Lianne Sanderson

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Lianne Sanderson
Personal information
Date of birth	February 3, 1988 (1988-02-03) (age 20)
Place of birth	Watford, England
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Arsenal Ladies
Number	9
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997-present	Arsenal Ladies
National team2
2006-present	England	12 (2)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:23, 18 May 2007 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 07:56, 22 September 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

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.

Contents 1 Club Career 2 International Career 3 Honours 4 External links

[edit] Club Career

Sanderson joined Arsenal in 1997 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 finished the 2006/07 season as Arsenal's top scorer, with 40 goals scored in 41 appearances across 4 competitions, all of which were won by Arsenal. In the 2007/08 season, she has so far amassed 51 goals in 36 appearances, including the third in Arsenal's 4-1 FA Women's Cup triumph over Leeds United.

[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.

She scored her first senior goal in England's 4-0 Euro 2009 qualifier win against Northern Ireland on May 13, 2007. It was her fifth cap.

[edit] Honours

• UEFA Women's Cup: 1

2006-07.

• FA Women's Premier League National Division: 5

2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08.

• FA Women's Cup: 4

2003-04, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08.

• FA Women's Premier League Cup: 2

2004-05, 2006-07.

• FA Women's Community Shield: 2

2004-05, 2005-06.

In the 2006 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.

[edit] External links

• The Arsenal profile of Lianne Sanderson

v • d • e England squad - 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup 1 Brown • 2 A. Scott • 3 Stoney • 4 Chapman • 5 White • 6 Phillip • 7 Carney • 8 Williams • 9 Aluko • 10 K. Smith • 11 Yankey • 12 Asante • 13 Chamberlain • 14 Unitt • 15 S. Smith • 16 J. Scott • 17 Handley • 18 Sanderson • 19 Exley • 20 Johnson • 21 Telford • Coach: Powell

v • d • e Arsenal L.F.C. – current squad 1 Byrne • 2 Scott • 3 Tracy • 4 Ludlow • 6 White • 7 Grant • 8 Smith • 9 Sanderson • 10 Fleeting • 11 Yankey • 12 Davison • 13 Spencer • 14 Carney • 15 Flaherty • 16 Little • 17 Chapman • 18 Asante • 19 Minnaar • 20 Wicks • 21 Marsh • 22 Onzia • 23 Phillip • 24 Quantrill • 25 Coombs • 26 Madden • -- Wiltshire • -- Lloyd • -- Ford • -- Carr • -- Goddard • -- Walker • -- Cole • Manager: Akers