1. Melissa Barbieri earned over 86 caps with the Australia women's national soccer team and competed at four FIFA Women's World Cup tournaments.
12 Facts About Melissa Barbieri
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Melissa Barbieri was a scholarship holder with the Victorian Institute of Sport.
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Melissa Barbieri played for Richmond SC, becoming the first female to play in the Australian semi-professional men's league.
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Melissa Barbieri signed for Melbourne Victory for the inaugural season of the Westfield W-League.
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Melissa Barbieri won the Goalkeeper of the year award in that season.
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On 19 February 2010, Melissa Barbieri was named captain of the Matildas following the 2009 retirement of Cheryl Salisbury.
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In July 2016, Melissa Barbieri signed a deal to play one game as a guest for Taroona in the Tasmanian Women's Super League.
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In November 2017, Melissa Barbieri came out of retirement to join Melbourne City on an injury replacement contract, after one of their goalkeepers Emily Shields broke her wrist.
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Melissa Barbieri was appointed coach of Heidelberg United's women's team in October 2016.
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In July 2018, Melissa Barbieri was appointed as an assistant coach of the Melbourne City W-League team.
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Melissa Barbieri was on the cover of the Australian FourFourTwo magazine along with fellow Matildas Thea Slatyer, Sam Kerr, Kyah Simon and Sarah Walsh in June 2011.
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Melissa Barbieri gave birth to her first child, a girl, in 2013.