Joanne Elsa Peters (born 11 March 1979) is an Australian former

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player who last played for the

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in the Australian W-League.

Playing career

Club career

After attending the

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and the

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Peters was signed by Northern NSW Pride in the Australian Women's National Soccer League. She signed with the

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in the

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. She later had a stint with Brazilian club Santos, becoming the first Australian woman to play professional football in South America. Peters last played with the

in the Australian W-League.

International career

Peters made her debut for Australia in 1996. She played her last international football match in February 2009 in a match against Italy in Canberra. She had played 110 times for the Matildas, scoring 28 times.

International goals

Coaching career

In 2009 Peters was a coach with the Australian under-16 women's national team.

Honours

*Australian Women's Footballer of the Year: 2009

References

1979 births Living people Australian women's soccer players Australian Institute of Sport soccer players Newcastle Jets FC (A-League Women) players Women's United Soccer Association players New York Power players Expatriate women's footballers in Brazil FIFA Century Club New South Wales Institute of Sport alumni Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States Australian expatriate sportspeople in the United States 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup players 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup players 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup players Olympic soccer players of Australia Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Australia women's international soccer players People from Newcastle, New South Wales Women's association football midfielders Santos FC (women) players Damallsvenskan players KIF Örebro DFF players Sportswomen from New South Wales Soccer players from New South Wales Australian expatriate women's soccer players Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden Sportspeople from Newcastle, New South Wales Charlotte Lady Eagles players USL W-League (1995–2015) players {{Australia-women-footy-bio-stub