Eleri Earnshaw

Eleri Earnshaw
Personal information
Full name Eleri Earnshaw
Date of birth (1985-05-17) 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)
20002001 Bangor City Girls
20012004 Arsenal Ladies
20022003Barnet (loan)
20042006 Iona Gaels
20052008 New York Magic
2007 Long Island University
2009 New York Athletic Club
2010 SoccerPlus Connecticut
National team
2002 Wales 21 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

‡ 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 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.
  2. 1 2 3 "International Teams — Eleri Earnshaw". Football Association of Wales. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
  3. Tony Leighton (2000-11-05). "Arsenal stay on course for double". BBC. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
  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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