Melissa Barbieri
Melissa Anne Barbieri (born 20 February 1980) is an Australian international soccer goalkeeper who plays for Melbourne City in the A-League Women. She earned over 86 caps with the Australia women's national soccer team and competed at four FIFA Women's World Cup tournaments. Barbieri retired from international football in 2015. Barbieri was named W-League Goalkeeper of the Year for the 2008–09 and 2013–14 seasons. Early life and education Barbieri was a scholarship holder with the Victorian Institute of Sport. Playing career In her early career Barbieri was a midfielder until she was 20 years old, when a hamstring tendinitis injury required her to stop playing in the outfield. In September 2002 she made her debut for Australia in a game against Canada. Before the 2007 World Cup Barbieri played 54 games for Australia. She played for Richmond SC, becoming the first female to play in the Australian semi-professional men's league. After gaining experience in the men's league, Barbieri made her debut in goals for the Matildas in September 2002 in a 1–0 win against Canada. In 2008, she was approached by the US football team, the Boston Renegades. However, the Boston management eventually pursued this no further for the remainder