Ayala Truelove

Ayala Truelove (née Liran)
Personal information
Date of birth16 August 1975
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current team
Bracknell Town Ladies
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
–1997Wembley Ladies
1997–Croydon Women
Reading Royals
2000–2001Southampton Saints
Barnet Ladies
Thatcham
Bracknell Town
National team
Israel12
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Ayala Truelove (née Liran) (Hebrew: איילה לירן‎, born 16 August 1975)[1] is an Israeli international football striker. She has also represented Great Britain in the sport of gliding.

Football career

Club

Ayala won the 1995–96 FA Women's Premier League Cup with Wembley Ladies. In the final against Doncaster Belles she scored an injury time penalty to tie the game at 2–2; allowing Wembley to win on penalties.[2] After being an unused substitute in Wembley's 1997 FA Women's Cup final defeat to Millwall Lionesses,[3] Ayala signed for FA Women's Premier League National Division rivals Croydon.[4]

A spell with Reading Royals preceded Ayala's return to the National Division with Southampton Saints in 2000.[5] She also represented Thatcham before joining Bracknell Town Ladies. Having overcome a serious knee injury, Ayala continues with Bracknell Town as of 2011.[6]

International

Ayala was called–up by Israel and won 12 caps,[7] including two appearances in qualifying for the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup.[1]

Gliding

In 2001 Ayala took up gliding and represented Great Britain at the 2009 World Gliding Championships in Szeged. After leading for much of the competition she finished fourth.[7] At the 2011 competition in Arboga Ayala won a silver medal.[8] In 2013 in the Women's World Gliding Championships in Issoudun, Ayala again won a silver medal after leading at the start of the final day.[9] Ayala had received her first gliding lesson as an unwanted gift passed on by a friend. After plucking up the courage to take the lesson, Ayala was able to overcome her own fear of flying: "After that first flight I wasn’t afraid any longer. I joined the gliding club at my university, and soon I had fallen in love with the sport."

Personal life

Ayala is married to an engineer and fellow gliding instructor and now uses her married name. In 2012 she was working in a senior IT management position for Credit Suisse.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ayala Liran". FIFA. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
  2. ↑ Pete Davies (1996-03-11). "Wembley's flair rewarded in shoot-out". The Independent. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
  3. ↑ Mike Rowbottom (1997-05-05). "Football: Lionesses bring pride to Millwall". The Independent. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
  4. ↑ Colin A. Aldis. "ENGLAND Clubs 1997-1998 Season". WomenSoccer.com. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
  5. ↑ "Ayala C-een at her best". Get Reading. 2001-07-21. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
  6. ↑ "Ayala Liran Member Details". Bracknell Town Ladies. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Pete Masson (2009-07-02). "Ayala Liran". British Gliding Team. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
  8. ↑ Pete Masson (2011-06-28). "Team GB World Championship Silver Medal". British Gliding Team. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
  9. ↑ "Club Class Results after final day at WWGC Issoudun". Retrieved 17 July 2013.

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