Eleri Earnshaw
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eleri Earnshaw | ||
| Date of birth | 17 May 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | St Asaph, Wales | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | Iona Gaels | ||
| 2007 | Long Island University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2001 | Bangor City Girls | ||
| 2001–2004 | Arsenal Ladies | ||
| 2002–2003 | → Barnet (loan) | ||
| 2005–2008 | New York Magic | ||
| 2009 | New York Athletic Club | ||
| 2010– | SoccerPlus Connecticut | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002– | Wales | 21 | (0) |
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* 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 has played for the Welsh national team, the New York Magic, and Arsenal Ladies. Earnshaw is currently the Assistant Coach of the Fordham University Women's Soccer Team. She was previously the Head Coach for LIU Sharks Division 1 Women's Soccer Team and acted as an assistant coach for CCSU and Yale University. Earnshaw played as a defender and 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 2002–03,[5] Earnshaw helped Arsenal win a domestic double in 2003–04.[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 U–19 level.[2] She made her senior debut, aged 17 and two days, in a 2–0 defeat to Scotland in May 2002.[2][7]
References[]
- ^ a b c Gareth Bicknell (3 August 2004). "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 22 April 2011.
- ^ a b c "International Teams — Eleri Earnshaw". Football Association of Wales. Archived from the original on 21 March 2009. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
- ^ Tony Leighton (5 November 2000). "Arsenal stay on course for double". BBC. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
- ^ Esther Eckley (6 September 2001). "Four Welsh hopefuls earn their places at the top academy; SOCCER: Quartet are bound for Arsenal". Western Mail. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
- ^ "Ladies Miss 2nd By Point". Barnet FC. 13 April 2003. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
- ^ "#5 Eleri Earnshaw". Long Island University. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
- ^ "Eleri Earnshaw". FIFA. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
External links[]
- Eleri Earnshaw at UEFA
- Eleri Earnshaw at FAW
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