Eleri Earnshaw

Eleri Earnshaw (born 17 May 1985) is a Welsh women's football coach and former player who serves an assistant coach of Angel City FC in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She was previously the acting head coach and assistant coach of the Fordham Rams women's soccer team; co-head coach of NJ/NY Gotham FC Reserves in 2021, leading them to a Women's Premier Soccer League conference championship and earning conference Coach of the Year honors; head coach of LIU Sharks women's soccer; and an assistant coach for Central Connecticut and Yale.

Eleri Earnshaw
Personal information
Full name Eleri Earnshaw
Date of birth (1985-05-17) 17 May 1985
Place of birth St Asaph, Wales
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Angel City FC (assistant)
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Iona Gaels
2007 Long Island Blackbirds
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Bangor City Girls
2001–2004 Arsenal Ladies
2002–2003 → Barnet (loan)
2005–2008 New York Magic
2009 New York Athletic Club
2010 SoccerPlus Connecticut
International career
2002–2010 Wales 21 (0)
Managerial career
2008–2009 Long Island Blackbirds (graduate assistant)
2010–2014 SoccerPlus Elite (director of coaching)
2011–2013 Central Connecticut Blue Devils (assistant)
2014–2016 Yale Bulldogs (assistant)
2017–2018 LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds
2019 LIU Sharks
2017–2021 Downtown United Soccer Club
2020–2021 Fordham Rams (assistant)
2021 NJ/NY Gotham FC Reserves
2022 Angel City FC (performance analyst)
2023– Angel City FC (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In her playing career, Earnshaw played as a defender and midfielder for the Welsh national team, the New York Magic, and Arsenal, and accumulated more than twenty caps for Wales.

Club career

Earnshaw attended Ysgol Glan Clwyd[1] and also played for Bangor City Girls in the FA Women's Premier League Northern Division.[2] In November 2000, a 15-year-old Earnshaw scored twice against Charlton Athletic in an FA Women's Premier League Cup tie.[3] She won a scholarship to Arsenal Ladies' Academy in September 2001.[4]

After spending a period with Barnet in 2002–03,[5] Earnshaw helped Arsenal win a domestic double in 2003–04.[1]

She then moved to America to play varsity soccer while attending Iona College (New York).[1] After three successful seasons with The Gaels, Earnshaw moved to Long Island University for a final season of college soccer in 2007.[6]

International career

Earnshaw won 13 caps and scored three goals for Wales at U–19 level.[2] She made her senior debut, aged 17 and two days, in a 2–0 defeat to Scotland in May 2002.[2][7]

References
  1. Gareth Bicknell (3 August 2004). "Eleri ready to tackle US; Double-winning footballer Eleri Earnshaw is heading to the States to boost her hopes of a professional career, as she tells". Liverpool Post. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  2. "International Teams — Eleri Earnshaw". Football Association of Wales. Archived from the original on 21 March 2009. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  3. Tony Leighton (5 November 2000). "Arsenal stay on course for double". BBC News. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  4. Esther Eckley (6 September 2001). "Four Welsh hopefuls earn their places at the top academy; SOCCER: Quartet are bound for Arsenal". Western Mail. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  5. "Ladies Miss 2nd By Point". Barnet FC. 13 April 2003. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  6. "#5 Eleri Earnshaw". Long Island University. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  7. "Eleri Earnshaw". FIFA. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2011.


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