Brianna Davey
Davey with Melbourne Victory in 2012
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Brianna Iris Davey | ||
| Date of birth | 13 January 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2015 | Melbourne Victory | 47 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Linköping FC (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Melbourne City | 7 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| Australia U20 | |||
| 2012–2015 | Australia | 17 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 July 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 October 2015 |
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Brianna Iris Davey (born 13 January 1995) is an Australian footballer in both the soccer and Australian rules football codes. In soccer, she was a goalkeeper who played for the Matildas and played in the W-League for Melbourne Victory and Melbourne City. In 2016, she stopped playing soccer to play Australian rules football, and was one of two initial marquee recruits for the Carlton Football Club in the inaugural AFL Women's league.
Davey was initially an Australian rules football player until discovered kicking a ball at age 13 by a soccer scout while on a family holiday. Instantly discovered to have a talent as goalkeeper, Davey made inroads early and made Victorian representative and elite squads. Signed to Melbourne Victory Women as a fifteen-year-old as back-up keeper to Matildas captain Melissa Barbieri in Season 2010–11, she made three appearances in the short 11 match season. Having done enough to prove to head coach Vicki Linton that she was already as talented as the ageing Barbieri, Linton cut Barbieri and installed Davey as the number one choice. She went on to be the standout keeper for the first half of Season 2011–12 of the W-League.
In August 2013, Davey agreed to play for Swedish Damallsvenskan club Linköping FC during the Australian off-season. Linköping coach Martin Sjögren required a replacement for Sofia Lundgren, who had a back injury. On signing Davey Sjögren described her as "probably the world's most talented goalkeeper".
On 20 August 2015, after five years with Victory, Davey signed a contract with intra-city rivals Melbourne City, becoming the first ever goalkeeper for their newly created W-League side.
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