Lisa De Vanna

Lisa De Vanna

De Vanna playing for Perth Glory in 2012
Personal information
Full name Lisa Marie De Vanna
Date of birth (1984-11-14) 14 November 1984
Place of birth Perth, Australia
Height 1.56 m (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Melbourne City
Number 11
Youth career
AIS
SASI
Spearwood United
Cockburn United
Murdoch
Stirling Reds
2001–2004 Adelaide Sensation
2004–2008 Western Waves
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2006–2007 Doncaster Rovers Belles
2008 AIK 19 (15)
2008–2009 Perth Glory 7 (3)
2009–2010 Washington Freedom 21 (7)
2009 → Perth Glory (loan) 8 (2)
2010–11 Brisbane Roar 9 (4)
2011 magicJack 8 (3)
2011–12 Newcastle Jets 9 (5)
2012 Linköping 22 (7)
2012–13 Perth Glory 7 (4)
2013 Sky Blue FC 16 (5)
2013–2014 Melbourne Victory 14 (8)
2014 Boston Breakers 6 (0)
2014 Washington Spirit 11 (1)
2014–2015 Melbourne Victory 11 (3)
2016– North Shore Mariners
National team‡
2002 Australia U-20 1 (0)
2004– Australia 110 (38)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 March 2016

Lisa Marie De Vanna (born 14 November 1984) is an Australian footballer who currently plays for Melbourne City in the Australian W-League and captains the Australian national team as a forward. She is noted for her pace and dribbling skills. Throughout her career with the Matildas, she has scored more goals coming off the bench and has been labelled as a "super-sub".[2][3] She is regularly considered one of the greatest female footballers in the world, football analyst and former Socceroo Craig Foster stated that she "ran on jet-fuel; burning up twice as fast, but with incredible impact."[4]

Early life

De Vanna was born in Perth, Australia.[5][6][7] She was raised in the small port city of Fremantle, located about 30 minutes southwest of Perth.[8] De Vanna developed her love for the game of football at a young age and has said that she slept with her soccer ball and spent much of her time as a youth playing soccer in the street with her brother.[9][10]

Playing career

Club

Doncaster Rovers Belles L.F.C., 2006–07

In October 2006 De Vanna signed for Doncaster Rovers Belles,[11] departing the English Premier League club in March 2007.[12]

AIK Fotboll Dam, 2008

De Vanna played for Swedish club AIK for the 2008 Damallsvenskan season. De Vanna had a very successful season, being the 5th highest goalscorer with 15 goals, helping AIK to their most successful season.

Perth Glory, 2008–09

In November 2008, De Vanna was signed to Perth Glory in the Australian W-League and made her first appearance for the club on 8 November 2008 against the Melbourne Victory.[13]

Washington Freedom / magicJack, 2009–11

In September 2008, De Vanna was selected by Washington Freedom in Women's Professional Soccer. She was the 18th overall selection in the 2008 WPS International Draft.[14][15] She officially signed for the Freedom in late March 2009.[16] Through the next three years, she played for Washington Freedom and its successor magicJack in the WPS as well as Perth Glory, Brisbane Roar and Newcastle Jets in the W-League in Australia.

Linköping FC, 2012

De Vanna with Linköping in 2012

After the WPS suspended operations, De Vanna signed for Damallsvenskan club Linköpings FC.[17][18] She scored five goals in her first eight games including a hat trick against Piteå IF on 3 June 2012.[19] During a match against Kopparberg/Göteborg FC on 14 October 2012, she scored the game-winning goal in the 82nd minute helping her team win 3–2.[20] Linköping finished third during the regular season with an 11–6–5 record.[21] De Vanna finished the 2012 season having started in 18 of the 22 matches in which she played and scored seven goals.[22]

Sky Blue FC, 2013

On 1 February 2013, it was announced that De Vanna signed with Sky Blue FC for the inaugural season of the National Women's Soccer League, the top division in the United States.[23][24] In June 2013, De Vanna scored a bicycle kick goal and was named the league's Player of the Week.[25] Her goal garnered international attention and went viral on websites like YouTube and soccer-related websites.[26][27] She was also voted NWSL Fans' Choice MVP for Week 8.[28] During a game against the Western New York Flash on 21 July 2013, De Vanna was sidelined with a hamstring injury.[29] De Vanna started in 16 of the 17 games in which she played and scored five goals.[22] Sky Blue finished in fourth during the regular season with a 10–6–6 record.[30]

Melbourne Victory, 2013–14

In October 2013, it was confirmed that De Vanna had signed for Melbourne Victory for the 2013–14 W League season.[31]

Boston Breakers, 2014

On 3 March 2014, Sky Blue FC traded De Vanna to the Boston Breakers in exchange for a 2014 international roster spot and the Breakers' first-round 2015 college draft pick, which became Sarah Killion.[32]

Washington Spirit, 2014

On 18 June 2014, the Boston Breakers traded De Vanna to Washington Spirit in exchange for defender and Mexican international Bianca Sierra and the Spirit's fourth and fifth round 2015 college draft picks.[33]

Melbourne Victory, 2014–2015

In September 2014 it was confirmed that De Vanna signed to play with Melbourne Victory again.[34]

Melbourne City, 2015–

Having played a season with the Victory, De Vanna was lured across the city to Victory's A-League rivals, Melbourne City, becoming the brand new W-League side's very first signing.[35]

International

De Vanna playing for Australia in 2009

De Vanna played four games at the 2004 Olympic Football Tournament.[36]

She scored four goals for Australia in the 2007 World Cup — one in a 1–1 draw against Norway, two in a 4–1 victory against Ghana, and one against Brazil in her team's 2–3 loss in the quarterfinals.[37] Each goal she scored at the World Cup was dedicated to her father, who died three months before the tournament began.[38]

On 1 October 2007 Lisa was named in the FIFA's Women's World Cup All Star Team and she was also nominated for the 2007 FIFA World Player of the Year award.[39] She was named Western Australian Sportswoman of the Year in 2007.[40] After returning home after the World Cup De Vanna returned to a job at a petrol station.[41][42]

In May 2011 De Vanna was sent home from a training camp held to prepare the national team for the World Cup. Australian coach Tom Sermanni stated that the expulsion was for an unacceptable standard of behaviour.[43] The previous September, De Vanna had been subject to a complaint after photographs involving a large inflatable penis were posted to her Facebook page. She was censured by Football Federation Australia and instructed to remove the offending pictures. De Vanna moved to Sweden for the 2012/13 season and in recent interviews has stated that her desire to play for The Matildas is now stronger than ever.[44][45]

On 8 June 2015 De Vanna captained the Matilda's in her 100th game, scoring their only goal in a 3–1 defeat to the U.S.A. in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Matches and goals scored at World Cup and Olympic tournaments

Lisa De Vanna has competed in three FIFA Women's World Cup tournaments: China 2007, Germany 2011 and Canada 2015; and one Olympics: Athens 2004; altogether played 14 matches and scored 7 goals at those four global tournaments.

Goal Match
Date
 Location Opponent Lineup Min Score Result Competition
Greece Athens 2004 Women's Olympic Football Tournament
1
 2004-08-11[m 1] Thessaloniki  Brazil

on 57' (off Foster)

0–1 L

 Group stage
2
 2004-08-14[m 2] Heraklion  Greece

on 45' (off Davies)

1–0 W

 Group stage
3
 2004-08-17[m 3] Thessaloniki  United States

on 62' (off Alagich)

1–1 D

 Group stage
1
4
 2004-08-20[m 4] Volos  Sweden

on 36' (off Small)

 79 1–2

1–2 L

 Quarter-final
China China 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
2
5
 2007-09-12[m 5] Hangzhou  Ghana

on 46' (off Munoz)

 57 2–0

4–1 W

 Group stage
3
 81 4–1
4
6
 2007-09-15[m 6] Hangzhou  Norway

on 46' (off Small)

 83 1–1

1–1 D

 Group stage
7
 2007-09-20[m 7] Chengdu  Canada

on 46' (off Colthorpe)

2–2 D

 Group stage
5
8
 2007-09-23[m 8] Tianjin  Brazil Start 36 1–2

2–3 L

 Quarter-final
Germany Germay 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
9
 2011-06-29[m 9] Moenchengladbach  Brazil Start

0–1 L

 Group stage
6
10
 2011-07-03[m 10] Bochum  Equatorial Guinea

on 46' (off Shipard)

 51 3–1

3–2 W

 Group stage
11
 2011-07-06[m 11] Leverkusen  Norway Start

2–1 W

 Group stage
12
 2011-07-10[m 12] Augsburg  Sweden Start

1–3 L

 Quarter-final
Canada Canada 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
7
13
 2015-06-08[m 13] Winnipeg  United States Start; (c) 27

1–1

1–3 L

 Group stage
14
 2015-06-12[m 14] Winnipeg  Nigeria Start; (c)

2–0 W

 Group stage
15
 2015-06-16[m 15] Edmonton  Sweden

off 63' (on Butt); (c)

1–1 D

 Group stage
16
 2015-06-21[m 16] Moncton  Brazil Start; (c)

1–0 W

 Round of 16
17
 2015-06-27[m 17] Edmonton  Japan Start; (c)

0–1 L

 Quarter final

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first.

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 4 March 2004 Govind Park, Ba, Fiji  Papua New Guinea 3–0 10–0 2004 Olympics qualifying
2 5–0
3 2 July 2004 Chinese Football Association National Training Centre, Beijing, China  China PR 1–0 1–1 Friendly
4 20 August 2004 Panthessaliko Stadium, Volos, Greece  Sweden 1–2 1–2 2004 Olympics
5 28 January 2005 Quanzhou Sports Center, Quanzhou, China  Germany 1–0 1–0 2005 Four Nations Tournament
6 2 February 2005 Quanzhou Sports Center, Quanzhou, China  Russia 2–0 5–0 2005 Four Nations Tournament
7 23 July 2005 Tokyo, Japan  Japan 1–0 2–4 Friendly
8 28 May 2006 Bob Jane Stadium, Melbourne, Australia  Mexico 3–0 3–0 Friendly
9 16 July 2006 Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia  South Korea 4–0 4–0 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup
10 18 July 2006 Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia  Myanmar 2–0 2–0 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup
11 24 July 2006 Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia  Thailand 5–0 5–0 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup
12 22 July 2007 BCU International Stadium, Coffs Harbour, Australia  New Zealand 1–0 1–0 Friendly
13 16 August 2007 Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, Tianjin, China  China PR 2–0 3–2 Friendly
14 12 September 2007 Yellow Dragon Stadium, Hangzhou, China  Ghana 2–0 4–1 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
15 3–1
16 15 September 2007 Yellow Dragon Stadium, Hangzhou, China  Norway 1–1 1–1 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
17 23 September 2007 Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, Tianjin, China  Brazil 1–2 2–3 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
18 29 May 2008 Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam  Chinese Taipei 4–0 4–0 2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup
19 31 May 2008 Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam  South Korea 2–0 2–0 2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup
20 31 January 2009 Parramatta Stadium, Sydney, Australia  Italy 1–0 2–2 Friendly
21 17 February 2010 North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand  New Zealand 3–0 3–0 Friendly
22 20 February 2010 Bill McKinlay Park, Auckland, New Zealand  New Zealand 2–0 3–0 Friendly
23 3 March 2010 Spencer Park, Brisbane, Australia  North Korea 2–1 2–2 Friendly
24 21 May 2010 Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu, China  South Korea 2–0 3–1 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup
25 3 July 2011 Ruhrstadion, Bochum, Germany  Equatorial Guinea 3–1 3–2 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
26 11 September 2011 Shandong Provincial Stadium, Jinan, China  South Korea 1–1 2–1 2012 Olympics qualifying
27 16 September 2012 Home Depot Center, Los Angeles, United States  United States 1–0 1–2 Friendly
28 19 September 2012 Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Denver, United States  United States 1–1 2–6 Friendly
29 20 November 2012 Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen, China  Chinese Taipei 2–0 7–0 2013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup preliminary round 2
30 4–0
31 27 November 2013 Parramatta Stadium, Sydney, Australia  China PR 1–0 2–1 Friendly
32 14 May 2014 Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam  Japan 2–0 2–2 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup
33 11 March 2015 Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni, Cyprus  Czech Republic 3–1 6–2 2015 Cyprus Cup
34 21 May 2015 Jubilee Oval, Sydney, Australia  Vietnam 4–0 11–0 Friendly
35 10–0
36 8 June 2015 Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg, Canada  United States 1–1 1–3 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
37 16 June 2015 Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Canada  Sweden 1–0 1–1 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
38 29 February 2016 Kincho Stadium, Osaka, Japan  Japan 1–0 3–1 2016 Olympics qualifying

Honours

Club

Brisbane Roar
Melbourne Victory

Country

Australia

Individual

In popular culture

Television and film

External video
Aussies Abroad: The Matildas (ESPN) retrieved 12/18/2013

Leading up to the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, De Vanna was the focus of an ESPN documentary, Unstoppable, directed by award-winning filmmaker, Safina Uberoi.[48] In 2013, she was featured in an hour-long episode of ESPN's Aussies Abroad entitled, The Matildas, which profiled four Australian national team players (De Vanna, Samantha Kerr, Kyah Simon, and Caitlin Foord) and their experience playing internationally.[49][50]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 2015 World Cup
  2. ↑ "Aussies' De Vanna dilemma". FIFA. 19 September 2007. Retrieved 27 February 2009.
  3. ↑ Matildas to keep star on the bench, The Sydney Morning Herald, 17 September 2007.
  4. ↑ Foster, Craig: How we learned to live dangerously, The Sydney Morning Herald, 23 September 2007
  5. ↑
  6. ↑
  7. ↑
  8. ↑ Uberoi, Safina. "IN THE DIRECTOR'S OWN WORDS". ESPN. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  9. ↑ "Aussies Abroad". ESPN. 18 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  10. ↑ Shipard, Sally (21 June 2013). "De Vanna looking to future". Football Australia. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  11. ↑ "Belles enlist Aussie". Doncaster Free Press. 19 October 2006. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  12. ↑ "Belles set sights on country cup for fifth time in a row". Doncaster Free Press. 15 March 2007. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  13. ↑ Perth Glory (8 November 2008). "De Vanna back for Glory". Perth Glory. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
  14. ↑ "Washington Freedom – Player Bio – Lisa De Vanna". Washington Freedom. Retrieved 3 March 2009.
  15. ↑ Goff, Stephen (23 February 2009). "Freedom Updates". The Washington Post. Retrieved 3 March 2009.
  16. ↑ Haydon, John (25 March 2009). "Freedom announce roster". Washington Times. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2009.
  17. ↑ "De Vanna till Linköping". Dam Fotboll. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  18. ↑ Sigurdsson, Albert (31 January 2012). "Sweden: Lisa de Vanna signes for Linköping FC". Soccer Newsday. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  19. ↑ "LINKÖPING VS. PITEÅ 4 – 1". Soccer Way. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  20. ↑ "Linköping triumph on track". Dam Fotboll. 14 October 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  21. ↑ "2012 Damallsvenskan". Soccer Way. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  22. 1 2 "Lisa De Vanna". Soccer Way. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  23. ↑ "Sky Blue FC sign Bock, De Vanna, Adams, Makoski". Equalizer Soccer. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  24. ↑ McManus, Jane (26 July 2013). "SKY BLUE FC'S BOOST FROM DOWN UNDER". ESPN. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  25. ↑ "NWSL Player Of The Week: Lisa De Vanna". ESPN. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  26. ↑ Howard, Greg (2 June 2013). "Lisa De Vanna's Bicycle Kick Goal Yesterday Was Insane". Dead Spin. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  27. ↑ "Lisa De Vanna's Amazing Bicycle Kick Goal". Fox Sports. 2 June 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  28. ↑ Lewis, Scott (4 June 2013). "NWSL Fans vote Sky Blue FC’s Lisa De Vanna MVP of Week 8". NWSL News. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  29. ↑ Manzari, Megan (21 July 2013). "Flash continue dominance of Sky Blue with 3–0 win". Equalizer Soccer. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  30. ↑ "2013 National Women's Soccer League". Soccer Way. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  31. ↑ "Lisa De Vanna and Emma Checker join Melbourne Victory". The Women's Game. 10 October 2013.
  32. ↑ http://equalizersoccer.com/2015/01/16/houston-dash-draft-morgan-brian-no-1-nwsl-draft/
  33. ↑ "Breakers Transfers 2014: Boston Trades Lisa De Vanna to Spirit for Defender Bianca Sierra". The Bent Musket. 18 June 2014.
  34. ↑ "Lisa De Vanna signs with Victory W-League". Football Federation Australia. 4 September 2014.
  35. ↑ "Melbourne City captures Matildas captain Lisa De Vanna from cross-town rival Melbourne Victory". Herald Sun. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  36. ↑ "Athlete: Lisa De Vanna". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 February 2009.
  37. ↑ "Player Statistics – Lisa De Vanna". FIFA. Retrieved 27 February 2009.
  38. ↑ Smithies, Tom (26 September 2007). "De Vanna pays tribute to father". Fox Sports. Retrieved 27 February 2009.
  39. ↑ "All-Star nod for De Vanna". Sydney Morning Herald. 1 October 2007. Retrieved 27 February 2009.
  40. ↑ Gene Stephan (24 November 2007). "De Vanna in first strike for soccer". the West Australian. p. 179.
  41. ↑ Halloran, Jessica (18 September 2007). "Touch of Maradonas about Matildas". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 February 2009.
  42. ↑ "Player Profile – Lisa De Vanna". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 3 March 2009.
  43. ↑ Sebastian Hassett and Michael Cockerill. "Expelled de Vanna a cup doubt". The Age. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  44. ↑ Maria Bervanakis (9 September 2010). "De Vanna in trouble over Facebook pics". Fox Sports. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  45. ↑ Thomas Hunter (9 September 2010). "Matildas soccer player ordered to remove lewd Facebook photos". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  46. ↑ "2013 FIFA Puskás Award". FIFA. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  47. ↑ "Australian Football Awards". FFA. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  48. ↑ Uberoi, Safina (5 July 2011). "UNSTOPPABLE". ESPN. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  49. ↑ "The Matildas". ESPN. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  50. ↑ "Aussies Abroad: The Matildas". YouTube.com. ESPN. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.

Match reports

  1. ↑ "Olympic Football Tournaments Athens 2004 – Women: MATCH Report: Brazil – Australia". FIFA.
  2. ↑ "Olympic Football Tournaments Athens 2004 – Women: MATCH Report: Greece – Australia". FIFA.
  3. ↑ "Olympic Football Tournaments Athens 2004 – Women: MATCH Report: USA – Australia". FIFA.
  4. ↑ "Olympic Football Tournaments Athens 2004 – Women: MATCH Report: Sweden – Australia". FIFA.
  5. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup: China 2007: MATCH Report: Ghanna – Australia". FIFA.
  6. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup: China 2007: MATCH Report: Australia – Norway". FIFA.
  7. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup: China 2007: MATCH Report: Australia – Canada". FIFA.
  8. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup: China 2007: MATCH Report: Brazil – Australia". FIFA.
  9. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup: Germany 2011: MATCH Report: Brazil – Australia". FIFA.
  10. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup: Germany 2011: MATCH Report: Australia – Equatorial Guinea". FIFA.
  11. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup: Germany 2011: MATCH Report: Australia – Norway". FIFA.
  12. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup: Germany 2011: MATCH Report: Sweden – Australia". FIFA.
  13. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup: Canada 2015: MATCH Report: USA – Australia". FIFA.
  14. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup: Canada 2015: MATCH Report: Australia – Nigeria". FIFA.
  15. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup: Canada 2015: MATCH Report: Australia – Sweden". FIFA.
  16. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup: Canada 2015: MATCH Report: Brazil – Australia". FIFA.
  17. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup: Canada 2015: MATCH Report: Australia – Japan". FIFA.

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