Melissa Barbieri
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Melissa Anne Barbieri | ||
| Date of birth | 20 February 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | ||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| 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 | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002–2015 | Australia | 86 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2016– | Heidelberg United (women) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 July 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 June 2015 |
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Melissa Anne Barbieri (born 20 January 1980) is an Australian international football goalkeeper. She last played for Melbourne Victory.
Before the 2007 World Cup Barbieri played 54 games for Australia.
At 1.68m tall, her height has been questioned by the media in her position at goalkeeper, although has aptly proven herself as a shot-stopper.
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. 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.
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.
She was a scholarship holder with the Victorian Institute of Sport.
On 19 February 2010, Barbieri was named captain of the Matildas following the 2009 retirement of Cheryl Salisbury.
In June 2011, Barbieri was on the cover of the Australian FourFourTwo Magazine along with fellow Matilda's Thea Slatyer, Sam Kerr, Kyah Simon and Sarah Walsh.
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