Lisa-Marie Woods (born 23 May 1984) is a Norwegian retired professional

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and current assistant coach at

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. She last played at Asheville City SC of the

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as a forward. She has previously played for Asker SK and LSK Kvinner in the

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& Ottawa Fury in North America's

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as well as

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, Stabæk, and

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in the Kazakhstani women's football championship, and Perth Glory in Australia's W-League.

Early life

University

Woods played for Oakland University in

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during her freshman year in 2003. She later transferred to

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, where she played in 2004. These periods were alternated with summer seasons in Norway with Asker FK in Toppserien. In 2008, she played for Ottawa Fury during the summer break for the Beijing Olympics.

Playing career

Club

Woods began her career at Trosterud and later joined Lindeberg; she then transferred to Vålerenga, and in July 2001 joined Asker SK on loan. She scored in her first match on 21 July 2001 when Asker beat Røa 8–0. Asker was a successful

team that in 2005 won the

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. She also played on the losing side of the Cup Final in 2006 and 2007 with Asker. On 23 January 2009 Woods joined the German club

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, signing a contract up to 30 June 2010. Woods stayed for 2 months at the club and then joined the American club

as a forward. After a successful American season with many goals scored, she transferred back to Norway and the elite

club

in August 2009. In January 2010 Woods signed to play for Stabæk, Oslo. 2010 was a successful year for Woods, playing as a defensive midfielder for Stabæk. She finished the season with 13 goals, while Stabæk finished top of the Toppserien league. On 14 November she was awarded the Toppserien Player of the Year prize. In January 2011 Woods left Norway to sign for the Danish club

. After a successful season in Denmark in the 3F league, ending in November 2011, Woods signed to start playing immediately with Perth Glory in the Westfield-W league in Australia. After her stay at Glory, Woods returned to play in the regular season for Fortuna Hjørring again. Upcoming summer break in the Danish League, Woods was offered to play with Ottawa Fury with Fellow Norwegian International Leni Kaurin. Ottawa Fury won the W-league and Woods was voted Ottawa Fury MVP. Upon completion of W-league season, she once again returned to the Danish League to play for her club Fortuna Hjørring. 15 November she returns to the W-League, after signing with the Lady Reds, where she re-unites with Kristy Moore and Melissa Barbieri with whom she played with at Fortuna. In 2015, she played for Kazakh champions

. In 2017 she was back in Norway with Avaldsnes IL, playing 9 league games. She joined Asheville City SC in 2018.

International

In 2003 Woods captained Norway in the

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. Her team reached the Final in Leipzig, Germany, where they lost 0–2 to France. In October 2009 Woods was selected for the

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to play in qualification matches for a forthcoming championship. She played as a substitute against the

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in a match that Norway won 3–0. In 2010 Norway played 16 international matches to mid–November, including important qualification matches for the 2011 World Cup. Woods played in 13 of the matches, mainly as a defensive midfielder in a 4–4–2 formation, and scored five goals. She was withdrawn from the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup squad with a hip injury. She recovered quickly from the injury as she returned to play for her club

that same summer. Woods was called up to the national team again for the next Euro qualifications in Iceland where she earned her spot in the starting lineup again.

Coaching career

In 2018, Woods joined the women's soccer coaching staff at Creighton University.

Personal

Woods is of Scottish, Norwegian and Filipino descent; the daughter of Gregory James and Gunn-Karin. Her brother Scott is also a footballer and played for the Philippines U23.

Honours

* 2005: Winner

with Asker FK * All-‐American 2004/2004 * Mid-‐Con Newcomer of the Year * Great Lakes First-‐team * All-‐Mid-‐Con * Great Lakes Freshman of the Year * Team All-‐Great Lakes * Mid-‐Con Offensive Player of the Week(Oct.20) * MVP Asker Fotball Kvinner 2008 * Player of the year 2010 * Toppserien "Kniksen Prisen"

References

External links

Profile and photo at club siteProfile on goblueraiders.com
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Lisa-Marie Woods Official blog on Women's Soccer United
{{DEFAULTSORT:Woods, Lisa-Marie 1984 births Living people Middle Tennessee State University alumni Norwegian women's footballers Norway women's international footballers Norway women's youth international footballers Norwegian people of Scottish descent Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States Sportspeople from Tønsberg Expatriate women's footballers in Germany Expatriate women's soccer players in Canada Expatriate women's footballers in Denmark Fortuna Hjørring players Stabæk Fotball Kvinner players Boston Breakers (NWSL) players Adelaide United FC (A-League Women) players Perth Glory FC (A-League Women) players A-League Women players National Women's Soccer League players Expatriate women's footballers in Kazakhstan Norwegian expatriate footballers Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's soccer players Oakland Golden Grizzlies women's soccer players Expatriate women's soccer players in Australia Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Canada Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Australia Toppserien players USL W-League (1995–2015) players Women's association football midfielders F.C. Indiana players BIIK Kazygurt players Avaldsnes IL players Ottawa Fury (women) players