Brianna Westrup

Brianna Westrup (born 22 February 1997) is a footballer who plays as a defender for Sunderland in the FA Women's Championship and the Scotland national team.

Brianna Westrup
Personal information
Full name Brianna Maureen Westrup[1]
Date of birth (1997-02-22) 22 February 1997[2]
Place of birth Corona del Mar, California, U.S.[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Sunderland
Number 27
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Virginia Cavaliers 79 (6)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 B.93
2019–2020 Newcastle United
2020–2022 Rangers
2022– Sunderland 23 (3)
International career‡
2021– Scotland 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 November 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2021

Club career

Westrup was born in California and received a scholarship to play soccer for the University of Virginia.[3] She first moved to Europe to play for Danish club B.93 in 2019.[4] After a spell with English club Newcastle United, she joined Scottish club Rangers in 2020.[3] Westrup won the club's player of the year award in her first season there.[5]

International career

Westrup was eligible to play for Scotland because her mother was born there.[6] She was first selected for the Scotland squad in June 2021, and she made her international debut that month in a 1–0 win against Northern Ireland.[2]

Honours

Rangers

References
  1. "Brianna Westrup". virginiasports.com. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  2. Brianna Westrup at the Scottish Football Association
  3. "Brianna Westrup". Rangers FC. Archived from the original on 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  4. "Stærk amerikansk forsvarer til B.93 Q". 2 April 2019. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  5. Falk, Graham (17 May 2021). "California dreaming for Rangers defender as Brianna Westrup scoops player of the year award". The Scotsman. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  6. "McLaren names four fresh faces for SWNT's June friendlies". www.scottishfa.co.uk. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
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