Marianna Tabain


Marianna Tabain is an Australian professional footballer currently playing for Australian W-League team Perth Glory.

Personal life

Tabain was born in Sydney, New South Wales. Tabain's family derives from the island of Korčula, Croatia.

Club career

Cockburn City

Tabain started her junior playing career at Cockburn City in Spearwood.

Western Knights

In 2005, Tabain moved from Cockburn City to play for Croatian club Western Knights, in Mosman Park. After a few seasons at Western Knights, Tabain was identified to be a part of the Football West National Training Centre, the Western Australian State Team and the Western Australian Institute of Sport program before moving to Perth Glory.

Perth Glory, 2008–2014

Tabain debuted for Perth Glory at the age of 15 in the inaugural season of the Australian Westfield W-League. Tabain won the 2009 W-League Goal of the Year Award for a goal in Round 9 against Adelaide United.
On the 15th of November 2014, Perth Glory became Minor Premiers at Ashfield Reserve. Tabain spent eight seasons at Perth Glory before moving to play for Melbourne City. During her time at Perth, Tabain was nominated for W-League Goal of the Year Award on numerous occasions. Tabain also took out the Golden Boot award for Perth in 2009.

Melbourne City, 2015–2017

Marianna Tabain represented Melbourne City FC in The Australian Westfield W-League. Founded in 2015, the club became W-League Premiers in 2015–16 and W-League Champions in 2015–16 and 2016–17. Tabain played an integral part in the teams immediate success. During her second season at Melbourne City FC, Tabain made her 100th W-League appearance against Melbourne Victory at Epping Stadium, 15 January 2017. She was the second player in the W-League to reach the 100 game milestone.

Return to Perth Glory

In August 2017, Tabain returned to Perth Glory.

ŽNK Split

Marianna Tabain is currently playing for Croatian League and Cup Champions ŽNK Split. Tabain represented ŽNK Split in Slovenia and at the UEFA Women's Champions League qualifiers in Ukraine, August 2019.

International career

Tabain has represented The Australian National team at U/17 and U/20 level in Europe and Asia.

Honours and awards

Perth Glory FC
• Goal of the year: 2009
• Golden Boot award: 2009
• W-League Premiership: 2014
• W-League Grand finalist: 2017
Melbourne City FC
• W-League Championship: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
• W-League Premiership: 2015–16
ŽNK Split
• Appearances in UEFA Women's Champions League
W-league
• Over 100 games in the W-League
Professional Footballers Australia
• W-League Team of The Decade