Vaila Barsley
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vaila Marie Barsley | ||
| Date of birth | 15 September 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Boston, England | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Eskilstuna United DFF | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Stalham Knights | |||
| Loddon | |||
| 2004–2005 | Norwich City | ||
| 2005–2006 | Arsenal | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2009 | St. John's Red Storm | 65 | (8) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Long Island Rough Riders | ||
| 2011 | Afturelding | 16 | (3) |
| 2012 | Long Island Rough Riders | ||
| 2012 | Peamount United | ||
| 2013– | Eskilstuna United | 62 | (17) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003–2004 | England U17 | ||
| 2017– | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:05, 2 July 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:58, 12 April 2017 (UTC) | |||
Vaila Marie Barsley (born 15 September 1987) is a football defender who is the captain of Swedish Damallsvenskan club Eskilstuna United.
Barsley played college soccer for St. John's Red Storm while attending St. John's University on a five-year accountancy degree. After graduating she began working for Ernst & Young in New York City, but negotiated a leave of absence when Swedish club Eskilstuna United offered her a professional soccer contract in 2013.[1] Barsley's nine goals from defence helped Eskilstuna win promotion to the Damallsvenskan in her first season.[2] In the 2015 Damallsvenskan season, Eskilstuna finished runners-up to FC Rosengård and Barsley was awarded a new two-year contract.[3]
Barsley's mother is from Shetland, which qualifies her to play for Scotland.[4] She made her full international debut on 11 April 2017, in a 5–0 defeat against Belgium.[5]
Honours
- Eskilstuna United DFF
Runner-up
References
- ↑ "Red Storm Alumna Vaila Barsley Continues Career With Pro Contract". St. John's University (New York City). 8 April 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ↑ "Även Vaila Barsley stannar i Eskilstuna" (in Swedish). Damfotboll.com. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ↑ Lundin, Josefin (28 October 2015). "Vaila Barsley om fortsättningen i Eskilstuna United" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ↑ Lindsay, Clive (29 March 2017). "Scotland women: Signeul hopes to add Barsley and Howard to squad to face Belgium". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- ↑ Campbell, Alan (11 April 2017). "Belgium women 5-0 Scotland women: Anna Signeul's side lose Euro 2017 warm-up". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vaila Barsley. |
- Vaila Barsley at Soccerway
- Swedish FA profile (in Swedish)
- Profile at St. John's Red Storm
- Profile at Connect World Football
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