Lisa Pechersky

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Lisa Pechersky
Personal information
Full name Elizabeth Pechersky
Date of birth (1998-06-29) June 29, 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Vancouver Rise FC
Youth career
North Mississauga SC
Woodbridge Strikers
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2021 Memphis Tigers 64 (6)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016 Woodbridge Strikers 8 (7)
2018–2019 Woodbridge Strikers 6 (1)
2021 Lidköpings FK 10 (4)
2022 KIF Örebro DFF 15 (2)
2023 PSV 3 (0)
2023 Vålerenga 12 (0)
2024 Vittsjö GIK 5 (0)
2025– Vancouver Rise FC 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 23, 2025

Elizabeth "Lisa" Pechersky (born June 29, 1998) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Vancouver Rise FC in the Northern Super League.

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Early life

Pechersky played youth soccer with North Mississauga SC and the Woodbridge Strikers. [1] She also played with the Ontario provinicial team from U14 to U16 level and won a gold medal at the Canadian National Championships with Team Ontario. [1]

College career

In 2016, Pechersky began attending the University of Memphis, where she played for the women's soccer team. [2] In 2017, she redshirted the season, extending her eligibility another season. [1] On October 31, 2019, she scored her first collegiate goal in a victory over the Tulsa Golden Hurricane. [3] At the end of the 2021 Spring season (delayed from the 2020 Fall due to the COVID-19 pandemic), she was named to the All-American Athletic Conference Second Team. [4] She was named to the AAC All-Academic team four times from 2017 to 2020. [1]

Club career

In 2016, Pechersky played with the Woodbridge Strikers in League1 Ontario (women). [5] She returned to play with them in 2018 and 2019. [6] [7]

In July 2021, she signed with Lidköpings FK in the Swedish second tier Elitettan. [8]

In December 2021, she signed with Swedish club KIF Örebro DFF in the first tier Damallsvenskan on a two-year contract to begin in the 2022 season. [9] At the end of the 2022 season, she agreed to a mutual termination of the remainder of her contract. [10] [11]

In January 2023, Pechersky signed with PSV in the Dutch Eredivisie on a free transfer, until the end of June 2023. [12] [13] [14] At the end of March 2023, she left the club on a transfer for the second-highest fee in team history. [15]

At the end of March 2023, she signed with Norwegian Toppserien club Vålerenga. [16] [17]

In August 2024, she signed with Swedish Damallsvenskan club Vittsjö GIK. [18] [19]

In February 2025, she returned to her native Canada and signed with Northern Super League club Vancouver Rise FC.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Lisa Pechersky Memphis profile". Memphis Tigers .
  2. "Lisa Pechersky Signs with Memphis". Memphis Tigers . February 5, 2016.
  3. "Tigers claim regular-season title in shutout win". Memphis Tigers . October 31, 2019.
  4. "Tigers well represented in AAC end-of-season awards; tournament play starts Thursday". Memphis Tigers . April 14, 2021.
  5. "Lisa Pechersky 2016 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  6. "Lisa Pechersky 2018 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  7. "Elizabeth Pechersky 2019 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  8. Pettersson, Pontus (July 31, 2021). "LFK stärker upp truppen – värvar från Kanada" [LFK strengthens the squad – recruits from Canada]. Nya Lidköpings-Tidningen (in Swedish).
  9. "Klart: Kanadensiska mittfältaren Pechersky till KIF Örebro" [Done: Canadian midfielder Pechersky to KIF Örebro]. Laget (in Swedish).
  10. "KIF tackar av Öhman, Mannström, Wickenheiser och Pechersky" [KIF thanks Öhman, Mannström, Wickenheiser and Pechersky]. Laget (in Swedish). November 14, 2022.
  11. Avedal, Martin (November 14, 2022). "Nyckelspelaren samt målvakten lämnar KIF Örebro" [Key player and goalkeeper leave KIF Örebro]. Örebro Tribune (in Swedish).
  12. Brännmyr, Jonas (January 10, 2023). "Lämnade Kif Örebro – klar för PSV Eindhoven" [Left Kif Örebro – ready for PSV Eindhoven]. Nerikes Allehanda (in Swedish).
  13. "PSV haalt met Canadese Lisa Pechersky extra aanvalster" [PSV adds extra attacker in Canadian Lisa Pechersky]. Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). January 10, 2023.
  14. "PSV Vrouwen versterkt zich met Pechersky" [PSV Women strengthens itself with Pechersky]. PSV (in Dutch). January 10, 2023.
  15. "PSV sells Pechersky to Vålerenga IF". PSV. March 31, 2023.
  16. Andersen Bakken, Benedicte. "Vålerenga henter PSV-spiller" [Vålerenga signs PSV player]. TV 2 (in Norwegian).
  17. "Vålerenga fotball damer har signert canadier fra nederlandske PSV" [Vålerenga women's football team has signed a Canadian from Dutch club PSV]. Vårt Oslo (in Norwegian). March 31, 2023.
  18. Brauer, Claes (August 30, 2024). "Under sista dagen ansluter Lisa Pechersky!" [On the last day, Lisa Pechersky joins!]. Vittsjö-Bjärnum (in Swedish).
  19. "Vittsjö plockar in offensiv pjäs i elfte timmen" [Vittsjö picks up an offensive play in the eleventh hour]. SkåneSport (in Swedish). August 31, 2024.