| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 July 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Pickering, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pickering FC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Pickering FC | ||
| 2018 | FC Durham Academy | ||
| 2018 | Markham SC | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Brock Badgers | 16 | (5) |
| 2020– | Seneca Sting | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Durham United FA | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | Durham United FA | 9 | (0) |
| 2021 | Vaughan Azzurri | 11 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Simcoe County Rovers | 37 | (14) |
| 2024 | Vaughan Azzurri | 14 | (4) |
| 2024 | → Vaughan Azzurri B | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | Pickering FC | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Guyana U20 | 10 | (2) |
| 2018– | Guyana | 7 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 May 2023 | |||
Brianne Desa (born 6 July 2000) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for League1 Ontario Championship club Pickering FC. Born in Canada, she represents Guyana at the international level.
A native of Pickering, Ontario, Desa played youth soccer with Pickering FC, Markham SC and FC Durham Academy. [1] [2] [3]
In 2018, Desa attended Brock University, playing for the women's soccer team. [4] [5] She scored two goals in her debut on August 24 in a 2-1 victory over the Waterloo Warriors. [6] She was named an OUA Second Team All Star after leading Brock with five goals on the season. [7] [8]
Afterwards, she began attending Seneca College, where she played for the women's soccer team. [9]
In 2017, she played for Durham United FA in League1 Ontario, appearing in three matches. [10] She returned to the side in 2019, appearing in nine matches [11]
In 2021, she played for Vaughan Azzurri in League1 Ontario, appearing in 11 league games, scoring once against Hamilton United on October 14. [12] She scored in the playoff semi-final match against Woodbridge Strikers, who defeated Vaughan in a penalty shootout. [13] She was named a league Second Team All Star. [14]
In 2022, she joined the Simcoe County Rovers. [15] [16] She scored her first goal on April 30 against Alliance United. [17] She was named a league Second Team All-Star in 2022. [18]
In 2024, she played with Vaughan Azzurri and was named a league First Team All-Star. [19]
In 2025, she joined Pickering FC (who she previously played for when they were known as Durham United). [20]
Desa represents the Guyana women's national football team.
Scores and results list Guyana's goal tally first
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 23 May 2018 | Synthetic Track and Field Facility, Leonora, Guyana |  Bermuda | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification |
2 | 25 May 2018 |  Suriname | 2–1 | 6–1 |