Brittany Persaud

Brittany Persaud
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-04-01) 1 April 1990 (age 34)[1]
Place of birth Westerville, Ohio, United States
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward[1]
Team information
Current team
 Portland Thorns FC
Number 48
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 Dayton Flyers 8 (0)
2009–2011 Wright State Raiders 61 (16)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Kungsbacka DFF 7 (0)
2012–2013 ADO Den Haag 15 (1)
2013–2014 Telstar 14 (2)
2021 Portland Thorns FC 0 (0)
International career‡
2010–2018 Guyana 7+ (2+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 July 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 April 2018

Brittany Persaud (born 1 April 1990) is a former footballer who played as a forward.[2][3][4] Born in the United States, she represented the Guyana national team. She played college soccer for Dayton and Wright State.[5][6]

College career

At Wright State, Persaud was the all-time leader in assists with 24 during her three-year Raider career, and eighth in points with 56 (16 goals, 24 assists) and shots attempted with 146.[7]

Club career

Persaud played for the Swedish team Kungsbacka DFF in 2012.[7]

Returning to the United States, Persaud signed on with the Ohio-based Dayton Dutch Lions WFC in 2015,[8] appeared on the bench for Portland Thorns FC during the 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup,[4] and plays for the Westside Timbers of Women's Premier Soccer League.[3]

International career

Scores and results list Guyana's goal tally first

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 5 March 2010 Georgetown Cricket Club Ground, Georgetown, Guyana  Suriname 1–0 2–0 2010 CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying qualification
2 3 July 2010 Providence Stadium, Georgetown, Guyana  Cuba 2–1 3–1
3 20 November 2015 Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago  Jamaica 2–1 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification
4 27 April 2018  Suriname 2–2 2018 CFU Women's Challenge Series
5 25 May 2018 Synthetic Track and Field Facility, Leonora, Guyana 1–1 6–1 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification
6 5–1

Managerial career

In 2019, Persaud was a part of the coaching team for Guyana's U20 Women's Team[9]

Honours

ADO Den Haag

Winner

Runners-up

Personal life

Persaud obtained her Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences, Exercise Science at Wright State[10] She also earned a Master of Science in Human Movement Sciences at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands during her European football career.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Brittany Persaud - Women's Soccer". Wright State University Athletics. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  2. ^ Women's Open vs. Westside Timbers FC. United Women's Soccer. June 29, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2022 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ a b "Westside Timbers Women's Premier Soccer League - WPSL". Westside Timbers Premier Soccer Club. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Donovan, Mike (April 9, 2021). "NWSL CHALLENGE CUP MATCH RECAP | Portland Thorns FC 2, KC NWSL 1". Portland Timbers. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  5. ^ "Persaud Nets Game Winner for Guyana". WSURaiders.com. November 23, 2015.
  6. ^ "Wright State's Persaud Leads Guyana to First Gold Cup Appearance". Archived from the original on February 16, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  7. ^ a b "Persaud to Play Professionally in Sweden" (Press release). Wright State University Athletics. March 29, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  8. ^ "Dutch Lions FC Sign Persaud for 2015 W-League Season". International Soccer Network. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  9. ^ GTIMES (July 12, 2019). "20-member Under-20 Squad ready for CONCACAF Championships". Guyana Times. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Girls Soccer Camp | Mentor | Elite Sports Performance & Fitness". Elite. Archived from the original on November 24, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2020.


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