Brianne Desa (born 6 July 2000) is a

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who plays as a

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for

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club Simcoe County Rovers. Born in Canada, she represents Guyana at the international level.

Early life

A native of Pickering, Ontario, Desa played youth soccer with

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, Markham SC and FC Durham Academy.

College career

In 2018, Desa attended

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, playing for the women's soccer team. She scored two goals in her debut on August 24 in a 2-1 victory over the

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. She was named an OUA Second Team All Star after leading Brock with five goals on the season. Afterwards, she began attending

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, where she played for the women's soccer team.

Club career

In 2017, she played for Durham United FA in

, appearing in three matches. She returned to the side in 2019, appearing in nine matches In 2021, she played for

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in League1 Ontario, appearing in 11 league games, scoring once against Hamilton United on October 14. She scored in the playoff semi-final match against

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, who defeated Vaughan in a penalty shootout. She was named a league Second Team All Star. In 2022, she joined the Simcoe County Rovers. She scored her first goal on April 30 against

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. She was named a league Second Team All-Star in 2022.

International career

Desa represents the Guyana women's national football team.

International goals

''Scores and results list Guyana's goal tally first''

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Desa, Brianne 2000 births Living people Citizens of Guyana through descent Guyanese women's footballers Women's association football midfielders Guyana women's international footballers People from Pickering, Ontario Soccer people from Ontario Canadian women's soccer players Canadian sportspeople of Guyanese descent Vaughan Azzurri (women) players Pickering FC (women) players League1 Ontario (women) players Simcoe County Rovers FC players