Personal information | |||
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Full name | Leah Elizabeth Scarpelli | ||
Date of birth | September 18, 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Toms River, New Jersey | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Brisbane Roar FC | ||
Number | 17 | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 3 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Florida Gulf Coast Eagles | 44 | (6) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023 | Sporting CP | ||
2023– | Brisbane Roar FC | 8 | (0) |
International career | |||
2017 | United States U17 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Leah Elizabeth Scarpelli (born September 18, 2001) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender or midfielder for Brisbane Roar.
Scarpelli is a native of Brick Township, New Jersey. [1] She started playing soccer at the age of four and played prep soccer at Brick Memorial High School in her hometown. [2]
Scarpelli played college soccer at Pennsylvania State University and Florida Gulf Coast University, where she was regarded as one of the soccer team's most important players. [3]
Scarpelli has been described as "brings versatility... having grown up playing central midfield and left midfield before eventually falling into a strong centre-back role". [5]
Scarpelli is the daughter of American soccer player Craig Scarpelli. [6] She has regarded Portugal international Cristiano Ronaldo as her football idol. [7]
Brick Township is a township situated on the Jersey Shore within Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the city retained its position as the state's 13th-most-populous municipality, with a population of 73,620, a decrease of 1,452 (−1.9%) from the 2010 census count of 75,072, which in turn reflected a decline of 1,047 residents (−1.4%) from its population of 76,119 at the 2000 census, when it was the state's 12th most-populous municipality.
Brick Memorial High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades in Brick Township in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operating as a part of the Brick Public Schools. The school opened in 1980 as the second of two secondary schools in the district, the other being Brick Township High School.
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