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.
| 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 | |||
Football career
editClub
editAyala 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
editAyala 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
editIn 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