Lisa De Vanna

Lisa De Vanna
Personal information
Full name Lisa Marie De Vanna
Date of birth 14 November 1984 (1984-11-14) (age 27)
Place of birth Perth, Australia
Height 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club magicJack
Number 19
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
AIS
SASI
Spearwood United
Cockburn United
Murdoch
Stirling Reds
2001–2004 Adelaide Sensation
2004–2006 Western Waves
2006–2007 Doncaster Rovers Belles
2007–2008 Western Waves
2008 AIK 19 (15)
2008–2009 Perth Glory 7 (3)
2009–2010 Washington Freedom 20 (6)
2009 → Perth Glory (loan) 8 (2)
2010–2011 Brisbane Roar 10 (4)
2011 magicJack 8 (3)
2011– Newcastle Jets 1 (2)
National team‡
2004–  Australia 75 (26)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:54, 29 October 2011 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:54, 11 September 2011 (UTC)

Lisa Marie De Vanna (born 14 November 1984) is an Australian football (soccer) forward currently playing for Newcastle Jets in the W-League in Australia and is a member of the Australian National Team.

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Biography

Early years & playing style

De Vanna was born in Perth, Australia.[1][2][3] A striker with lightning pace and world class dribbling skills, in her career for the Matildas she has scored more goals coming off the bench, and has been labeled as the 'Super-Sub'.[4][5] Football analyst and former Socceroo Craig Foster stated that she ran on jet-fuel — burning up twice as fast, but with incredible impact.[6]

Club career

In October 2006 De Vanna signed for Doncaster Rovers Belles,[7] departing the English Premier League club in March 2007.[8]

De Vanna played for Swedish club AIK for the 2008 Damallsvenskan season. De Vanna had a very successful season, being the 5th highest goalscorer with 15 goals, helping AIK to their most successful season.

In September 2008 De Vanna was selected by Washington Freedom in Women's Professional Soccer. She was the 18th overall selection in the 2008 WPS International Draft.[9][10] She officially signed for the Freedom in late March 2009.[11]

In November 2008, De Vanna was signed to Perth Glory in the Australian W-League and made her first appearance for the club on 8 November 2008 against the Melbourne Victory.[12]

International career

De Vanna played four games at the 2004 Olympic Football Tournament.[13]

She scored four goals for Australia in the 2007 World Cup — one in a 1–1 draw against Norway, two in a 4–1 victory against Ghana, and one against Brazil in her team's 2–3 loss in the quarterfinals.[14] Each goal she scored at the World Cup was dedicated to her father, who died three months before the tournament began.[15]

On 1 October 2007 Lisa was named in the FIFA's Women's World Cup All Star Team and she was also nominated for the 2007 FIFA World Player of the Year award.[16] She was named Western Australian Sportswoman of the Year in 2007.[17] After returning home after the World Cup De Vanna returned to a job at a petrol station.[18][19]

In May 2011 De Vanna was sent home from a training camp held to prepare the national team for the World Cup. Australian coach Tom Sermanni stated that the expulsion was for an unacceptable standard of behaviour.[20] The previous September, De Vanna had been subject to a complaint after photographs involving a large inflatable penis were posted to her facebook page. She was censured by Football Federation Australia and instructed to remove the offending pictures.[21][22]

Honours

With Australia
With Brisbane Roar

References

  1. ^ [1]
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  4. ^ "Aussies' De Vanna dilemma". FIFA. 19 September 2007. http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/womensworldcup/china2007/news/newsid=600030.html. Retrieved 2009-02-27. 
  5. ^ Matildas to keep star on the bench, The Sydney Morning Herald, 17 September 2007.
  6. ^ Foster, Craig: How we learned to live dangerously, The Sydney Morning Herald, 23 September 2007
  7. ^ "Belles enlist Aussie". Doncaster Free Press. 19 October 2006. http://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/sport/belles_enlist_aussie_1_502831. Retrieved 2011-05-16. 
  8. ^ "Belles set sights on country cup for fifth time in a row". Doncaster Free Press. 15 March 2007. http://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/sport/belles_set_sights_on_country_cup_for_fifth_time_in_a_row_1_504658. Retrieved 2011-05-16. 
  9. ^ "Washington Freedom - Player Bio - Lisa De Vanna". Washington Freedom. http://www.womensprosoccer.com/dc/players/bios/de%20vanna-lisa. Retrieved 2009-03-03. 
  10. ^ Goff, Stephen (23 February 2009). "Freedom Updates". The Washington Post. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2009/02/freedom_updates.html. Retrieved 2009-03-03. 
  11. ^ Haydon, John (25 March 2009). "Freedom announce roster". Washington Times. http://www.washingtontimes.com/weblogs/blog-fc/2009/Mar/25/freedom-announce-roster/. Retrieved 2009-03-30. 
  12. ^ Perth Glory (8 November 2008). "De Vanna back for Glory". Perth Glory. http://www.perthglory.com.au/default.aspx?s=wleague_newsdisplay&id=24737. Retrieved 2010-02-16. 
  13. ^ "Athlete: Lisa De Vanna". Australian Olympic Committee. http://corporate.olympics.com.au/athlete/1609/Lisa+De+Vanna. Retrieved 2009-02-27. 
  14. ^ "Player Statistics - Lisa De Vanna". FIFA. http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=190165/index.html. Retrieved 2009-02-27. 
  15. ^ Smithies, Tom (26 September 2007). "De Vanna pays tribute to father". Fox Sports. http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,22484593-23215,00.html. Retrieved 2009-02-27. 
  16. ^ "All-Star nod for De Vanna". Sydney Morning Herald. 1 October 2007. http://www.smh.com.au/news/football/allstar-nod-for-de-vanna/2007/10/01/1191091003702.html. Retrieved 2009-02-27. 
  17. ^ Gene Stephan (24 November 2007). "De Vanna in first strike for soccer". the West Australian: p. 179. 
  18. ^ Halloran, Jessica (18 September 2007). "Touch of Maradonas about Matildas". Sydney Morning Herald. http://www.smh.com.au/news/football/touch-of-maradonas-about-matildas/2007/09/17/1189881433819.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1. Retrieved 2009-02-27. 
  19. ^ "Player Profile - Lisa De Vanna". Football Federation Australia. http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/Matildas/default.aspx?s=aus_matildas_player_profiles_playerprofile&pid=439&tid=97. Retrieved 2009-03-03. 
  20. ^ Sebastian Hassett and Michael Cockerill. "Expelled de Vanna a cup doubt". The Age. http://www.theage.com.au/sport/soccer/expelled-de-vanna-a-cup-doubt-20110515-1eo8p.html. Retrieved 17 May 2011. 
  21. ^ Maria Bervanakis (9 September 2010). "De Vanna in trouble over Facebook pics". Fox Sports. http://msn.foxsports.com/other/story/lisa-de-vanna-australian-womens-soccer-team-player-investigated-over-photos-090810. Retrieved 2011-07-03. 
  22. ^ Thomas Hunter (9 September 2010). "Matildas soccer player ordered to remove lewd Facebook photos". Sydney Morning Herald. http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/matildas-soccer-player-ordered-to-remove-lewd-facebook-photos-20100909-151u3.html. Retrieved 2011-07-03. 

External links

magicJack – current squad