Brittany Persaud

Brittany Persaud

Personal information
Date of birth	(1990-04-01) 1 April 1990 (age 34)[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

Brittany Persaud (born 1 April 1990) is a former footballer who played as a forward.[2][3][4] Born in the United States, she represented the Guyana 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

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 Timbers. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. 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. Archived from the original on November 24, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2020.

External links

• Brittany Persaud at Soccerway