Brittany Persaud

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Brittany Persaud
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-04-01) 1 April 1990 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth Westerville, Ohio, United States
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward[1]
Club information
Current team
 Portland Thorns FC
Number 48
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 Dayton Flyers 8 (0)
2009–2011 Wright State Raiders 61 (16)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Kungsbacka DFF 7 (0)
2012–2013 ADO Den Haag 15 (1)
2013–2014 Telstar 14 (2)
2021– Portland Thorns FC 0 (0)
National team‡
2010–2018 Guyana 7+ (2+)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:38, November 21, 2015 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 April 2018

Brittany Persaud (born 1 April 1990) is an American-born Guyanese footballer who plays as a forward for Portland Thorns FC of the American National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).[2]

Persaud has been a member of the Guyana women's national team. She played college soccer for Dayton and Wright State.[3][4]

College career[]

At Wright State, Persaud was the all-time leader in assists with 24 during her three-year Raider career, and eighth in points with 56 (16 goals, 24 assists) and shots attempted with 146.

Club career[]

Persaud played for the Swedish team Kungsbacka DFF.[5]

Returning to the United States, Persaud signed on with the Ohio-based Dayton Dutch Lions WFC in 2015.[6]

International career[]

Scores and results list Guyana's goal tally first

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 5 March 2010 Georgetown Cricket Club Ground, Georgetown, Guyana  Suriname 1–0 2–0 2010 CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying qualification
2 3 July 2010 Providence Stadium, Georgetown, Guyana  Cuba 2–1 3–1
3 20 November 2015 Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago  Jamaica 2–1 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification
4 27 April 2018  Suriname 2–2 2018 CFU Women's Challenge Series
5 25 May 2018 Synthetic Track and Field Facility, Leonora, Guyana 1–1 6–1 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification
6 5–1

Managerial career[]

In 2019, Persaud was a part of the coaching team for Guyana's U20 Women's Team[7]

Honours[]

ADO Den Haag

Winner

Runners-up

Personal life[]

Persaud obtained her Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences, Exercise Science at Wright State[8] She also earned a Master of Science in Human Movement Sciences at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands during her European football career.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Brittany Persaud - Women's Soccer". Wright State University Athletics. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  2. ^ Donovan, Mike (April 9, 2021). "NWSL CHALLENGE CUP MATCH RECAP | Portland Thorns FC 2, KC NWSL 1". Portland Timbers. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  3. ^ "Persaud Nets Game Winner for Guyana". WSURaiders.com.
  4. ^ "Wright State's Persaud Leads Guyana to First Gold Cup Appearance". Archived from the original on February 16, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  5. ^ "Persaud to Play Professionally in Sweden". Wright State University Athletics. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  6. ^ "Dutch Lions FC Sign Persaud for 2015 W-League Season". International Soccer Network. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  7. ^ GTIMES (July 12, 2019). "20-member Under-20 Squad ready for CONCACAF Championships". Guyana Times. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Girls Soccer Camp | Mentor | Elite Sports Performance & Fitness". Elite. Retrieved December 27, 2020.

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