Lisa De Vanna

Lisa De Vanna
De Vanna playing for Australia at the 2017 Algarve Cup
Personal information
Full name Lisa Marie De Vanna
Date of birth (1984-11-14) 14 November 1984 (age 38)
Place of birth Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Height 1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
AIS
SASI
Spearwood United
Cockburn United
Murdoch
Stirling Reds/ Northern Redbacks
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2004 Adelaide Sensation
2004–2008 Western Waves
2006–2007 Doncaster Rovers Belles
2008 AIK 19 (15)
2008–2009 Perth Glory 7 (3)
2009–2010 Washington Freedom 21 (7)
2009Perth Glory (loan) 8 (2)
2010–2011 Brisbane Roar 9 (4)
2011 magicJack 8 (3)
2011–2012 Newcastle Jets 9 (5)
2012 Linköping 22 (7)
2012–2013 Perth Glory 7 (4)
2013 Sky Blue FC 16 (5)
2013–2014 Melbourne Victory 14 (8)
2014 Boston Breakers 6 (0)
2014 Washington Spirit 11 (1)
2014–2015 Melbourne Victory 11 (3)
2015–2016 Melbourne City 9 (3)
2016 North Shore Mariners 3 (0)
2016 Orlando Pride 3 (0)
2016–2017 Canberra United 6 (0)
2017 South Melbourne 16 (18)
2017–2019 Sydney FC 24 (6)
2019–2020 Fiorentina 14 (5)
2020–2021 Melbourne Victory 12 (3)
2021–2022 Perth Glory 13 (0)
International career
2002 Australia U-20 1 (0)
2004–2019 Australia 150 (47)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lisa Marie De Vanna (born 14 November 1984) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Perth Glory. She has previously played for Adelaide Sensation, Western Waves, Doncaster Rovers Belles, AIK, Perth Glory, Washington Freedom, Brisbane Roar, magicJack, Newcastle Jets, Linköping, Sky Blue FC, Melbourne Victory, Boston Breakers, Washington Spirit, Melbourne City, North Shore Mariners, Orlando Pride, Canberra United, South Melbourne, Sydney FC, and Fiorentina as well as representing the Australian national team 150 times. She is noted for her pace and dribbling skills.[citation needed] She has been regularly considered one of the greatest female footballers in the world; football analyst and former Socceroo Craig Foster stated that she "ran on jet-fuel; burning up twice as fast, but with incredible impact."

Early life

De Vanna was born in Perth, Western Australia to a Portuguese mother and an Italian father. She was born and raised in the small port city of Fremantle, located about 30 minutes southwest of Perth. De Vanna developed her love for the game of football at a young age and has said that she slept with her soccer ball and spent much of her time as a youth playing soccer in the street with her brother.

De Vanna is a Portuguese speaker.

Club career

Doncaster Rovers Belles L.F.C., 2006–07

In October 2006 De Vanna signed for Doncaster Rovers Belles, departing the English Premier League club in March 2007.

AIK Fotboll Dam, 2008

De Vanna played for Swedish club AIK for the 2008 Damallsvenskan season. De Vanna had a very successful season, being the 5th highest goalscorer with 15 goals, helping AIK to their most successful season.[citation needed]

Perth Glory, 2008–09

In November 2008, De Vanna was signed to Perth Glory in the Australian W-League and made her first appearance for the club on 8 November 2008 against the Melbourne Victory.

Washington Freedom / magicJack, 2009–11

In September 2008, De Vanna was selected by Washington Freedom in Women's Professional Soccer. She was the 18th overall selection in the 2008 WPS International Draft. She officially signed for the Freedom in late March 2009. Through the next three years, she played for Washington Freedom and its successor magicJack in the WPS as well as Perth Glory, Brisbane Roar and Newcastle Jets in the W-League in Australia.

Linköping FC, 2012

De Vanna with Linköping in 2012

After the WPS suspended operations, De Vanna signed for Damallsvenskan club Linköpings FC. She scored five goals in her first eight games including a hat trick against Piteå IF on 3 June 2012. During a match against Kopparberg/Göteborg FC on 14 October 2012, she scored the game-winning goal in the 82nd minute helping her team win 3–2. Linköping finished third during the regular season with an 11–6–5 record. De Vanna finished the 2012 season having started in 18 of the 22 matches in which she played and scored seven goals.

Sky Blue FC, 2013

On 1 February 2013, it was announced that De Vanna signed with Sky Blue FC for the inaugural season of the National Women's Soccer League, the top division in the United States. In June 2013, De Vanna scored a bicycle kick goal and was named the league's Player of the Week. Her goal garnered international attention and went viral on websites like YouTube and soccer-related websites. She was also voted NWSL Fans' Choice MVP for Week 8. During a game against the Western New York Flash on 21 July 2013, De Vanna was sidelined with a hamstring injury. De Vanna started in 16 of the 17 games in which she played and scored five goals. Sky Blue finished in fourth during the regular season with a 10–6–6 record.

Melbourne Victory, 2013–14

In October 2013, it was confirmed that De Vanna had signed for Melbourne Victory for the 2013–14 W League season.

Boston Breakers, 2014

On 3 March 2014, Sky Blue FC traded De Vanna to the Boston Breakers in exchange for a 2014 international roster spot and the Breakers' first-round 2015 college draft pick, which became Sarah Killion.

Washington Spirit, 2014

On 18 June 2014, the Boston Breakers traded De Vanna to Washington Spirit in exchange for defender and Mexican international Bianca Sierra and the Spirit's fourth and fifth round 2015 college draft picks.

De Vanna in action for Melbourne City against Brisbane Roar, 2015.

Melbourne Victory, 2014–15

In September 2014 it was confirmed that De Vanna signed to play with Melbourne Victory again.

Melbourne City, 2015–16

Having played a season with the Victory, De Vanna was lured across the city to Victory's A-League rivals, Melbourne City, becoming the brand new W-League side's very first signing.

Orlando Pride, 2016

On 29 August 2016, De Vanna joined Orlando Pride. After playing three matches in the 2016 National Women's Soccer League season, she was waived by Orlando Pride before the 2017 National Women's Soccer League season.

Canberra United, 2016–17

In December 2016, De Vanna joined Canberra United as a guest player for the remainder of the 2016–17 W-League season.

South Melbourne, 2017

On 7 April 2017, De Vanna joined South Melbourne to play in the Women's National Premier League. She finished the season with 18 goals in 16 matches, including a 4-goal haul on 28 August 2017 in a 7–0 rout of Bulleen Lions.

Sydney FC, 2017–2019

On 2 October 2017, De Vanna joined Sydney FC.

Fiorentina, 2019–2020

In August 2019, De Vanna joined Italian club Fiorentina.

Melbourne Victory, 2020–2021

In December 2020, De Vanna returned to the W-League, signing with Melbourne Victory once more. At the end of the season, she was named in the PFA's W-League Team of the Season together with five team-mates.

Perth Glory, 2021–present

A couple of months after announcing her international retirement, De Vanna decided to return to the game, re-joining her former club Perth Glory. The decision was in part related to the efforts of coach Alex Epakis and chairman Tony Sage to foster a safe, supportive, and respectful environment at the club.

International career

De Vanna played four games at the 2004 Olympic Football Tournament.

She scored four goals for Australia in the 2007 World Cup — one in a 1–1 draw against Norway, two in a 4–1 victory against Ghana, and one against Brazil in her team's 2–3 loss in the quarterfinals. Each goal she scored at the World Cup was dedicated to her father, who died three months before the tournament began.

De Vanna playing for Australia in 2009

On 1 October 2007 Lisa was named in the FIFA's Women's World Cup All Star Team and she was also nominated for the 2007 FIFA World Player of the Year award. She was named Western Australian Sportswoman of the Year in 2007. After returning home after the World Cup De Vanna returned to a job at a petrol station.

In May 2011 De Vanna was sent home from a training camp held to prepare the national team for the World Cup. Australian coach Tom Sermanni stated that the expulsion was for an unacceptable standard of behaviour. The previous September, De Vanna had been subject to a complaint after photographs involving a large inflatable penis were posted to her Facebook page. She was censured by Football Federation Australia and instructed to remove the offending pictures. De Vanna moved to Sweden for the 2012–13 season, but discussed that her desire to play for The Matildas was then stronger than ever.

On 8 June 2015 De Vanna captained the Matilda's in her 100th game, scoring their only goal in a 3–1 defeat to the United States in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. During a match against Brazil in the 2016 Olympics, a moment of De Vanna and teammate Elise Kellond-Knight went viral when during a short break, De Vanna absentmindedly tried to drink from the wrong end of a water bottle, prompting Kellond-Knight to quickly flip it in her hand.

Presently, De Vanna is the second highest goal scorer in Matildas history after Sam Kerr, with 47.

Matches and goals scored at World Cup and Olympic tournaments

Lisa De Vanna has competed in four FIFA Women's World Cup tournaments: China 2007, Germany 2011,Canada 2015, and France 2019 and two Olympics: Athens 2004 and Rio 2016; altogether played 23 matches and scored 8 goals at those six global tournaments.

Key (expand for notes on "world cup and olympic goals")
Location Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred
Lineup Start – played entire match
on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time

off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time
(c) – captain

Min The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal.
Assist/pass The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information.
penalty or pk Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.)
Score The match score after the goal was scored.
Result The final score.

W – match was won
L – match was lost to opponent
D – match was drawn
(W) – penalty-shoot-out was won after a drawn match
(L) – penalty-shoot-out was lost after a drawn match

aet The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation
pso Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parentheses; the match was tied at the end of extra-time
Orange background color – Olympic women's football tournament
Blue background color – FIFA women's world cup final tournament
Goal Match Date Venue Opponent Lineup Min Score Result Competition
1
11 August 2004 Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki  Brazil {{{4}}}.

on 57' (off Foster)

0–1 L

Group stage
2
14 August 2004 Pankritio Stadium, Heraklion  Greece {{{4}}}.

on 45' (off Davies)

1–0 W

Group stage
3
17 August 2004 Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki  United States {{{4}}}.

on 62' (off Alagich)

1–1 D

Group stage
1
4
20 August 2004 Panthessaliko Stadium, Volos  Sweden {{{4}}}.

on 36' (off Small)

79 1–2

1–2 L

Quarter-final
2
5 12 September 2007 Yellow Dragon Stadium, Hangzhou  Ghana {{{4}}}.

on 46' (off Munoz)

57 2–0

4–1 W

Group stage
3
81 4–1
4
6
15 September 2007 Yellow Dragon Stadium, Hangzhou  Norway {{{4}}}.

on 46' (off Small)

83 1–1

1–1 D

Group stage
7
20 September 2007 Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu  Canada {{{4}}}.

on 46' (off Colthorpe)

2–2 D

Group stage
5
8
23 September 2007 Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium, Tianjin  Brazil Start 36 1–2

2–3 L

Quarter-final
9
29 June 2011 Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach  Brazil Start

0–1 L

Group stage
6
10
3 July 2011 Ruhrstadion, Bochum  Equatorial Guinea {{{4}}}.

on 46' (off Shipard)

51 3–1

3–2 W

Group stage
11
6 July 2011 BayArena, Leverkusen  Norway Start

2–1 W

Group stage
12
10 July 2011 Impuls Arena, Augsburg  Sweden Start

1–3 L

Quarter-final
7
13
8 June 2015 Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg  United States Start; (c) 27

1–1

1–3 L

Group stage
14
12 June 2015 Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg  Nigeria Start; (c)

2–0 W

Group stage
15
16 June 2015 Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton  Sweden {{{4}}}.

off 63' (on Butt); (c)

1–1 D

Group stage
16
21 June 2015 Moncton Stadium, Moncton  Brazil Start; (c)

1–0 W

Round of 16
17
27 June 2015 Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton  Japan Start; (c)

0–1 L

Quarter final
18
3 August 2016 Arena Corinthians, São Paulo  Canada {{{4}}}.

on 61' (off Logarzo); (c)

0–2 L

Group stage
19
6 August 2016 Arena Corinthians, São Paulo  Germany {{{4}}}.

off 67' (on Logarzo); (c)

2–2 D

Group stage
8
20
9 August 2016 Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador  Zimbabwe {{{4}}}.

off 74' (on Crummer); (c)

2 1–0

6–1 W

Group stage
21
12 August 2016 Mineirão, Belo Horizonte  Brazil {{{4}}}.

off 75' (on Polkinghorne); (c)

0–0(pso 6–7) (L)

Quarter-final

Managerial

De Vanna was appointed as a Technical Assistant for the FFV National Training Centre in September 2018.

Career statistics

International goals

Key (expand for notes on "international goals" and sorting)
Location Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred
Sorted by country name first, then by city name
Lineup Start – played entire match
on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time

off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time
(c) – captain
Sorted by minutes played

# NumberOfGoals.goalNumber scored by the player in the match (alternate notation to Goal in match)
Min The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal.
Assist/pass The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information.
penalty or pk Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.)
Score The match score after the goal was scored.
Sorted by goal difference, then by goal scored by the player's team
Result The final score.

Sorted by goal difference in the match, then by goal difference in penalty-shoot-out if it is taken, followed by goal scored by the player's team in the match, then by goal scored in the penalty-shoot-out. For matches with identical final scores, match ending in extra-time without penalty-shoot-out is a tougher match, therefore precede matches that ended in regulation

aet The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation
pso Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parentheses; the match was tied at the end of extra-time
Light-purple background colorexhibition or closed door international friendly match
Light-yellow background color – match at an invitational tournament
Light-orange background color – Olympic women's football qualification match
Light-blue background color – FIFA women's world cup qualification match
Orange background color – Olympic women's football tournament
Blue background color – FIFA women's world cup final tournament

NOTE: some keys may not apply for a particular football player


Goal
Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 4 March 2004 Govind Park, Ba, Fiji  Papua New Guinea

5150.01005 3–0

10–0

2004 Olympics qualifying
2.

5350.03005 5–0

3. 2 July 2004 Chinese Football Association National Training Centre, Beijing, China  China

5350.03005 1–0

5650.06005 1–1

Friendly
4. 20 August 2004 Panthessaliko Stadium, Volos, Greece  Sweden

5350.03005 1–2

5650.06005 1–2

2004 Olympics
5. 28 January 2005 Quanzhou Sports Center, Quanzhou, China  Germany

5350.03005 1–0

5650.06005 1–0

2005 Four Nations Tournament
6. 1 February 2005 Quanzhou Sports Center, Quanzhou, China  Russia

5350.03005 2–0

5650.06005 5–0

2005 Four Nations Tournament
7. 23 July 2005 Tokyo, Japan  Japan

5350.03005 1–0

5650.06005 2–4

Friendly
8. 28 May 2006 Bob Jane Stadium, Melbourne, Australia  Mexico

5350.03005 3–0

5650.06005 3–0

Friendly
9. 16 July 2006 Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia  South Korea

5350.03005 4–0

5650.06005 4–0

2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup
10. 18 July 2006 Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia  Myanmar

5350.03005 2–0

5650.06005 2–0

2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup
11. 24 July 2006 Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia  Thailand

5350.03005 5–0

5650.06005 5–0

2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup
12. 22 July 2007 BCU International Stadium, Coffs Harbour, Australia  New Zealand

5350.03005 1–0

5650.06005 1–0

Friendly
13. 16 August 2007 Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, Tianjin, China  China

5350.03005 2–0

5650.06005 3–2

Friendly
14. 12 September 2007 Yellow Dragon Stadium, Hangzhou, China  Ghana

5150.01005 2–0

4–1

2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
15.

5150.01005 3–1

16. 15 September 2007 Yellow Dragon Stadium, Hangzhou, China  Norway

5350.03005 1–1

5650.06005 1–1

2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
17. 23 September 2007 Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, Tianjin, China  Brazil

5350.03005 1–2

5650.06005 2–3

2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
18. 29 May 2008 Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam  Chinese Taipei

5350.03005 4–0

5650.06005 4–0

2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup
19. 31 May 2008 Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam  South Korea

5350.03005 2–0

5650.06005 2–0

2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup
20. 31 January 2009 Parramatta Stadium, Sydney, Australia  Italy

5350.03005 1–0

5650.06005 2–2

Friendly
21. 17 February 2010 North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand  New Zealand

5350.03005 3–0

5650.06005 3–0

Friendly
22. 20 February 2010 Bill McKinlay Park, Auckland, New Zealand  New Zealand

5350.03005 2–0

5650.06005 3–0

Friendly
23. 3 March 2010 Spencer Park, Brisbane, Australia  North Korea

5350.03005 2–1

5650.06005 2–2

Friendly
24. 21 May 2010 Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu, China  South Korea

5350.03005 2–0

5650.06005 3–1

2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup
25. 3 July 2011 Ruhrstadion, Bochum, Germany  Equatorial Guinea

5350.03005 3–1

5650.06005 3–2

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
26. 11 September 2011 Shandong Provincial Stadium, Jinan, China  South Korea

5350.03005 1–1

5650.06005 2–1

2012 Olympics qualifying
27. 16 September 2012 Home Depot Center, Los Angeles, United States  United States

5350.03005 1–0

5650.06005 1–2

Friendly
28. 19 September 2012 Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Denver, United States  United States

5350.03005 1–1

5650.06005 2–6

Friendly
29. 20 November 2012 Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen, China  Chinese Taipei

5150.01005 2–0

7–0

2013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup preliminary round 2
30.

5150.01005 4–0

31. 27 November 2013 Parramatta Stadium, Sydney, Australia  China

5350.03005 1–0

5650.06005 2–1

Friendly
32. 14 May 2014 Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam  Japan

5350.03005 2–0

5650.06005 2–2

2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup
33. 11 March 2015 Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni, Cyprus  Czech Republic

5350.03005 3–1

5650.06005 6–2

2015 Cyprus Cup
34. 21 May 2015 Jubilee Oval, Sydney, Australia  Vietnam

5150.01005 4–0

11–0

Friendly
35.

5150.01005 10–0

36. 8 June 2015 Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg, Canada  United States

5350.03005 1–1

5650.06005 1–3

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
37. 16 June 2015 Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Canada  Sweden

5350.03005 1–0

5650.06005 1–1

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
38. 29 February 2016 Kincho Stadium, Osaka, Japan  Japan

5350.03005 1–0

5650.06005 3–1

2016 Olympics qualifying
39. 7 June 2016 Docklands Stadium, Melbourne, Australia  New Zealand

5350.03005 1–1

5650.06005 1–1

Friendly
40. 9 August 2016 Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil  Zimbabwe

5350.03005 1–0

5650.06005 6–1

2016 Summer Olympics
41. 3 August 2017 StubHub Center, Carson, United States  Brazil

5150.01005 1–1

6–1

2017 Tournament of Nations
42.

5150.01005 3–1

43. 16 September 2017 Penrith Stadium, Sydney, Australia  Brazil

5350.03005 1–0

5650.06005 2–1

Friendly
44. 26 March 2018 nib Stadium, Perth, Western Australia  Thailand

5150.01005 2–0

5–0

Friendly
45.

5150.01005 4–0

46. 3 March 2019 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia  South Korea

5350.03005 2–1

5650.06005 4–1

2019 Cup of Nations
47. 4 April 2019 Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, United States  United States

5350.03005 1–1

5650.06005 3–5

Friendly

Honours

Club

Brisbane Roar
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne City
Sydney FC

Country

Australia

Individual

In popular culture

Television and film

External video
video icon Aussies Abroad: The Matildas (ESPN) retrieved 12/18/2013

Leading up to the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, De Vanna was the focus of an ESPN documentary, Unstoppable, directed by award-winning filmmaker, Safina Uberoi. In 2013, she was featured in an hour-long episode of ESPN's Aussies Abroad entitled, The Matildas, which profiled four Australian national team players (De Vanna, Samantha Kerr, Kyah Simon, and Caitlin Foord) and their experience playing internationally.

See also


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