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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 (age 32)[1]
Place of birth	Westerville, Ohio, United States
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward[1]
Club 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)
National team‡
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.	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

• KNVB Women's Cup: 2012–13

Runners-up

• BeNe Super Cup: 2012–13

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

• List of Guyana women's international footballers

References

External links

• Brittany Persaud at Soccerway

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