Leah Fortune

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]

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)
Position(s) 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)
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

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. May 3, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  2. "Player Bio: Leah Fortune". Archived from the original on August 15, 2009. Retrieved July 21, 2010.
  3. "Fortune stars for Brazil U-20s". Retrieved July 21, 2010.
  4. "Leah and Brazil hoping to make amends". Archived from the original on March 4, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2010.
  5. "Marta talks Tyresö and WPS, while Leah Fortune makes a comeback". Archived from the original on May 10, 2012. Retrieved July 31, 2012.


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