Sally Jean Shipard (born 20 October 1987) is a retired Australian international

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who played for Canberra United in the Australian W-League from 2009 to 2014 and for

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in the

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during the 2012 off-season.

Biography

Shipard grew up in

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and played her junior football with Wagga PCYC. Sally, also known as Sal Bones, played from 2009 for the Canberra United in the W-League. In February 2012 she moved to the

, signing for last placed

until the end of the season. She was a member of the Australian national team competing in the

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and the

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. She captained the Australian U-20 national team. Shipard retired from football in April 2014, due to injuries.

Career statistics

International goals

Honours

Club

; Canberra United * W-League Championship: 2011–12 * W-League Premiership: 2011–12, 2013–14

Country

; Australia *

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Individual

* Canberra United Player of the Year: 2010–11 *

Julie Dolan Medal The Julie Dolan Medal is awarded annually to the player voted to be the best player in the highest women's soccer league in Australia. The medal has been presented for players in the W-League and previously the Women's National Soccer League (WN ...

: 2011–12 * FFA Female Footballer of the Year: 2012

References

External links

Profile
at AIS
Weekly blog
at Football in the Capital * 1987 births Living people Australian women's soccer players Australian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate women's footballers in Germany Sportspeople from Wagga Wagga Bayer 04 Leverkusen (women) players Canberra United FC players A-League Women players Olympic soccer players of Australia Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup players 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players Australia women's international soccer players Women's association football midfielders People from the Riverina {{Australia-women-footy-bio-stub