Melissa Barbieri

Melissa Barbieri
Personal information
Full name Melissa Anne Barbieri[1]
Date of birth (1980-01-20) 20 January 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Melbourne, Australia
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Melbourne City (player/assistant manager)
Number 23
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
2017– Melbourne City 35 (0)
International career
2002–2015 Australia 86 (0)
Managerial career
2016– Heidelberg United (women)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 June 2015

Melissa Anne Barbieri (born 20 February 1980) is an Australian international soccer goalkeeper who plays for Melbourne City in the A-League Women. She earned over 86 caps with the Australia women's national soccer team and competed at four FIFA Women's World Cup tournaments. Barbieri retired from international football in 2015.[2]

Barbieri was named W-League Goalkeeper of the Year for the 2008–09 and 2013–14 seasons.

  1. ^ a b "List of Players – Australia" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 6 July 2015. p. 1. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Melissa Barbieri retirement: Matildas veteran goalkeeper retires from international football". Fox Sports. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2020.