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Melissa Maizels
Personal information
Full name Melissa Ashleigh Maizels
Date of birth (1993-05-10) 10 May 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Melbourne, Australia
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Melbourne Victory
Number 20
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Melbourne Victory 0 (0)
2014–2016 Canberra United 4 (0)
2016–2018 Perth Glory 18 (0)
2018–2019 Canberra United 0 (0)
2019– Melbourne Victory 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 October 2019

Melissa Maizels (born 10 May 1993) is an Australian soccer goalkeeper who plays for Australian W-League team Melbourne Victory. She previously played for Perth Glory and Canberra United.[1]

Early life

Maizels was born in Melbourne, Australia, and is Jewish.[2] Her great, great, great-grandfather was the Chief Rabbi of Łódź.[3]

She began playing soccer at the age of nine.[4] She represented Victoria four times for futsal and soccer, and competed in national tournaments at the Australian Institute of Sport (from which she earned her coaching UEFA B Licence) as well as in Canberra and Perth.[4] In 2009, she helped the futsal team make the grand final.[4][5]

Playing career

She played at Melbourne Victory from 2012-2014.[3]

Canberra United, 2014–2016

In July 2014, Maizels signed with Canberra United.[6] She made her debut for the club during a match against Adelaide United after the team's starting goalkeeper Chantel Jones was injured.[7][8][9]

Perth Glory, 2016-2018

Maizels joined Perth Glory for the 2016-17 W-League Season. She suffered a serious hand injury, which ended her season after only six games.[10] Maizels returned for the 2017–18 season as Perth's number one keeper and played every minute of the season.[11]

Canberra United, 2018-2019

Maizels signed with Canberra United for the 2018–19 W-League, returning to the club she had played for from 2014–2016.[12]

Melbourne Victory, 2019-

Maizels joined Melbourne Victory ahead of the 2019–20 W-League season.[13]

International career

She competed for Team Australia at the 2017 Maccabiah Games in Israel.[3][14]

Honors and awards

with Canberra United
with Melbourne Victory
  • W-League runner-up: 2012–13, 2013–14
with Perth Glory

See also

References

  1. ^ "Player profile – Melissa Maizels". Melbourne Victory FC. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Incredible Maccabiah selection miracle | News | Maccabiah". www.maccabi.com.au.
  3. ^ a b c "A Maccabiah miracle". ajn.timesofisrael.com.
  4. ^ a b c "Melissa Maizels". Soccer Pups. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Perth Glory goalkeeper's inspiring comeback". Westfield W-League. 3 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Canberra United sign Chantel Jones, goalkeepers on the move". The Women's Game. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  7. ^ "Canberra United's title hopes in freefall after Adelaide United stunner". Canberra Times. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  8. ^ "Canberra show signs of improvement in win over Western Sydney". JRG Ventures. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2016.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "Wanderers repeat history against Canberra". Western Sydney Wanderers. 28 November 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  10. ^ "Perth Glory goalkeeper's inspiring comeback". 2 January 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  11. ^ "M.Maizels". Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  12. ^ "All of the Westfield W-League signings for 2018/19 so far". 30 August 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  13. ^ "Victory in safe hands for 2019/20". Melbourne Victory. 24 October 2019.
  14. ^ Desiatnik, Shane. "Maizels moves home to Victory". ajn.timesofisrael.com.

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