Brianne Desa

Brianne Desa (born 6 July 2000) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for League1 Ontario club Simcoe County Rovers. Born in Canada, she represents Guyana at the international level.

Brianne Desa
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-07-06) 6 July 2000
Place of birth Pickering, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Simcoe County Rovers
Youth career
0000–2017 Pickering FC
2018 FC Durham Academy
2018 Markham SC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Brock Badgers 16 (5)
2020– Seneca Sting
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Durham United FA 3 (0)
2019 Durham United FA 9 (0)
2021 Vaughan Azzurri 11 (1)
2022– Simcoe County Rovers 37 (14)
International career‡
2020 Guyana U20 10 (2)
2018– Guyana 6+ (2+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 22, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 May 2022

Early life

A native of Pickering, Ontario, Desa played youth soccer with Pickering FC, Markham SC and FC Durham Academy.[1][2][3]

College career

In 2018, Desa attended Brock University, playing for the women's soccer team.[4][5] She scored two goals in her debut on August 24 in a 2-1 victory over the Waterloo Warriors.[6] She was named an OUA Second Team All Star after leading Brock with five goals on the season.[7][8]

Afterwards, she began attending Seneca College, where she played for the women's soccer team.[9]

Club career

In 2017, she played for Durham United FA in League1 Ontario, appearing in three matches.[10] She returned to the side in 2019, appearing in nine matches[11]

In 2021, she played for Vaughan Azzurri in League1 Ontario, appearing in 11 league games, scoring once against Hamilton United on October 14.[12] She scored in the playoff semi-final match against Woodbridge Strikers, who defeated Vaughan in a penalty shootout.[13] She was named a league Second Team All Star.[14]

In 2022, she joined the Simcoe County Rovers.[15][16] She scored her first goal on April 30 against Alliance United.[17] She was named a league Second Team All-Star in 2022.[18]

International career

Desa represents the Guyana women's national football team.

International goals

Scores and results list Guyana's goal tally first

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1
23 May 2018Synthetic Track and Field Facility, Leonora, Guyana Bermuda
1–1
2–2
2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification
2
25 May 2018 Suriname
2–1
6–1

References
  1. "Strikers blank Brams in soccer final" (PDF). The Pickering News-Advertiser. 10 October 2008. p. 38.
  2. "Sports Briefs". St. Catharines Standard. 25 July 2018.
  3. "GFF names 26-member provisional squad for CONCACAF Caribbean Women's Qualifiers". Guyana Chronicle. 16 May 2018.
  4. "Brianne Desa Brock Badgers profile". Brock Badgers.
  5. "Brock women's soccer adds two recruits, Cirone and Desa". Brock Badgers. 20 July 2018.
  6. "Strong start for Badgers' soccer squads". Brock Badgers. 30 August 2018.
  7. "Women's soccer trio named OUA all stars". Brock Badgers. 31 October 2018.
  8. Dayton, Jonah (3 September 2019). "Badgers look to make some noise after big summer". The Brock Press.
  9. "Brianne Desa Seneca Sting profile". Seneca College.
  10. "Brianne Desa 2017 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  11. "Brianne Desa 2019 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  12. "Brianne Desa 2021 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  13. Thompson, Marty (31 October 2021). "Playoffs Roundup: Blue Devils pull off pair of upsets, Guelph & Woodbridge advance to Finals on PKs". League1 Ontario.
  14. Thompson, Marty (21 December 2021). "2021 L1O Women's Premier Division Awards: Twidle Earns MVP, FC London Dominate Again". League1 Ontario.
  15. "Rovers Begin Inaugural Season With High Expectations". Simcoe County Rovers.
  16. "Brianne Desa 2022 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  17. Mota-Pyette, Christian (2 May 2022). "Barrie Sports: Weekend Recap May 2". Barrie Uncovered.
  18. "Simcoe skipper Cloey Uddenberg at the heart of the 2022 Women's Premier Division All-Star team". League1 Ontario. 17 November 2022.
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