Ayala Truelove
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Birth name | Ayala Liran | ||
| Date of birth | 16 August 1975 | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bracknell Town Ladies | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1997 | Wembley Ladies | ||
| 1997– | Croydon Women | ||
| Reading Royals | |||
| 2000–2001 | Southampton Saints | ||
| Barnet Ladies | |||
| Thatcham | |||
| Bracknell Town | |||
| International career | |||
| 2001 | Israel | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ayala Truelove (née Liran, Hebrew: איילה לירן; born 16 August 1975)[1] is an Israeli international football striker. She has also represented Great Britain in the sport of gliding.
Football career
[edit]Club
[edit]Ayala won the 1995–96 FA Women's Premier League Cup with Wembley Ladies. In the final against Doncaster Belles she scored an injury time penalty to tie the game at 2–2; allowing Wembley to win on penalties.[2] After being an unused substitute in Wembley's 1997 FA Women's Cup final defeat to Millwall Lionesses,[3] Ayala signed for FA Women's Premier League National Division rivals Croydon.[4]
A spell with Reading Royals preceded Ayala's return to the National Division with Southampton Saints in 2000.[5] She also represented Thatcham before joining Bracknell Town Ladies. Having overcome a serious knee injury, Ayala continues with Bracknell Town as of 2011.[6]
International
[edit]Ayala was called–up by Israel and won 12 caps,[7] including two appearances in qualifying for the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup.[1]
Gliding
[edit]In 2001 Ayala took up gliding and represented the UK at the 2009 Women's World Gliding Championships in Szeged. After leading for much of the competition she finished fourth.[7] At the 2011 competition in Arboga Ayala won a silver medal.[8] In 2013 in the Women's World Gliding Championships in Issoudun, Ayala again won a silver medal after leading at the start of the final day.[9] She represented UK in the Club-class in the full British team (not the women's team) at 2017 European Gliding Championships at Moravska Trebova, Czech Republic.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ayala Liran". FIFA. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- ^ Pete Davies (11 March 1996). "Wembley's flair rewarded in shoot-out". The Independent.
- ^ Mike Rowbottom (5 May 1997). "Football: Lionesses bring pride to Millwall". The Independent.
- ^ Colin A. Aldis. "ENGLAND Clubs 1997–1998 Season". WomenSoccer.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ "Ayala C-een at her best". Get Reading. 21 July 2001.
- ^ "Ayala Liran Member Details". Bracknell Town Ladies. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- ^ a b Pete Masson (2 July 2009). "Ayala Liran". British Gliding Team. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011.
- ^ Pete Masson (28 June 2011). "Team GB World Championship Silver Medal". British Gliding Team. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011.
- ^ "Club Class Results after final day at WWGC Issoudun". Archived from the original on 18 July 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ^ "European Gliding Championships 2017". Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
External links
[edit]- Ayala Liran at Israel Football Association
- Ayala Liran at FIFA
- Ayala Liran at Bracknell Town Ladies
- 1975 births
- Living people
- Jewish Israeli sportspeople
- Israeli women's footballers
- Israel women's international footballers
- FA Women's National League players
- Charlton Athletic W.F.C. players
- Southampton Saints L.F.C. players
- Glider pilots
- Barnet F.C. Ladies players
- Expatriate women's footballers in England
- Israeli expatriate sportspeople in England
- Women's association football forwards