Joanne "Joey" Rebecca Burgess (born 23 September 1979) is an Australian international soccer player, who plays for the Taree Wildcats in the Mid North Coast League.

Joanne Burgess
Burgess playing for Sydney FC in 2008
Personal information
Full name Joanne Rebecca Burgess
Date of birth (1979-09-23) 23 September 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Sydney FC 7 (1)
2009–2012 Brisbane Roar 36 (5)
2013–2014 Brisbane Roar 12 (0)
2016–2017 Western Sydney Wanderers 5 (1)
International career
2005–2014 Australia 40 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 March 2017

Career edit

Burgess was raised in Campbelltown and began her career in the National Soccer League during the 1999–2000 season, where she played for the NSW Sapphires.[1]

W-league edit

Burgess joined Sydney FC in the inaugural W-League season. Following that one-year stint, Burgess joined Brisbane Roar FC for 5 years, where she played on the wing.[2]

During her time at Brisbane she played in 4 grand finals in 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2014, winning in 2011.[3] After the 2014 W-League Grand Final, Burgess retired from professional soccer.[4][5]

Return from retirement edit

In 2016, Burgess came out of retirement to play for Western Sydney Wanderers[6] as a more experienced player, who could help a team that was consistently at the bottom of the table.[7] Burgess was particularly excited to play for the Wanderers, as she grew up in Western Sydney.[8][9] She retired a second time after one season with the Wanderers.

National team edit

Burgess represented Australia 40 times over her career. Her career highlights include playing in the 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup and the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup.[10]

Burgess is also an Australian Futsal player, representing Australia in the 2008 Women's Futsal World Cup.

International goals edit

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 24 July 2006 Marden Sports Complex, Marden, Australia   Thailand 2–0 5–0 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup
2. 7 April 2007 BCU International Stadium, Coffs Harbour, Australia   Hong Kong 9–0 15–0 2008 Summer Olympics
3. 15 April 2007 Zhongshan Soccer Stadium, Zhongshan, Taiwan   Chinese Taipei 10–0 10–0

Honours edit

Club edit

Brisbane Roar

References edit

  1. ^ "Joanne Burgess". Western Sydney Wanderers FC. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Quiet achiever Burgess says farewell". MyFootball. 23 February 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Western Sydney Wanderers sign former Matilda Joanne Burgess". The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Burgess announces retirement". Brisbane Roar. 8 February 2014.
  5. ^ Monteverde, Marco (23 February 2014). "Brisbane Roar stalwart Joanne Burgess retires on a sour note after W-League GF loss". The Courier-Mail.
  6. ^ "Matildas star comes out of retirement". Western Sydney Wanderers FC. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Season 9 Preview: Western Sydney Wanderers". The Women's Game. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Burgess joins WSW in W-League". ESPN.com. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Matildas star comes out of retirement". Western Sydney Wanderers FC. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  10. ^ Football Australia Profile

External links edit