Leah Fortune
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leah Lynn Gabriela Fortune[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 December 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–2005 | Brasilia LFC | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Texas Longhorns | ||
| 2011–2013 | Lee Flames | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2009 | Brasilia LFC | 248 | (9) |
| 2009 | Team Chicago LFC | 35 | (6) |
| 2012–2015 | Charlotte Lady Eagles | ||
| 2016 | Orlando Pride | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2009 | Brazil U18 | 37 | (5) |
| 2009–2010 | Brazil U20 | 19 | (8) |
| 2010–2014 | Brazil | 6 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014–2016 | USC Upstate (assistant) | ||
| 2017– | Lipscomb (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Leah Lynn Gabriela Fortune (born 13 December 1990) is a Brazilian football manager and former player. She has been a member of the Brazil women's national team. She has also played for the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) club Orlando Pride.[2]
Biography
[edit]She was born in São Paulo to American missionary parents and grew up in Illinois.[3][4] She attended Wheaton Academy, graduating high school in 2009.[5]
FIFA.com describes her as "one of the more unusual players" in the 2010 U-20 Women's World Cup, and describes her style of taking throw-ins as "a remarkable long throw, the prelude of which is a spectacular forward flip to help her launch the ball a long way into the area".[6] In November 2010, Leah was called up to the Brazil women's national football team. However, she tore her anterior cruciate ligament, leaving her out of football for months in recovery.[7]
By virtue of her dual nationality, she could have had the opportunity to play at the senior international level for either Brazil or the United States.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Germany 2010 – List of Players: Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 27 April 2011. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ "Orlando Pride Completes Roster with Signing of Brazilian-American Leah Fortune". Orlando City SC. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ "Player Bio: Leah Fortune". Archived from the original on 15 August 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
- ^ a b "Fortune stars for Brazil U-20s". Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
- ^ "Hall of Fame". Wheaton Academy. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "Leah and Brazil hoping to make amends". Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
- ^ "Marta talks Tyresö and WPS, while Leah Fortune makes a comeback". Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
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- 1990 births
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- Women's association football midfielders
- Brazil women's international footballers
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