cross declared: “So much love to you three, [teammate] Charlotte Grant and I are going to be the best aunts.”
Gorry and Markstedt, 34, were teammates at Swedish club Vittsjo GIK, but their next move is unknown after the striker recently retired.
Another club in Europe or the US is the likely destination, and Gorry will have no shortage of offers after excelling for Australia at the World Cup.
Ahead of the tournament on home soil, Matildas’ first-ever captain Julie Dolan told Ny Breaking Australia that Gorry was even more important to the side’s World Cup chances than her more high-profile teammates.
“People keep talking about the big guns, like Sam [Kerr] and Ellie [Carpenter] and people like that, and that’s great – they’re global, household names.
‘But Katrina Gorry is my favorite. You can’t win without Gorry,” Dolan declared.
Gorry and Markstedt were teammates at Swedish club Vittsjo GIK, but their next move is unknown after the striker (pictured right) recently retired
Gorry will have no shortage of offers after excelling for Australia at the World Cup
When it comes to baby number two for the happy couple, Markstedt will be carrying their bundle of joy this time around, after Gorry welcomed daughter Harper into the world following IVF treatment in 2021.
Earlier this year, Gorry and Markstedt announced their engagement, with plans to get married on Hamilton Island in 2025.
“We’re going to try to keep it as traditional and beautiful as possible,” Gorry said.
“A lot of the Matildas have been my family for a long time, so they were so excited for me. “I’d like to have them there.”