Brianne_Desa
Brianne Desa
Canadian–Guyanese footballer
Brianne Desa (born 6 July 2000) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for League1 Ontario club Vaughan Azzurri. Born in Canada, she represents Guyana at the international level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2000-07-06) 6 July 2000 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Pickering, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vaughan Azzurri | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2017 | Pickering FC | ||
| 2018 | FC Durham Academy | ||
| 2018 | Markham SC | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Brock Badgers | 16 | (5) |
| 2020– | Seneca Sting | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Durham United FA | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | Durham United FA | 9 | (0) |
| 2021 | Vaughan Azzurri | 11 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Simcoe County Rovers | 37 | (14) |
| 2024– | Vaughan Azzurri | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Guyana U20 | 10 | (2) |
| 2018– | Guyana | 7 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 28, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 May 2023 | |||
A native of Pickering, Ontario, Desa played youth soccer with Pickering FC, Markham SC and FC Durham Academy.[1][2][3]
In 2018, Desa attended Brock University, playing for the women's soccer team.[4][5] She scored two goals in her debut on August 24 in a 2-1 victory over the Waterloo Warriors.[6] She was named an OUA Second Team All Star after leading Brock with five goals on the season.[7][8]
Afterwards, she began attending Seneca College, where she played for the women's soccer team.[9]
In 2017, she played for Durham United FA in League1 Ontario, appearing in three matches.[10] She returned to the side in 2019, appearing in nine matches[11]
In 2021, she played for Vaughan Azzurri in League1 Ontario, appearing in 11 league games, scoring once against Hamilton United on October 14.[12] She scored in the playoff semi-final match against Woodbridge Strikers, who defeated Vaughan in a penalty shootout.[13] She was named a league Second Team All Star.[14]
In 2022, she joined the Simcoe County Rovers.[15][16] She scored her first goal on April 30 against Alliance United.[17] She was named a league Second Team All-Star in 2022.[18]
Desa represents the Guyana women's national football team.
Scores and results list Guyana's goal tally first
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 23 May 2018 | Synthetic Track and Field Facility, Leonora, Guyana |  Bermuda | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification |
2 | 25 May 2018 |  Suriname | 2–1 | 6–1 |
- "Strikers blank Brams in soccer final" (PDF). The Pickering News-Advertiser. 10 October 2008. p. 38.
- "Sports Briefs". St. Catharines Standard. 25 July 2018.
- "GFF names 26-member provisional squad for CONCACAF Caribbean Women's Qualifiers". Guyana Chronicle. 16 May 2018.
- "Strong start for Badgers' soccer squads". Brock Badgers. 30 August 2018.
- "Women's soccer trio named OUA all stars". Brock Badgers. 31 October 2018.
- Dayton, Jonah (3 September 2019). "Badgers look to make some noise after big summer". The Brock Press.
- "Brianne Desa 2017 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- "Brianne Desa 2019 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- "Brianne Desa 2021 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- Thompson, Marty (31 October 2021). "Playoffs Roundup: Blue Devils pull off pair of upsets, Guelph & Woodbridge advance to Finals on PKs". League1 Ontario.
- Thompson, Marty (21 December 2021). "2021 L1O Women's Premier Division Awards: Twidle Earns MVP, FC London Dominate Again". League1 Ontario.
- "Brianne Desa 2022 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- Mota-Pyette, Christian (2 May 2022). "Barrie Sports: Weekend Recap May 2". Barrie Uncovered.
- Brianne Desa at Soccerway