Sharla Louise Passariello (born 14 January 1992) is a

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who plays for the Welsh national team and UMF Selfoss. Passariello plays as a striker and came through the youth system at Bristol Academy.

Club career

Passariello played for Mardy FC while attending

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. She then helped Filton College win seven national titles and also featured for the Bristol Academy senior team in the

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. She won a scholarship to the

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in 2010. In 2015 Passariello was resigned by Bristol. In 2016 Passariello signed for

UMF Selfoss Ungmennafélag Selfoss (, ), commonly known as Selfoss or UMF Selfoss, is an Icelandic multisport club, located in the town of Selfoss in the Southern Region. In May 2019, the Selfoss men's handball team won the national handball championship ...

for the second half of the season, competing in the Icelandic Women's Pepsi League.

International career

Passariello played for

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U17s aged just 14 and also became a regular with the U19s. She made her senior debut, aged 17, in a 3–0 win over

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in August 2009.

References

External links

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* at FAW 1992 births Living people Bristol Academy W.F.C. players Wales women's international footballers FA Women's National League players Women's Super League players Welsh women's footballers 21st-century Welsh sportswomen Sharla Passariello South Florida Bulls women's soccer players Women's association football forwards {{Wales-footy-forward-stub