Aneesa O'Brien

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Aneesa O'Brien
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-04-27) 27 April 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Canada
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
20??–2019 FC Durham
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2022 Jacksonville State Gamecocks 4 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019 FC Oshawa 0 (0)
International career‡
2019– Guyana U20 10 (0)
2018 Guyana 2+ (0+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 March 2020

Aneesa O'Brien (born 27 April 2002) is an footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Born in Canada, she represents the Guyana women's national team.

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College career

O'Brien committed to the Jacksonville State University in the United States. [1] She made her college debut for the Jacksonville State Gamecocks on March 5, 2021, against the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks recording five saves in a 3–1 loss. [2] She was named to the 2021 FTF All-Freshman Second Team. [3]

International career

Internationally, O'Brien represents Guyana, the nation of her mother's birth, after having been introduced to the program by her friend and Guyana international player Nailah Rowe. [4]

At senior level, she made her debut in 2018 at the 2018 CFU Women's Challenge Series, at the age of 15, [4] [5] playing against Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago. [6] [7]

In 2019, O'Brien first represented Guyana U20 at the 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualification tournament, appearing in four games, recording three clean sheet. [4] She later represent them at the 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.

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References

  1. ↑ Hirst, Rich (1 November 2019). "Aneesa O'Brien commits to Jacksonville State U". FC Durham .
  2. ↑ "JSU Soccer Falls at Southeast Missouri". Jacksonville State Gamecocks . 5 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "FTF Female All-Canadian Freshmen". First Touch Football Canada. 24 May 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 Fanfair, Ron (12 August 2019). "Canadians help Guyana to an unbeaten record in Under-20 soccer qualifier". Ron Fanfair.
  5. ↑ "JSU Soccer's O'Brien, Gibbs Set To Train For World Cup Qualifiers". Jacksonville State Gamecocks . 28 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "CFU Women's Challenge Series… Lady Jags held by Suriname yesterday; face T&T tomorrow in final match". Kaieteur News. 28 April 2018.
  7. ↑ Liburd, Lasana (29 April 2018). "Experimental W/Warriors team capitalises on Guyanese blunders for third straight win". Wired 868.
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