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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Brianna Maureen Westrup [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 22 February 1997||
Place of birth | Corona del Mar, California, U.S. [1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sunderland | ||
Number | 27 | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2018 | Virginia Cavaliers | 79 | (6) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019 | B.93 | ||
2019–2020 | Newcastle United | ||
2020–2022 | Rangers | ||
2022– | Sunderland | 23 | (3) |
International career‡ | |||
2021– | Scotland | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2021 |
Brianna Westrup (born 22 February 1997) is a footballer who plays as a defender for Sunderland in the FA Women's Championship and the Scotland national team.
Westrup was born in California and received a scholarship to play soccer for the University of Virginia. [3] She first moved to Europe to play for Danish club B.93 in 2019. [4] After a spell with English club Newcastle United, she joined Scottish club Rangers in 2020. [3] Westrup won the club's player of the year award in her first season there. [5]
Westrup was eligible to play for Scotland because her mother was born there. [6] She was first selected for the Scotland squad in June 2021, and she made her international debut that month in a 1–0 win against Northern Ireland. [2]
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