Lianne Sanderson

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Lianne Sanderson (born 3 February 1988) is an English football player who currently plays for the English side Arsenal as a striker, wearing the number 9 shirt.

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[edit] Club Career

Sanderson joined Arsenal in 1998 as part of their youth programme. Her first full season with the first team came in the 2003/2004 season, and she has continued to play in the first team since then.

Sanderson is currently Arsenal's top scorer for the 2006-07 season with 31 goals after hitting an hat-trick against Leeds.

[edit] International Career

Sanderson has played for England at Under-15,17,19 and 21 levels, and, on 3 May 2006, she was called up for the England first team.

[edit] Honours

Sanderson has won six cups at her time with the Arsenal first team. Three FA Women's National Premier League titles in the 2003/04, 2004/05 and 2005/06 season, one League Cup in the 2004/05 season, and two FA Women's Cup in the 2003/2004 and 2005/06 seasons.

In the 2005/06 FA Women's Cup final, she scored the fifth goal of a 5-0 win over Leeds United, and was voted player of the match.

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Arsenal L.F.C. - Current Squad

1 Byrne | 3 Tracy | 4 Ludlow | 5 Champ | 6 White | 7 Grant | 8 Smith | 9 Sanderson | 10 Fleeting | 11 Yankey | 12 Scott | 14 Carney | 15 Daniels | 16 Larkin | 17 Chapman | 18 Asante | 19 Gurr | 20 Davison | 22 Buet | 23 Phillip | 25 Sowden | -- Kemp | -- Lloyd | -- Marsh | -- Spencer | -- Wicks | Manager: Akers