Ellie Brush

Ellie Brush

Brush playing for Canberra United in 2009
Personal information
Full name Ellie Katherine Brush
Date of birth (1988-08-19) 19 August 1988
Place of birth Canberra, Australia
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
Houston Dash
Number 8
Youth career
1993–2003 Weston Molonglo FC
2003–2008 AIS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2015 Canberra United FC 81 (14)
2013 Avaldsnes IL 11 (0)
2015– Houston Dash 29 (1)
2015–2016Canberra United FC (loan) 13 (1)
National team
2009– Australia 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 September 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 February 2013

Ellie Katherine Brush (born 19 August 1988) is an Australian sportswoman who played soccer for Houston Dash in the American National Women's Soccer League. In 2017, she will commence a career as an Australian rules footballer in AFL Women's.

She also studied physiotherapy at Charles Sturt University.

Club career

Brush joined Canberra United for their inaugural season in 2008 and was named captain, leading the team to the final.

Brush shared the captaincy with Lydia Williams for the 2009 season and has captained all the following seasons, including the 2011/12 season when Canberra United took home the W-League premiership. She received her 50th cap for Canberra United on 5 December 2012 against Perth Glory.

Brush played with the Norwegian team Avaldsnes IL for the 2013 season.

The Houston Dash of the National Women's Soccer League signed Brush on 20 May 2015.[1]

International career

A strong season in the domestic league led to a call-up to the Matildas team in January 2009, making her international debut in a friendly against Italy. She made her second cap with the Matildas on 24 June 2012 in an international friendly match against New Zealand in Wollongong.

Honours

Club

Canberra United

Records

References

  1. "Houston Dash sign defenders Ellie Brush and Camila". Houston Dash. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
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