Isobel Dalton
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Isobel Dalton | ||
| Date of birth | 9 September 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Barnsley, England | ||
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Lewes | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Brisbane Roar | 1 | (0) |
| 2014-2015 | Bristol City | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Brisbane Roar | 24 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Napoli | 4 | (0) |
| 2021– | Lewes | 14 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012 | Australia U-17 | 8 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 October 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 October 2021 | |||
Isobel "Izzy" Dalton (born 9 September 1997) is an Australian soccer player, who plays for Lewes in the English FA Women's Championship. She has represented Australia in the Australia women's national under-17 soccer team.[1]
Playing career[]
Bristol Academy[]
After completing high school in Australia, Isobel made the move back to England to begin her professional career at Bristol Academy (now Bristol City) during the 2014/15 season. Dalton made her FA WSL debut against Arsenal WFC under manager Willie Kirk.
Brisbane Roar[]
Dalton has had three stints at Brisbane Roar during the 2014–15, 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons.[2] Making her debut on 8 November 2014, in a 3–0 win over Adelaide United, since her debut she has made 24 more appearances for the side. Dalton recently topped the league with the most assists in the 2020/21 season with a total 7, while the team went on to finish 2nd in the regular season. She also won Brisbane Roar Player of the Year in the same season.
Napoli Femminile[]
In the 2020–21 season Dalton made the move to Italian giants Napoli, playing in the Serie A. She was soon joined by fellow Australians Alexandra Huynh and Jacynta Galabadaarachchi.[3]
Lewes FC Women[]
Dalton joined the 'Equality FC' based club in the summer of 2021 off the back of an award winning season spent with Brisbane Roar. Lewes FC is the first and currently only club in the world with equal playing budgets for men and women. Dalton has since appeared 14 times for the club, scoring 1 goal against Sunderland on the 23rd January, 2022, and 1 penalty against Reading FC in the Continental Cup group stage in the latter part of 2021.
University of Colorado, Boulder[]
After spending 2015 at Lindsay Wilson College in Kentucky, scoring 7 times with 3 assists, Dalton switched to the University of Colorado Boulder to play for the Colorado Buffaloes, being awarded an honorable mention in the 2018 Pac-12 All-Academic team.[4] Isobel graduated from the University of Colorado with a Bachelor of Science in Sociology in May 2019.
References[]
- ^ "U-17s off to winning start". Matildas. 9 November 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ "Dalton loving life back in Queensland". Brisbane Roar FC. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ Davidson, John (19 October 2020). "Meet the Aussie trio at Napoli". SBS News. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Isobel Dalton - Soccer". University of Colorado Athletics. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
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