Melissa Barbieri
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Melissa Anne Barbieri[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 January 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Melbourne City (player/assistant manager) | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2008 | Victoria Vision | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008 | Richmond SC | ||
| 2008–2011 | Melbourne Victory | 28 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Newcastle Jets | 9 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Box Hill United | 10 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Adelaide United | 24 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Melbourne Victory | 11 | (0) |
| 2016 | Taroona | ||
| 2017– | Melbourne City | 32 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2002–2015 | Australia | 86 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016– | Heidelberg United (women) | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 June 2015 | |||
Melissa Anne Barbieri (born 20 February 1980) is an Australian international soccer goalkeeper who plays for Melbourne City in the A-League Women. She earned over 86 caps with the Australia women's national soccer team and competed at four FIFA Women's World Cup tournaments. Barbieri retired from international football in 2015.[2]
Barbieri was named W-League Goalkeeper of the Year for the 2008–09 and 2013–14 seasons.
Early life and education[edit]
Barbieri was a scholarship holder with the Victorian Institute of Sport.[3]
Playing career[edit]
In her early career Barbieri was a midfielder until she was 20 years old, when a hamstring tendinitis injury required her to stop playing in the outfield.[4][5] In September 2002 she made her debut for Australia in a game against Canada.
Before the 2007 World Cup Barbieri played 54 games for Australia. She played for Richmond SC, becoming the first female to play in the Australian semi-professional men's league. After gaining experience in the men's league, Barbieri made her debut in goals for the Matildas in September 2002 in a 1–0 win against Canada.
In 2008, she was approached by the US football team, the Boston Renegades.[6] However, the Boston management eventually pursued this no further for the remainder of the season, due to Barbieri's commitments to the Australian national team.[7]
She signed for Melbourne Victory for the inaugural season of the Westfield W-League. Barbieri won the Goalkeeper of the year award in that season.
On 19 February 2010, Barbieri was named captain of the Matildas following the 2009 retirement of Cheryl Salisbury.[8]
In May 2015, national coach Alen Stajcic surprisingly axed Brianna Davey from Australia's 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup squad, a decision criticised in many quarters, recalling resurgent veteran Barbieri for her fourth World Cup.[9]
In July 2016, Barbieri signed a deal to play one game as a guest for Taroona in the Tasmanian Women's Super League.[10]
In November 2017, Barbieri came out of retirement to join Melbourne City on an injury replacement contract, after one of their goalkeepers Emily Shields broke her wrist.[11]
Coaching career[edit]
Barbieri was appointed coach of Heidelberg United's women's team in October 2016.[12]
In July 2018, Barbieri was appointed as an assistant coach of the Melbourne City W-League team.[13]
In popular culture[edit]
Barbieri was on the cover of the Australian FourFourTwo Magazine along with fellow Matilda's Thea Slatyer, Sam Kerr, Kyah Simon and Sarah Walsh in June 2011.
Personal life[edit]
Barbieri gave birth to her first child, a girl, in 2013.[2]
Career highlights[edit]
- 2013–14 W-League keeper of the year award[14]
- 2010 Qualified for FIFA Women's World Cup
- 2010 Captain the Matildas at the AFC Women's Asian Cup which they beat North Korea in penalties to win the competition
- 2007 Qualified for FIFA Women's World Cup
- 2006 2nd at the AFC Women's Asian Cup
- 2005 Four Nations Tour
- 2004 1st at the Oceania Football Confederation Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
- 2004 2nd at the 6th Australia Cup (Brisbane)
- 2004 Competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens
- 2003 13th at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
- 2003 Pre-World Cup Tour (China, Great Britain, Canada)
- 2003 2nd at the 3-Nations International Tournament in Japan
- 2003 2nd at the Australia Cup
- 2003 Gained Australian Institute of Sport Scholarship
- 2002 Canada Series
- 2002 2nd at the US Nike Cup (international debut vs. Canada with a clean sheet)
- 2001 First national camp as a goal keeper
- 2000 Switched to goal keeper position
- 1997 Selected for a national camp as a midfielder
Honours[edit]
Country[edit]
Individual[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "List of Players – Australia" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 6 July 2015. p. 1. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Melissa Barbieri retirement: Matildas veteran goalkeeper retires from international football". Fox Sports. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Barbieri set to break the code". AAP/Sydney Morning Herald. 3 March 2007. Retrieved 21 April 2008.
- ^ "1v1 with Melissa Barbieri". 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Barbieri calls time on Westfield Matildas career". 24 September 2015.
- ^ Ritson, John (1 April 2008). "Boston Mad For Barbs". FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2008.
- ^ Cheng, Peng (18 April 2008). "Interview With Melissa Barbieri". Archived from the original on 22 April 2008. Retrieved 21 April 2008.
- ^ "Westfield Matildas to face DPR Korea in Brisbane". Football Federation Australia. 20 February 2010.
- ^ "Matildas omit top scorer Kate Gill from Women's World Cup squad". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ^ Ormond, Aidan (18 July 2016). "Bubs' one-off guest stint in Tasmania". Football Federation Australia.
- ^ "Melissa Hudson joins Melbourne City as injury replacement". The Women's Game. 2 November 2017.
- ^ Turner, David (23 October 2016). "Former Matildas skipper and goalkeeping star named Heidelberg United's new Women's National Premier League coach". Herald Sun. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ^ Lynch, Michael (18 June 2018). "Victory sign King Kenny, City bring in Rado Vidosic and Kalac". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ "Bubs' risk pays off and shuts up the haters". Football Federation Australia. 29 April 2014.
External links[edit]
- Melissa Barbieri – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Football Federation Australia player profile
- Melbourne Victory player profile
- Victorian Institute of Sport profile
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- Australian women's soccer players
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Melbourne Victory FC (A-League Women) players
- Newcastle Jets FC (A-League Women) players
- Adelaide United FC (A-League Women) players
- Melbourne City FC (A-League Women) players
- Australian people of Italian descent
- Sportspeople of Italian descent
- Olympic soccer players for Australia
- Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Soccer players from Melbourne
- Australia women's international soccer players
- Women's association football goalkeepers
- Victorian Institute of Sport alumni
- Australian soccer managers
- Sportswomen from Victoria (state)