Eleri Earnshaw

Eleri Earnshaw
Personal information
Full nameEleri Earnshaw
Date of birth17 May 1985
Place of birthSt Asaph, Wales
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
SoccerPlus Connecticut
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
20002001Bangor City Girls
20012004Arsenal Ladies
20022003→ Barnet (loan)
20042006Iona Gaels
20052008New York Magic
2007Long Island University
2009New York Athletic Club
2010SoccerPlus Connecticut
National team
2002Wales21(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 April 2011

Eleri Earnshaw (born 17 May 1985) is a football player and coach who plays for the Welsh national team and coaches SoccerPlus, Connecticut. Earnshaw plays as a defender or midfielder and has accumulated more than twenty caps for Wales.

Club career

Earnshaw attended Ysgol Glan Clwyd[1] and also played for Bangor City Girls in the FA Women's Premier League Northern Division.[2] In November 2000, a 15-year-old Earnshaw scored twice against Charlton Athletic in an FA Women's Premier League Cup tie.[3] She won a scholarship to Arsenal Ladies' Academy in September 2001.[4]

After spending a period with Barnet in 200203,[5] Earnshaw helped Arsenal win a domestic double in 200304.[1]

She then moved to America to play varsity soccer while attending Iona College (New York).[1] After three successful seasons with The Gaels, Earnshaw moved to Long Island University for a final season of college soccer in 2007.[6]

International career

Earnshaw won 13 caps and scored three goals for Wales at U19 level.[2] She made her senior debut, aged 17 and two days, in a 20 defeat to Scotland in May 2002.[2][7]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Gareth Bicknell (2004-08-03). "Eleri ready to tackle US; Double-winning footballer Eleri Earnshaw is heading to the States to boost her hopes of a professional career, as she tells". Liverpool Post. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "International Teams — Eleri Earnshaw". Football Association of Wales. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
  3. "Arsenal stay on course for double". BBC. Tony Leighton. Retrieved 2011-04-22. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. Esther Eckley (2001-09-06). "Four Welsh hopefuls earn their places at the top academy; SOCCER: Quartet are bound for Arsenal". Western Mail. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
  5. "Ladies Miss 2nd By Point". Barnet FC. 2003-04-13. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
  6. "#5 Eleri Earnshaw". Long Island University. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
  7. "Eleri Earnshaw". FIFA. Retrieved 2011-04-22.

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