Brianne Desa (born 6 July 2000) is a

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who plays as a

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for

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Championship club

Pickering FC Pickering Football Club, commonly known as Pickering FC, is a Canadian semi-professional association football, soccer club based in Pickering, Ontario that plays in League1 Ontario. The club was founded in 1984 as a youth soccer club and adde ...

. Born in Canada, she represents

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at the international level.

Early life

A native of

Pickering, Ontario Pickering (2021 Canadian census, 2021 population 99,186) is a city located in Southern Ontario, Canada, immediately east of Toronto in Durham Region, Ontario, Durham Region. Beginning in the 1770s, the area was settled by primarily British colon ...

, Desa played youth soccer with

, Markham SC and FC Durham Academy.

College career

In 2018, Desa attended

Brock University Brock University is a public university, public research university in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. It is the only university in Canada in a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, at the centre of Canada's Niagara Peninsula on the Niagara Escarpment. The ...

, playing for the women's soccer team. She scored two goals in her debut on August 24 in a 2-1 victory over the

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. She was named an OUA Second Team All Star after leading Brock with five goals on the season. Afterwards, she began attending

Seneca College Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology, branded as Seneca Polytechnic since 2023, is a multi-campus public college in the Greater Toronto Area and Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. It offers full-time and part-time programs at the baccala ...

, where she played for the women's soccer team.

Club career

In 2017, she played for Durham United FA in

, appearing in three matches. She returned to the side in 2019, appearing in nine matches In 2021, she played for

Vaughan Azzurri Vaughan Azzurri is a Canadian semi-professional soccer team based in Vaughan, Ontario, that currently competes in the League1 Ontario men's and women's divisions. The semi-professional team was founded in 2014 by the Vaughan Soccer Club, which ...

in League1 Ontario, appearing in 11 league games, scoring once against

Hamilton United Hamilton United is a Canadian semi-professional association football, soccer club based in Hamilton, Ontario, Hamilton, Ontario that plays in the League1 Ontario men's and League1 Ontario (women), women's divisions. History The club was founde ...

on October 14. She scored in the playoff semi-final match against

Woodbridge Strikers Woodbridge Strikers Soccer Club is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in Woodbridge, Ontario. The club was founded in 1976 as a youth soccer club and added its semi-professional club in League1 Ontario in 2014. The team plays home g ...

, who defeated Vaughan in a penalty shootout. She was named a league Second Team All Star. In 2022, she joined the Simcoe County Rovers. She scored her first goal on April 30 against

Alliance United Alliance United Futbol Club is a Canadian semi-professional association football, soccer club based in Markham, Ontario, Markham and Scarborough, Toronto, Scarborough, Ontario. The club was founded in 2017 to compete in League1 Ontario. The clu ...

. She was named a league Second Team All-Star in 2022. In 2024, she played with

and was named a league First Team All-Star. In 2025, she joined

(who she previously played for when they were known as Durham United).

International career

Desa represents the Guyana women's national football team.

International goals

''Scores and results list Guyana's goal tally first''

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Desa, Brianne 2000 births Living people Guyanese women's footballers Women's association football midfielders Guyana women's international footballers Soccer players from Pickering, Ontario Canadian women's soccer players Canadian sportspeople of Guyanese descent Vaughan Azzurri (women) players Pickering FC (women) players League1 Ontario (women) players Simcoe County Rovers FC (women) players Seneca College alumni 21st-century Guyanese sportswomen 21st-century Canadian sportswomen