Ayala Truelove

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Ayala (née Liran) Truelove
Personal information
Birth name Ayala Liran
Date of birth (1975-08-16) 16 August 1975 (age 46)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Bracknell Town Ladies
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1997 Wembley Ladies
1997– Croydon Women
Reading Royals
2000–2001 Southampton Saints
Barnet Ladies
Thatcham
Bracknell Town
National team
2001 Israel 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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 the UK at the 2009 Women's 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] She represented UK in the Club-class in the full British team (not the women's team) at 2017 European Gliding Championships at Moravska Trebova, Czech Republic.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Ayala Liran". FIFA. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  2. ^ Pete Davies (11 March 1996). "Wembley's flair rewarded in shoot-out". The Independent.
  3. ^ Mike Rowbottom (5 May 1997). "Football: Lionesses bring pride to Millwall". The Independent.
  4. ^ Colin A. Aldis. "ENGLAND Clubs 1997–1998 Season". WomenSoccer.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  5. ^ "Ayala C-een at her best". Get Reading. 21 July 2001.
  6. ^ "Ayala Liran Member Details". Bracknell Town Ladies. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  7. ^ a b Pete Masson (2 July 2009). "Ayala Liran". British Gliding Team. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011.
  8. ^ Pete Masson (28 June 2011). "Team GB World Championship Silver Medal". British Gliding Team. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011.
  9. ^ "Club Class Results after final day at WWGC Issoudun". Archived from the original on 18 July 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  10. ^ "European Gliding Championships 2017". Retrieved 4 August 2017.

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