Ellie Brush

Ellie Brush
Brush playing soccer for Canberra United in 2009
Born	Ellie Katherine Brush[1] (1988-08-19) 19 August 1988 (age 36) Canberra, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Association football career Position(s) Defender Youth career 1993–2003 Weston Molonglo FC 2003–2008 AIS Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 2008–2015 Canberra United 81 (14) 2013 Avaldsnes IL 11 (0) 2015–2016 Houston Dash 29 (1) 2015–2017 → Canberra United 20 (3) 2017–2019 Western Sydney Wanderers 12 (2) 2019–2022 Sydney FC 19 (2) 2022–2023 Canberra United 13 (2) International career^‡ 2009–2023 Australia 2 (0) *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 February 2013 Australian rules football career Personal information Debut Round 2, 2017, Greater Western Sydney vs. Carlton, at Ikon Park Position(s) Defender / midfield Playing career^1 Years Club Games (Goals) 2017–2020 Greater Western Sydney 20 (1) ^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2020 season. Source: AustralianFootball.com

Ellie Katherine Brush (born 19 August 1988) is an Australian sportswoman who plays soccer for Canberra United in the Australian A-League Women. She has also played Australian rules football for Greater Western Sydney in the AFL Women's (AFLW).

She also studied physiotherapy at Charles Sturt University.

Club career

Brush joined Canberra United for their inaugural season in 2008 and was named captain, leading the team to the final.

Brush shared the captaincy with Lydia Williams for the 2009 season and has captained all the following seasons, including the 2011/12 season when Canberra United took home the W-League premiership. She received her 50th cap for Canberra United on 5 December 2012 against Perth Glory.

Brush played with the Norwegian team Avaldsnes IL for the 2013 season.

The Houston Dash of the National Women's Soccer League signed Brush on 20 May 2015.^[2]

Brush left the Dash via the Re-Entry Wire in 2016 to return to Canberra United.

On 16 September 2017, Brush left Canberra United, due to her difficulties juggling a soccer and AFL career.^[3] On 24 September 2017, she joined Western Sydney Wanderers, who due to their good working relationship with Greater Western Sydney would allow her to play both sports.^[4]

Brush joined Sydney FC for the 2019–20 W-League season.^[5]

In August 2022, Brush returned to Canberra United.^[6] In March 2023, Brush announced her retirement at the end of the season.^[7]

International career

A strong season in the domestic league led to a call-up to the Matildas team in January 2009, making her international debut in a friendly against Italy. She made her second cap with the Matildas on 24 June 2012 in an international friendly match against New Zealand in Wollongong.

Honours

Club

Canberra United

• W-League Championship: 2011–12, 2014–15
• W-League Premiership: 2011–12, 2013–14

Records

• Most W-League appearances: 94

AFL Women's career

After signing as a rookie prior to the 2016 AFL Women's draft,^[8] Brush played six games for Greater Western Sydney in the 2017 AFL Women's season.^[9] Greater Western Sydney re-signed Brush for the 2018 season during the trade period in May 2017.^[10] In August 2020, Brush retired from Australian rules football to focus on soccer.^[11]

References

1. Ellie Brush at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
2. "Houston Dash sign defenders Ellie Brush and Camila". Houston Dash. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
3. Keenan, Mitchell (16 September 2017). "Foundation Canberra United captain Ellie Brush leaves W-League club on eve of season". The Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
4. "Wanderers snap up Ellie Brush". Western Sydney Wanderers. 24 September 2017.
5. "Sydney FC Unveil Championship Defending Westfield W-League Squad". 24 September 2019.
6. "United legend Brush returns to Canberra". Canberra United. 19 August 2022.
7. "United legend Brush announces retirement". Canberra United. 15 March 2023.
8. Dutton, Chris (2 October 2016). "GWS Giants recruit WNBL record holder Jess Bibby and W-League star Ellie Brush". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
9. "Australian Football – Ellie Brush". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
10. "AFLW: All the clubs' full lists after trade period – AFL.com.au". afl.com.au. Telstra Media. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
11. "GIANT Re-Signings". GWS Giants. Telstra Media. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.

• Brush, A (28 February 2013). "Ellie Brush Facebook Athlete Page". Facebook. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
• Football Australia (28 February 2013). "Canberra United". Football Australia. Archived from the original on 25 February 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
• Gibbs, S (3 December 2012). "Brush hits 50 not out". Football Australia. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
• Robson, B (9 March 2010). "Young Achiever of the Year:Ellie Brush". The Border Mail. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
• Killeen, C (29 September 2009). "Ellie brushes up on skills on the Border". The Border Mail. Retrieved 9 October 2009.

External links

• Canberra United Player's Profile Archived 7 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine
• Ellie Brush's profile on the official website of the Greater Western Sydney Giants
• Ellie Brush Facebook Athlete Page
• Houston Dash Profile
• Ellie Brush at AustralianFootball.com