Sarah Louise Carroll (born 7 March 1995) is an Australian
soccer
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player, who currently plays for
Perth Glory
Perth Glory Football Club is an Australian professional Association football, soccer club based in Perth, Perth, Western Australia. It competes in the country's premier men's competition, A-League Men, under Professional sports league organi ...
in the Australian
A-League Women
A-League Women (currently known as the Ninja A-League for sponsorship reasons), formerly the W-League, is the top-division women's soccer league in Australia. The W-League was established in 2008 by Football Australia (then known as Football Fe ...
.
As part of the Australian team she won the silver medal at the
2013 AFF Women's Championship.
Playing career
Club
Perth Glory, 2011–present
Carroll made her debut for
Perth Glory
Perth Glory Football Club is an Australian professional Association football, soccer club based in Perth, Perth, Western Australia. It competes in the country's premier men's competition, A-League Men, under Professional sports league organi ...
on 11 December 2011 in a match against
Newcastle Jets
Newcastle United Jets Football Club, commonly known as Newcastle Jets, is an Australian professional soccer club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. It competes in the country's premier competition, the A-League, under licence from the Australi ...
.
She made four appearances for the team during the
2011–12 W-League
The 2011–12 W-League season was the fourth season of the W-League (Australia), W-League, the Australian national women's football (soccer) competition. The season consisted of twelve rounds, giving each team a total of ten games, followed by ...
season. Perth finished in sixth place during the regular season with a record.
She returned to the squad for the
2012–13 W-League
The 2012–13 W-League season was the fifth season of the W-League, the Australian national women's football (soccer) competition. The season consisted of twelve matchdays followed by a finals series.
This season saw the addition of a new tea ...
season and helped the team finish in second place during the regular season with a record and secure a berth to the playoffs.
Perth was defeated in a
penalty kick shootout
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in the semifinal match against
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Melbourne, Victoria. Competing in the country's premier men's competition, the A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues (APL), Victory ...
after a 1–1 draw during regular and overtime.
See also
References
Further reading
* Grainey, Timothy (2012), ''Beyond Bend It Like Beckham: The Global Phenomenon of Women's Soccer'', University of Nebraska Press,
* Stewart, Barbara (2012), ''Women's Soccer: The Passionate Game'', Greystone Books,
External links
Perth Glory player profile (archived)
1995 births
Living people
Australian women's soccer players
21st-century Australian sportswomen
Perth Glory FC (women) players
Women's association football defenders
Women's association football midfielders
Soccer players from Perth, Western Australia
Sportswomen from Western Australia
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