Leah Fortune
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leah Lynn Gabriela Fortune | ||
| Date of birth | 13 December 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Charlotte Lady Eagles | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–2005 | Brasilia LFC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2009 | Brasilia LFC | 248 | (9) |
| 2009– | Team Chicago LFC | 35 | (6) |
| 2010– | Texas Longhorns | ||
| 2012- | Charlotte Lady Eagles | 7 | (6) |
| Total | 290 | (21) | |
| National team | |||
| 2006–2009 | Brazil U18 | 37 | (5) |
| 2009– | Brazil U20 | 16 | (4) |
| 2010– | Brazil | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Leah Lynn Gabriela Fortune is an American-association footballer for the University of Texas and the Brazil under-20 women's national team. She was born in São Paulo to missionary parents and grew up in Illinois.[1][2] FIFA.com describes her as "one of the more unusual players" in the 2010 U-20 Women's World Cup, and describes her style of taking throw-ins as "a remarkable long throw, the prelude of which is a spectacular forward flip to help her launch the ball a long way into the area".[3]
In November 2010, Leah was called up to the Brazil Senior Squad. However, this dream turned into a nightmare, as she tore her anterior cruciate ligament, leaving her out of football for months in recovery.[4]
By virtue of her dual nationality, she could have had the opportunity to play at the senior international level for either Brazil or the United States.[2]
References
- ↑ "Player Bio: Leah Fortune". Retrieved 21 July 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Fortune stars for Brazil U-20s". Retrieved 21 July 2010.
- ↑ "Leah and Brazil hoping to make amends". Retrieved 21 July 2010.
- ↑ "Marta talks Tyresö and WPS, while Leah Fortune makes a comeback". Retrieved 31 July 2012.