Leah Fortune

Leah
Personal information
Full name Leah Lynn Gabriela Fortune
Date of birth (1990-12-13) December 13, 1990
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
1994–2005 Brasilia LFC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Texas Longhorns
2011–2013 Lee University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2009 Brasilia LFC 248 (9)
2009 Team Chicago LFC 35 (6)
2012–2015 Charlotte Lady Eagles
2016 Orlando Pride 3 (0)
National team
2006–2009 Brazil U18 37 (5)
2009–2010 Brazil U20 19 (8)
2010–2014 Brazil 6 (0)
Teams managed
2014–2016 USC Upstate (assistant)
2017– Lipscomb (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Leah Lynn Gabriela Fortune (born December 13, 1990) is a Brazilian-American association footballer who previously played for the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) club Orlando Pride.[1]

Biography

She was born in São Paulo to missionary parents and grew up in Illinois.[2][3] FIFA.com describes her as "one of the more unusual players" in the 2010 U-20 Women's World Cup, and describes her style of taking throw-ins as "a remarkable long throw, the prelude of which is a spectacular forward flip to help her launch the ball a long way into the area".[4] In November 2010, Leah was called up to the Brazil women's national football team. However, she tore her anterior cruciate ligament, leaving her out of football for months in recovery.[5]

By virtue of her dual nationality, she could have had the opportunity to play at the senior international level for either Brazil or the United States.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Orlando Pride Completes Roster with Signing of Brazilian-American Leah Fortune". Orlando City SC. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Player Bio: Leah Fortune". Retrieved July 21, 2010.
  3. 1 2 "Fortune stars for Brazil U-20s". Retrieved July 21, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Leah and Brazil hoping to make amends". Retrieved July 21, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Marta talks Tyresö and WPS, while Leah Fortune makes a comeback". Retrieved July 31, 2012.


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