Brisbane Roar have re-signed young forward Grace Kuilamu ahead of the 2026/27 Ninja A-League season.
The 19-year-old returns to the Roar as she continues her recovery from an ACL injury which cut short her 2025/26 campaign.
Widely regarded as one Australia’s brightest young talents, Kuilamu made history on her Ninja A-League debut in 2023 when she became the youngest goalscorer in competition history.
She has since established herself as one of the Roar’s most promising attacking players, scoring nine goals in 26 appearances for the club.
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Grace Kuilamu of the Matildas
“I’m grateful and excited to keep playing for my hometown club,” Kuilamu said, after her contract extension was signed.
“This is where I’ve grown up as a footballer, and I can’t wait to keep improving with this group.
“I still feel like I’ve got so much more to give, and I want to keep repaying the faith the club has shown in me.”
New Roar head coach Johnathan Clemente said Kuilamu’s re-signing reflected the club’s commitment to developing homegrown talent.
“Grace is an outstanding young talent with a huge ceiling and keeping her at the club is a great sign of what we’re building for the future.
“Her movement and finishing in and around the box are well beyond her years, and she’s going to be a real focal point for us in attack.”
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Kuilamu’s return comes at a time of significant change for Brisbane, who finished third in the 2025/26 Ninja A-League season before their campaign ended with a Semi-Final defeat to Wellington Phoenix.
The Roar confirmed the departures of five first-team players earlier this week, with Kiera Meyers, Aimee Medwin, Alicia Woods, Marianna Seidl and Ashlyn Miller all leaving the club.
Meyers and Medwin joined Brisbane ahead of last season and featured regularly, while Seidl made 18 appearances after arriving from Czech champions SK Slavia Praha before subsequently joining Spanish side SD Eibar.
American defender Miller, who started the majority of Brisbane’s matches last season, has signed with Brooklyn FC in the United States.
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Woods, meanwhile, departs after three seasons with the Roar having progressed through the Queensland pathway and established herself as a regular in Brisbane’s midfield.
With Clemente now at the helm, Kuilamu is among the young Queensland talent the Roar will look to build around as they reshape their squad for the new campaign.
Brisbane will begin their 2026/27 Ninja A-League campaign at home against Central Coast Mariners on Saturday, October 17.
Kuilamu’s recovery will be closely watched as the Roar look to have the forward back contributing to a side with ambitions of going one step further after last season’s Semi-Final exit.
