Brittany Persaud

Brittany Persaud (born 1 April 1990) is an American-born Guyanese footballer who plays as a forward for Westside Timbers FC,[2][3] and recently played for Portland Thorns FC of the American National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).[4]

Brittany Persaud
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-04-01) 1 April 1990[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

Persaud has been a member of the Guyana women's 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.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
15 March 2010Georgetown Cricket Club Ground, Georgetown, Guyana Suriname1–02–02010 CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying qualification
23 July 2010Providence Stadium, Georgetown, Guyana Cuba2–13–1
320 November 2015Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago Jamaica2–12016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification
427 April 2018 Suriname2–22018 CFU Women's Challenge Series
525 May 2018Synthetic Track and Field Facility, Leonora, Guyana1–16–12018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification
65–1

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. "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. "Westside Timbers Women's Premier Soccer League - WPSL". Westside Timbers Premier Soccer Club. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  4. 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. "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. "Girls Soccer Camp | Mentor | Elite Sports Performance & Fitness". Elite. Retrieved December 27, 2020.


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