Leah Fortune
Brazilian football player and manager
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Leah Lynn Gabriela Fortune (born 13 December 1990) is a Brazilian football manager and former player. She has been a member of the Brazil women's national team. She has also played for the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) club Orlando Pride.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leah Lynn Gabriela Fortune[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 December 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–2005 | Brasilia LFC | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Texas Longhorns | ||
| 2011–2013 | Lee Flames | ||
| 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) |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2009 | Brazil U18 | 37 | (5) |
| 2009–2010 | Brazil U20 | 19 | (8) |
| 2010–2014 | Brazil | 6 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014–2016 | USC Upstate (assistant) | ||
| 2017– | Lipscomb (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Biography
She was born in São Paulo to American missionary parents and grew up in Illinois, and has USA and Brazilian citizenship.[3][4] She attended Wheaton Academy, graduating high school in 2009.[5]
FIFA.com described her as "one of the more unusual players" in the 2010 U-20 Women's World Cup, and described 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".[6] 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.[7]
