Sally Shipard

Sally Shipard
Personal information
Full name	Sally Jean Shipard
Date of birth	20 October 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Tumut, Australia
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Youth career
	Wagga PCYC
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009–2014	Canberra United
2012	→ Bayer Leverkusen (loan)
Total
International career
2004–2006	Australia U-20
2004–2011	Australia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sally Jean Shipard (born 20 October 1987) is a retired Australian international football (soccer) midfielder who played for Canberra United in the Australian W-League from 2009 to 2014 and for Bayer 04 Leverkusen in the German Bundesliga during the 2012 off-season.

Biography

Shipard grew up in Wagga Wagga and played her junior football with Wagga PCYC.^[1] Sally, also known as Sal Bones, played from 2009 for the Canberra United in the W-League. In February 2012 she moved to the German Bundesliga, signing for last placed Bayer 04 Leverkusen until the end of the season.^[2]

She was a member of the Australian national team competing in the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. She captained the Australian U-20 national team.

Shipard retired from football in April 2014, due to injuries.^[3]

Career statistics

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	19 October 2005	Patriots Stadium, El Paso, United States	Mexico	2–0	2–0	Friendly
2	18 July 2006	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia	Myanmar	1–0	2–0	2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup
3	17 October 2010	Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea	Mexico	3–0	3–1	2010 Peace Queen Cup
4	20 June 2011	Jahnstadion, Göttingen, Germany	Mexico	2–2	3–2	Friendly