Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joanne Elsa Peters [1] | ||
Date of birth | 11 March 1979 | ||
Place of birth | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Northern NSW Pride | |||
New York Power | |||
Santos | |||
Charlotte Lady Eagles | |||
2005 | KIF Örebro DFF | ||
NSW Sapphires | |||
Sydney United | |||
Sydney Olympic | |||
2008 | Newcastle Jets | 11 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
1996–2009 | Australia | 110 | (28) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 March 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 March 2009 |
Joanne "Joey" Elsa Peters (born 11 March 1979) is an Australian former soccer player who last played for the Newcastle Jets in the Australian W-League. [2]
After attending the Australian Institute of Sport and the NSW Institute of Sport Peters was signed by Northern NSW Pride in the Australian Women's National Soccer League. She signed with the New York Power in the Women's United Soccer Association. [3] She later had a stint with Brazilian club Santos, becoming the first Australian woman to play professional football in South America. [4]
Peters last played with the Newcastle Jets in the Australian W-League. [5] [6]
Peters made her debut for Australia in 1996. She played her last international football match in February 2009 in a match against Italy in Canberra. She had played 110 times for the Matildas, scoring 28 times. [4] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 27 July 2006 | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia | Japan | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
2. | 30 July 2006 | China | 2–0 | 2–2 ( a.e.t. ) (2–4 p) | ||
3. | 25 February 2007 | Zhongshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan | Chinese Taipei | 6–1 | 8–1 | 2008 Summer Olympics qualification |
4. | 7 April 2007 | BCU International Stadium, Coffs Harbour, Australia | Hong Kong | 5–0 | 15–0 | |
5. | 15 April 2007 | Zhongshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan | Chinese Taipei | 6–0 | 10–0 | |
6. | 8–0 | |||||
7. | 12 August 2007 | BCU International Stadium, Coffs Harbour, Australia | Chinese Taipei | 5–0 | 7–0 | |
In 2009 Peters was a coach with the Australian under-16 women's national team. [13]
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