Eleri Earnshaw
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eleri Earnshaw | ||
| Date of birth | 17 May 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | St Asaph, Wales | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Connecticut FC (CFC) Connecticut | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2001 | Bangor City Girls | ||
| 2001–2004 | Arsenal Ladies | ||
| 2002–2003 | → Barnet (loan) | ||
| 2004–2006 | Iona Gaels | ||
| 2005–2008 | New York Magic | ||
| 2007 | Long Island University | ||
| 2009 | New York Athletic Club | ||
| 2010– | SoccerPlus Connecticut | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002– | Wales | 21 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
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 2002–03,[5] Earnshaw helped Arsenal win a domestic double in 2003–04.[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 U–19 level.[2] She made her senior debut, aged 17 and two days, in a 2–0 defeat to Scotland in May 2002.[2][7]
References
- 1 2 3 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.
- 1 2 3 "International Teams — Eleri Earnshaw". Football Association of Wales. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
- ↑ Tony Leighton (2000-11-05). "Arsenal stay on course for double". BBC. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Ladies Miss 2nd By Point". Barnet FC. 2003-04-13. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
- ↑ "#5 Eleri Earnshaw". Long Island University. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
- ↑ "Eleri Earnshaw". FIFA. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
External links
- Eleri Earnshaw at UEFA
- Eleri Earnshaw at FAW