Brianna Elizabeth Visalli Professional Footballer

Brianna Elizabeth Visalli is a British-American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Birmingham City in the FA Women's Super League.

Visalli was born in San Jose, California. Her mother is a dual US/UK citizen. She played six years of her youth career for the CV Chilipeppers and one year for the De Anza Force.

She was a four-year starter for the Pepperdine Waves, starting all but two games, setting a record for number of games played (83) and started (81) by an outfield player. She finished her Waves career second in game-winning goals (14) and seventh in total goals (25). In her senior year she was a semi-finalist for the Mac Hermann Trophy and was named the West Coast Conference Player of the Year.

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SUMMARY:

After a college career at Pepperdine University, Visalli was drafted 19th in the 2018 NWSL College Draft by the Chicago Red Stars where she subsequently played for their reserve squad during their 2018 season.

She signed for FA WSL club West Ham United in June 2018. She immediately became an integral part of the squad, appearing in 20 league matches and helping West Ham reach the 2018–19 FA Women's Cup final. In June 2019, it was announced that Visalli would leave West Ham upon the expiration of her contract.

In July 2019, Visalli joined Birmingham City. Visalli played 5 league games and 3 cup games for the Blues ins 2019, captaining the side in their away fixture against Brighton & Hove Albion. She was ruled out of action until 2020 on the 5th of December, 2019 due to injury.

International

Visalli has previously represented the United States at the U-23 level on three occasions. As a dual citizen, through her English-born mother, Visalli is eligible to represent both the US and England at the senior level.