Brianna Westrup

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Brianna Westrup
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Personal information
Full name Brianna Maureen Westrup [1]
Date of birth (1997-02-22) 22 February 1997 (age 26) [2]
Place of birth Corona del Mar, California, U.S. [1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Sunderland
Number 27
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2018 Virginia Cavaliers 79 (6)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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Club career

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]

International career

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]

Honours

Rangers

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References

  1. 1 2 "Brianna Westrup". virginiasports.com. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  2. 1 2 Brianna Westrup at the Scottish Football Association
  3. 1 2 "Brianna Westrup". Rangers FC. Archived from the original on 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "Stærk amerikansk forsvarer til B.93 Q". 2 April 2019. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  5. ↑ Falk, Graham (17 May 2021). "California dreaming for Rangers defender as Brianna Westrup scoops player of the year award". The Scotsman. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "McLaren names four fresh faces for SWNT's June friendlies". www.scottishfa.co.uk. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
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