Leah Fortune
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leah Lynn Gabriela Fortune | ||
| Date of birth | 13 December 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–2005 | Brasilia LFC | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Texas Longhorns | ||
| 2011–2013 | Lee Flames | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2009 | Brasilia LFC | 248 | (9) |
| 2009 | Team Chicago LFC | 35 | (6) |
| 2012–2015 | Charlotte Lady Eagles | ||
| 2016 | Orlando Pride | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2009 | Brazil U18 | 37 | (5) |
| 2009–2010 | Brazil U20 | 19 | (8) |
| 2010–2014 | Brazil | 6 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014–2016 | USC Upstate (assistant) | ||
| 2017– | Lipscomb (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Leah Lynn Gabriela Fortune (born 13 December 1990) is a Brazilian football manager and former player. She has been a member of the Brazil women's national team. She has also played for the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) club Orlando Pride.
Biography
She was born in São Paulo to American missionary parents and grew up in Illinois. She attended Wheaton Academy, graduating high school in 2009.
FIFA.com describes her as "one of the more unusual players" in the 2010 U-20 Women's World Cup, and describes her style of taking throw-ins as "a remarkable long throw, the prelude of which is a spectacular forward flip to help her launch the ball a long way into the area". In November 2010, Leah was called up to the Brazil women's national football team. However, she tore her anterior cruciate ligament, leaving her out of football for months in recovery.
By virtue of her dual nationality, she could have had the opportunity to play at the senior international level for either Brazil or the United States.