Sally Shipard

Sally Jean Shipard (born 20 October 1987) is a retired Australian international football (soccer) midfielder who played for Canberra United in the Australian W-League from 2009 to 2014 and for Bayer 04 Leverkusen in the German Bundesliga during the 2012 off-season.

Biography

Shipard grew up in Wagga Wagga and played her junior football with Wagga PCYC. Sally, also known as Sal Bones, played from 2009 for the Canberra United in the W-League. In February 2012 she moved to the German Bundesliga, signing for last placed Bayer 04 Leverkusen until the end of the season.

She was a member of the Australian national team competing in the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. She captained the Australian U-20 national team.

Shipard retired from football in April 2014, due to injuries.

Career statistics

International goals

Honours

Club

Canberra United

W-League Championship: 2011–12

W-League Premiership: 2011–12, 2013–14

Country

Australia

AFC Women's Asian Cup: 2010

OFC U-20 Women's Championship: 2004

Individual

Canberra United Player of the Year: 2010–11

Julie Dolan Medal: 2011–12

FFA Female Footballer of the Year: 2012

References

External links

Profile at AIS

Weekly blog at Football in the Capital

1987 births

Living people

Australian women's soccer players

Australian expatriate sportspeople in Germany

Expatriate women's footballers in Germany

Sportspeople from Wagga Wagga

Bayer 04 Leverkusen (women) players

Canberra United FC players

A-League Women players

Olympic soccer players for Australia

Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics

2007 FIFA Women's World Cup players

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players

Australia women's international soccer players

Women's association football midfielders

People from Tumut

Sportswomen from New South Wales

Soccer players from New South Wales