Libby Copus-Brown
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elizabeth Copus-Brown | ||
| Date of birth | 10 November 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Brighton, England | ||
| Height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Newcastle Jets | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2020 | Newcastle Jets | 38 | (2) |
| 2020–2022 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 26 | (1) |
| 2022 | Newcastle Olympic | ||
| 2022–2023 | Lewes | 15 | (0) |
| 2023– | Newcastle Jets | 24 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2024 | |||
Elizabeth Copus-Brown (born 10 November 1997) is an Australian football (soccer) player, who currently plays for Newcastle Jets in the A-League Women. She has previously played in the A-League Women for Western Sydney Wanderers and in the FA Women's Championship for Lewes.[1]
Club career
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Newcastle Jets
[edit]First played as a 16-year-old.
Western Sydney Wanderers
[edit]In November 2020, Copus-Brown joined Western Sydney Wanderers.[2] By the time that the 2021–22 A-League Women season had started, Copus-Brown had eight seasons of professional football to her name. The number of games per season for Copus-Brown gradually increased each season.[3]
In April 2022, Copus-Brown joined NPL NSW side Newcastle Olympic,[4] and 4 months later confirmed she had left Western Sydney Wanderers.[5]
Lewes
[edit]In August 2022, Copus-Brown joined English Championship club Lewes, following a recommendation by former league-mate Isobel Dalton.[6]
Return to Newcastle Jets
[edit]In September 2023, Copus-Brown returned to Newcastle Jets.[7]
On 17 March 2024, Copus-Brown scored the first ever goal at the Wyndham Regional Football Facility, scoring in the 4th minute of an eventual 3–1 win over Western United.
References
[edit]- ^ Newcastle Jets profile
- ^ "Copus-Brown commits to Wanderers". Western Sydney Wanderers. 5 November 2020.
- ^ Esposito, Joseph (25 November 2021). "Libby Copus-Brown on a mission to see Wanderers rise". The Football Sack. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ Valentine, Renee (12 April 2022). "Wanderers midfielder Libby Copus-Brown latest of big guns to make NPLW NNSW return". The Newcastle Herald.
- ^ Libby Copus-Brown [@BrownCopus] (9 August 2022). "Firstly I'd like to thank @wswanderersfc for the past 2 seasons. I am so grateful to call this club a home away from home. I have learnt alot over the past 2 seasons through the highs and the lows and grown not only as a player but a person too. Thank you to the coaches and staff for believing in me and pushing me to be a better player. Lastly I'd like to thank my team mates, I am so grateful for every single one of you, plenty of laughs and friendships made that will last a lifetime. For now on to the next chapter" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Copus-Brown arrives from Down Under". Lewes. 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Newcastle Jets sign Libby Copus-Brown". Newcastle Jets. 7 September 2023.
External links
[edit]- Libby Copus-Brown at Soccerway
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- Living people
- Australian women's soccer players
- Newcastle Jets FC (A-League Women) players
- Western Sydney Wanderers FC (A-League Women) players
- Lewes F.C. Women players
- Women's association football midfielders
- 1997 births
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Australian women's soccer biography stubs