Victoria Balomenos

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Victoria Balomenos
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Balomenos in action for Adelaide United
Personal information
Full name Victoria Balomenos
Date of birth (1988-02-14) 14 February 1988 (age 34)
Place of birth Ashford, South Australia
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
West Adelaide
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Adelaide City
2002–2008 Adelaide Sensation
2008–2009 Adelaide United 9 (3)
2010–2011 Adelaide United 9 (0)
2011–2012 Sydney FC 0 (0)
National team
2007–08 Australia 9 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league onlyand correct as of 2 October 2017
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 July 2011

Victoria Balomenos (born 14 February 1988 in Ashford, South Australia [1] ) is an Australian soccer player who played for Australian W-League teams Adelaide United and Sydney FC. [2] Balomenos played nine times for the Australia women's national soccer team.

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Club career

Adelaide United

Balomenos sat out the second season of the W-League due to a knee re-construction. [3] She re-signed with Adelaide United the following season, [4] and on 7 November 2010 she returned to W-League football against Newcastle Jets. [5] [6]

International career

Balomenos played nine matches for the Australian national team, the Matildas, in 2007 and 2008. [7]

Honours

International

Australia

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References

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  2. "Player profile – Victoria Balomenos". Adelaide United FC . Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  3. "Arrivals and departures for Season 3". Adelaide United FC. Archived from the original on 20 February 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
  4. "Lady Reds announced". The Women's Game. October 2010.
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  6. Schultz, Duane (10 November 2010). "Eyes on the Matildas". Guardian Messenger.
  7. Howe, Andrew. "Player Records - appearance and goal statistics for the Westfield Matildas". Official Media Guide of Australia at the FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011™ (PDF). Football Federation Australia. p. 53. Retrieved 23 November 2020 via WomenSoccer.com.au.

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