Melissa Barbieri

Melissa Barbieri
Melissa Barbieri
Melissa Barbieri (cropped).jpg
Personal information
Date of birth January 20, 1980 (1980-01-20) (age 31)
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Number 1
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
0000–2008 Richmond SC
2008–2011 Melbourne Victory 267 (29)
2011– Newcastle Jets 3 (0)
National team‡
2002- Australia 108 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 September 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 July 2011

Melissa Anne Barbieri (born 20 January 1980) is the current Australian national football (soccer) goalkeeper and team captain.

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Biography

Her height is 168 cm, and weight is 64 kg. Before 2007 World Cup she played 54 games for Australia.

At 1.68m tall, her height has been questioned by the media in her position at goalkeeper, although has aptly proven herself as a shot-stopper.

She played for Richmond FC, becoming the first female to play in the professional mens league. After gaining experience in the men's league, Barbieri made her debut in goals for the Matildas in September 2002 in a 1 - 0 win against Canada.

In 2008, she was approached by the US football team, the Boston Renegades.[1] However, the Boston management eventually pursued this no further for the remainder of the season, due to Barbieri's commitments to the Australian national team.[2]

She signed for Melbourne Victory for the inaugural season of the Westfield W-League. Barbieri won the Goalkeeper of the year award.

She is a scholarship holder with the Victorian Institute of Sport.[3]

On 19 February 2010, Barbieri was named captain of the Matildas following the 2009 retirement of Cheryl Salisbury.[4]

In June 2011, Barbieri was on the cover of the Australian FourFourTwo Magazine along with fellow Matilda's Thea Slatyer, Sam Kerr, Kyah Simon and Sarah Walsh.

Career highlights

  • 2010 Qualified for FIFA Women's World Cup
  • 2010 Captain the Matildas at the AFC Women's Asian Cup which they beat North Korea in penalties to win the competition
  • 2007 Qualified for FIFA Women's World Cup
  • 2006 2nd at the AFC Women's Asian Cup
  • 2005 Four Nations Tour
  • 2004 1st at the Oceania Football Confederation Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
  • 2004 2nd at the 6th Australia Cup (Brisbane)
  • 2004 Competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens
  • 2003 13th at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
  • 2003 Pre-World Cup Tour (China, Great Britain, Canada)
  • 2003 2nd at the 3-Nations International Tournament in Japan
  • 2003 2nd at the Australia Cup
  • 2003 Gained Australian Institute of Sport Scholarship
  • 2002 Canada Series
  • 2002 2nd at the US Nike Cup (international debut vs. Canada with a clean sheet)
  • 2001 First national camp as a goal keeper
  • 2000 Switched to goal keeper position
  • 1997 Selected for a national camp as a midfielder

External links

  • FIFA Profile [1]
  • Football Federation Australia Profile [2]
  • Melbourne Victory Player Profile [3]
  • Victorian Institute of Sport Profile [4]

References

  1. ^ Ritson, John (1 April 2008). "Boston Mad For Barbs". FourFourTwo. http://au.fourfourtwo.com/print.aspx?CIID=107134. Retrieved 2008-04-21. 
  2. ^ Cheng, Peng (18 April 2008). "Interview With Melissa Barbieri". http://australianfootball.wordpress.com/2008/04/18/interview-with-melissa-barbieri/. Retrieved 2008-04-21. 
  3. ^ "Barbieri set to break the code". AAP/Sydney Morning Herald. 3 March 2007. http://www.smh.com.au/news/football/barbieri-set-to-break-the-code/2007/03/02/1172338890085.html. Retrieved 2008-04-21. 
  4. ^ The World Game (2010-02-19). The World Game. http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/australia/matildas-to-face-dpr-korea-291356. Retrieved 2010-02-35. 
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