The highest goal-scorer in A-League Women's history wants to end her international hiatus to give the Matildas much-needed strikepower, revealing her desire to earn a World Cup call up next year.
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Michelle Heyman will use Canberra United's ALW campaign to put herself back into the Matildas selection frame after retiring from international duties in 2019.
Heyman hasn't played for the Matildas for the past four years, but she is still one of Australia's greatest scoring weapons and she has some 290 days to impress coach Tony Gustavsson.
The 34-year-old has given the Matildas notice that she wants back in, and she is going to push for it.
Australia will host the World Cup next year, but the Matildas performances have been mixed in recent times and pressure is growing on Gustavsson to deliver on the sport's biggest stage.
Enter Heyman - the veteran who made an ALW comeback in 2020 and is still tearing opposition defences to shreds.
"I would love to be part of the Matildas, especially seeing my roommate [Katrina Gorry] kill it every single time. I would love to either be on the pitch with her, or be sitting on the bench supporting her closer than in the grandstands.
"Every time the Matildas are playing in Australia I go check in on her, go to the hotel and catch up with all the girls, and I do miss that. I miss the girls, I miss the team, I miss the training, so I'm definitely going to push for it."
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It marks the first time since she stepped away from international duties in 2019 that she has aired her intention to don the green and gold again.
A run of injuries took its toll on her physically and mentally when she stepped away three years ago, and she subsequently took a year off to reset.
But ever since her return to the capital, she has come back stronger than ever.
The FIFA 2023 World Cup kicks off on July 20, and Heyman will have the best lead up of her career to allow her to focus on one thing - football.
Heyman was named as United's marquee signing and as a result, for the first time, will not have to work off the field this season.
She admitted it would help her focus on her Matildas push.
"That's the mindset that I've got going into it because I am a fulltime footballer," Heyman said.
"Now I have no stress on trying to make an income elsewhere, which gives me 24-hours a day to focus on football and focus on the things that I need to improve on to be the best that I can be.
"So knowing that I've got the full support of the club, full support of trainers, and I have the heart and the passion within me, I know personally that I can achieve this goal.
"I can give my all and then hopefully whoever's hands that goes to they do the right thing with it."
Gustavsson announced his 23-player squad for two upcoming international friendlies on Tuesday, featuring many of Heyman's former teammates including Clare Polkinghorne, Lydia Williams and Aivi Luik.
A number of the Matildas squad are similar in age to Heyman - Polkinghorne is 33, Williams is 34, and Luik is 37 - and it's what makes the striker's case even stronger.
"Hopefully people don't see me as a number, and see my age and think it's a bad thing because I come with years of experience," Heyman said.
"And I think if I can continue to kill it in the A-League then I should be able to do the same thing in the national team."
She has been killing it in ALW, adding nine goals last season to her league's most prolific goal scorer title to make it 82 goals in 141 matches.
Heyman is aiming to make it 100 goals this season with United, and the extended 18-game season should aid her plight.
And having her teammate Nickoletta Flannery back, after a year off last season due to an ACL tear, can only help too.
"That's my plan," Heyman said.
"It's on my wall, and I've set that goal for myself to be able to achieve it this season. So I'll keep pushing and doing everything I can to make it happen.
"It is within reach, especially having Nikki back on the field. Before she got injured that year she set me up multiple times. So to know that I've got her support and that we work so well together. It's gonna be something that I'm definitely pushing for."
United kick off their pre-season on October 15, before their season begins at McKellar Park on November 19 when they take on Perth Glory.
Heyman's teammates know she will put the team first to secure a finals berth, but they still want to be a part of her success.
Flannery said it was always an honour to play alongside the No. 23, and hoped to aid her to the 100th milestone.
"I'd like to hope that I can set her up for her 100th goal, that would be a nice little goal for me," Flannery said.
"I used to look up to her when I was young growing up in Canberra and now I play next to her. And I think it shows on the field how much we understand each other.
"We're roommates on away trips, so she's really like an older sister and it's a huge season for her. But Michelle is always someone that puts the team first and wants to focus on the team doing well before she gets her own goals.
"She's going to be a huge role model for our team this season, and if she reaches that 100 goal mark, it's testimony to how incredible she has been in the league for many seasons."