MelindaJ "Mindy" Barbieri (born 16 May 2000) is an Australian soccer player who plays for Newcastle Jets in the Australian A-League Women. She has previously played for Melbourne Victory and Adelaide United.[1][2] She has represented Australia in the Australia women's national under-20 soccer team.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | MelindaJ Barbieri | ||
| Date of birth | 16 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Fitzroy, Australia | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Newcastle Jets | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2022 | Melbourne Victory | 66 | (4) |
| 2022 | Box Hill United | 18 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | Adelaide United | 18 | (0) |
| 2023– | Newcastle Jets | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016– | Australia U-20 | 11 | (8) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 September 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 May 2019 | |||
Club career edit
Melbourne Victory edit
Barbieri signed with Melbourne Victory in 2015. She made her debut on 17 October 2015 in a match against Perth Glory.[4] She made twelve appearances for the team during the 2015–16 W-League season.[4][5] She scored her first goal against Western Sydney Wanderers on 12 December 2015.[6] She scored her second goal of the season against Sydney FC on 26 December 2015.[7] Victory finished in ninth place during the regular season with a 2–9–1 record.[4] In May 2016, she was awarded the club's Young Player of the Year award.[8]
Barbieri returned to the squad for the 2016–17 W-League season.[9]
On 20 September 2017, following the W-League's new CBA allowing multi-year contracts, Barbieri signed a two-year contract with Melbourne Victory.[10]
Box Hill United edit
Following the 2021–22 A-League Women season, Barbieri joined National Premier Leagues Victoria Women (NPLVW) club Box Hill United for the off-season.[11] During the 2022 NPLVW season, she scored 3 goals in 18 appearances.[12]
Adelaide United edit
After seven seasons with Melbourne Victory in which she made 66 appearances, in September 2022, Barbieri joined Adelaide United.[13] After one season, she departed the club.[14]
Newcastle Jets edit
In October 2023, Barbieri joined Newcastle Jets.[15]
International career edit
Barbieri has represented Australia on the Australia women's national under-20 soccer team. In July 2016, her hat-trick against Timor-Leste helped set a new goal-scoring record at the 2016 AFF Women's Championship.[16]
Playing statistics edit
| Year | Matches | Goals | Assists | Yellow card |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 | 12 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 2016–17 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Honours edit
with Melbourne Victory
- Young Player of the Year[8]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Cherny, Daniel (26 December 2015). "15-year-old Melbourne Victory midfielder MelindaJ Barbieri making a name for herself". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ Lim, Jordan (16 December 2015). "The unassuming brilliance of Mindy Barbieri". The Corner Flag. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "Young Matildas squad selected for 2016 AFF Women's Championships". The Women's Game. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ a b c "Melindaj Barbieri". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "Ones to watch: Mindy Barbieri". A-League.com.au. Football Federation Australia. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ Cherny, Daniel (12 December 2015). "Melbourne Victory come from two goals down to grab draw against Western Sydney Wanderers". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ Cherny, Daniel (27 December 2015). "Melbourne Victory set for wooden spoon after loss to Sydney FC". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ a b Tito, Clement (15 May 2016). "Martin and Barbieri take out Melbourne Victory 2015–16 women's awards". Outside 90. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "Victory W-League squad starts to take shape". Melbourne Victory. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "Young stars sign two-year deals". Melbourne Victory. 20 September 2017.
- ^ "Where to follow our Champion Women in the 2022 off-season". Melbourne Victory. 19 April 2022.
- ^ "Player statistics for Melindaj Barbieri". GameDay. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "Reds secure MelindaJ Barbieri and Meisha Westland". Adelaide United. 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Worts departs Reds". Adelaide United. 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Newcastle Jets sign Melinda Barbieri". Newcastle Jets. 13 October 2023.
- ^ "Record-breaking Young Matildas in goal spree". Football Federation Australia. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "melindaj barbieri stats – Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
Further reading edit
- Grainey, Timothy (2012), Beyond Bend It Like Beckham: The Global Phenomenon of Women's Soccer, University of Nebraska Press, ISBN 0803240368
- Stewart, Barbara (2012), Women's Soccer: The Passionate Game, Greystone Books, ISBN 1926812603
External links edit
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