Louisa Bisby

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Louisa Bisby
Personal information
Full name Louisa Rebecca Elisabeth Bisby
Date of birth (1979-06-01) 1 June 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Royal Leamington Spa, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Aston Villa
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1996–1998 ITC Victoria
1998–1999 SASI Buffalo Pirates
1999–2002 Victoria Vision 29 (3)
2002 Sichuan Dahe
2002–2004 Victoria Vision 20 (3)
2004–2006 Brauweiler Pulheim
2008–2013 Melbourne Victory 22 (1)
International career
2007 Australia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Louisa Bisby (born 1 June 1979) is an Australian soccer player who played for Melbourne Victory in the Australian W-League, and with the Matildas representing Australia. [1] A knee injury ended Bisby's 2012 season with Melbourne Victory in October. [2] [3] [4]

Bisby was born in England and arrived in Australia at the age of 15. [5]

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References

  1. Melbourne Victory profile Archived 19 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "W-League: Brown and Bisby to miss season". Football Federation Australia. 29 October 2012. Archived from the original on 3 April 2013.
  3. "Louisa Bisby, a true pioneer in the women's game". Football Victoria. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  4. Sheridan, Nick (19 October 2008). "Bisby thrilled to be in a league of her own". The Age. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  5. Turner, David (19 December 2001). "Defender goes - waltzing with - the Matildas". Diamond Valley Leader. p. 31.