Briana DeSouza

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Briana DeSouza
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-05-22) 22 May 1991 (age 30)
Place of birth Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Pickering SC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 Carleton Ravens
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Ottawa Fury
2015–2019 Durham United FA 48+ (1)
2021 Vaughan Azzurri 2 (0)
National team
2008– Guyana 11
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 June 2017

Briana DeSouza (born 22 May 1991) is a women's international footballer who plays as a defender. Born in Canada, she co-captains the Guyana national team[1] and competed at the 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship.[2]

Career[]

From 2009 to 2013, she attended Carleton University, playing for the women's soccer team,[3] captaining the team in her final year.[4] In 2011, she was named an OUA All-Star.[5] She was named an OUA East All-Star in 2012.[6]

In 2013, she signed with the Ottawa Fury of the USL W-League.[7][8]

From 2016 through 2019, she played with Durham United FA in League1 Ontario. In 2016, she played 15 matches, making her debut on 8 May against the Kingston Clippers.[9] In 2017, she made another 15 appearances, scoring her first goal on 30 August against the Toronto Azzurri Blizzard.[10] She made 9 appearances in each of the 2018[11] and 2019 seasons.[12]

In 2021, she played with Vaughan Azzurri in League1 Ontario, making two regular season appearances and one playoff appearance.[13]

Personal[]

DeSouza is of Guyanese heritage on her father's side, where her grandfather was born, and Italian heritage on her mother's side.[14] Her sister, Kayla DeSouza also played for the Guyana national team.[15]

References[]

  1. ^ "CARLETON PLAYER TO LEAD GUYANESE SOCCER TEAM". The Charlatan. 1 September 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Final 20-Player Rosters Announced for CWOQ 2016". concacaf.com. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  3. ^ Sachgau, Oliver (26 March 2014). "My favourite play: Briana De Souza". The Charlatan.
  4. ^ Prichard, Taylor (18 September 2015). "Ravens Rewind: Briana De Souza (Women's Soccer '13)". Carleton Ravens.
  5. ^ "Briana De Souza named OUA soccer all-star". Oshawa This Week. 1 November 2011.
  6. ^ "Two women's soccer Ravens named to OUA East division all-star lists". Carleton Ravens. 1 November 2012.
  7. ^ "Ravens Sign for Ottawa Fury". Carleton Ravens. 27 May 2013.
  8. ^ Tim Baines, Tim (22 May 2013). "Ottawa Fury women look to repeat, men to conquer". Ottawa Sun.
  9. ^ "Briana De Souza 2016 Stats". League1 Ontario.
  10. ^ "Briana De Souza 2017 Stats". League1 Ontario (women).
  11. ^ "Briana De Souza 2018 Stats". League1 Ontario.
  12. ^ "Briana De Souza 2019 Stats". League1 Ontario.
  13. ^ "Briana De Souza 2021 Stats". League1 Ontario.
  14. ^ Watts, Nicole (28 October 2010). "Local sisters suit up for Guyana in World Cup qualifying". The Toronto Observer.
  15. ^ "UOIT alumna Kayla De Souza playing in Olympic qualifier". UOIT Ridgebacks. 11 February 2016.

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