Joanne Burgess
![]() Burgess playing for Sydney FC in 2008 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joanne Rebecca Burgess | ||
Date of birth | 23 September 1979 | ||
Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2009 | Sydney FC | 7 | (1) |
2009–2012 | Brisbane Roar | 36 | (5) |
2013–2014 | Brisbane Roar | 12 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 5 | (1) |
International career | |||
2005–2014 | Australia | 40 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 March 2017 |
Joanne "Joey" Rebecca Burgess (born 23 September 1979) is an Australian international soccer player, who plays for the Taree Wildcats in the Mid North Coast League.
Career
[edit]Burgess was raised in Campbelltown and began her career in the National Soccer League during the 1999–2000 season, where she played for the NSW Sapphires.[1]
W-league
[edit]Burgess joined Sydney FC in the inaugural W-League season. Following that one-year stint, Burgess joined Brisbane Roar FC for 5 years, where she played on the wing.[2]
During her time at Brisbane she played in 4 grand finals in 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2014, winning in 2011.[3] After the 2014 W-League Grand Final, Burgess retired from professional soccer.[4][5]
Return from retirement
[edit]In 2016, Burgess came out of retirement to play for Western Sydney Wanderers[6] as a more experienced player, who could help a team that was consistently at the bottom of the table.[7] Burgess was particularly excited to play for the Wanderers, as she grew up in Western Sydney.[8][9] She retired a second time after one season with the Wanderers.
National team
[edit]Burgess represented Australia 40 times over her career. Her career highlights include playing in the 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup and the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup.[10]
Burgess is also an Australian Futsal player, representing Australia in the 2008 Women's Futsal World Cup.
International goals
[edit]No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 24 July 2006 | Marden Sports Complex, Marden, Australia | ![]() |
2–0 | 5–0 | 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
2. | 7 April 2007 | BCU International Stadium, Coffs Harbour, Australia | ![]() |
9–0 | 15–0 | 2008 Summer Olympics |
3. | 15 April 2007 | Zhongshan Soccer Stadium, Zhongshan, Taiwan | ![]() |
10–0 | 10–0 |
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Joanne Burgess". Western Sydney Wanderers FC. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "Quiet achiever Burgess says farewell". MyFootball. 23 February 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "Western Sydney Wanderers sign former Matilda Joanne Burgess". The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "Burgess announces retirement". Brisbane Roar. 8 February 2014.
- ^ Monteverde, Marco (23 February 2014). "Brisbane Roar stalwart Joanne Burgess retires on a sour note after W-League GF loss". The Courier-Mail.
- ^ "Matildas star comes out of retirement". Western Sydney Wanderers FC. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ "Season 9 Preview: Western Sydney Wanderers". The Women's Game. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "Burgess joins WSW in W-League". ESPN. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "Matildas star comes out of retirement". Western Sydney Wanderers FC. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ Football Australia Profile
External links
[edit]- Joanne Burgess at Soccerway
- Joanne Burgess – FIFA competition record (archived)
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Australian women's soccer players
- Sydney FC (A-League Women) players
- Brisbane Roar FC (A-League Women) players
- Western Sydney Wanderers FC (A-League Women) players
- A-League Women players
- Australia women's international soccer players
- Women's association football midfielders
- 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Soccer players from Sydney
- Sportswomen from New South Wales
- Australian women's soccer biography stubs