Brittany Persaud
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 1 April 1990||
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 |
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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
- KNVB Women's Cup: 2012–13
Runners-up
- BeNe Super Cup: 2012–13
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[]
- ^ a b c "Brittany Persaud - Women's Soccer". Wright State University Athletics. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
- ^ Donovan, Mike (April 9, 2021). "NWSL CHALLENGE CUP MATCH RECAP | Portland Thorns FC 2, KC NWSL 1". Portland Timbers. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ "Persaud Nets Game Winner for Guyana". WSURaiders.com.
- ^ "Wright State's Persaud Leads Guyana to First Gold Cup Appearance". Archived from the original on February 16, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
- ^ "Persaud to Play Professionally in Sweden". Wright State University Athletics. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ "Dutch Lions FC Sign Persaud for 2015 W-League Season". International Soccer Network. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ GTIMES (July 12, 2019). "20-member Under-20 Squad ready for CONCACAF Championships". Guyana Times. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ a b "Girls Soccer Camp | Mentor | Elite Sports Performance & Fitness". Elite. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
External links[]
- Brittany Persaud at Soccerway
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Citizens of Guyana through descent
- Guyanese women's footballers
- Women's association football forwards
- Telstar (women's football club) players
- ADO Den Haag (women) players
- Guyana women's international footballers
- Guyanese expatriate footballers
- Guyanese expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden
- Guyanese expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Expatriate women's footballers in the Netherlands
- Indo-Guyanese people
- People from Westerville, Ohio
- Soccer players from Columbus, Ohio
- American women's soccer players
- Dayton Flyers women's soccer players
- Wright State Raiders women's soccer players
- Portland Thorns FC players
- American expatriate women's soccer players
- American expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- American expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- American sportspeople of Guyanese descent
- American people of Indo-Guyanese descent
- Caribbean women's football biography stubs
- Guyanese football biography stubs