Victoria Balomenos (born 14 February 1988 in Ashford, South Australia[1]) is an Australian soccer player who played for Australian W-League teams Adelaide United and Sydney FC.[2] Balomenos played nine times for the Australia women's national soccer team.

Victoria Balomenos
Balomenos in action for Adelaide United
Personal information
Full name Victoria Balomenos
Date of birth (1988-02-14) 14 February 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Ashford, South Australia
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
West Adelaide
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Adelaide City
2002–2008 Adelaide Sensation
2008–2009 Adelaide United 9 (3)
2010–2011 Adelaide United 9 (0)
2011–2012 Sydney FC 0 (0)
International career
2007–08 Australia 9 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 October 2017
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 July 2011

Club career

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Adelaide United

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Balomenos sat out the second season of the W-League due to a knee re-construction.[3] She re-signed with Adelaide United the following season,[4] and on 7 November 2010 she returned to W-League football against Newcastle Jets.[5][6]

International career

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Balomenos played nine matches for the Australian national team, the Matildas, in 2007 and 2008.[7]

Honours

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International

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Australia

References

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  1. ^ "Athlete Profile – Victoria Balomenos". Australian Institute of Sport. Archived from the original on 10 October 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  2. ^ "Player profile – Victoria Balomenos". Adelaide United FC. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  3. ^ "Arrivals and departures for Season 3". Adelaide United FC. Archived from the original on 20 February 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
  4. ^ "Lady Reds announced". The Women's Game. October 2010.
  5. ^ Gagliardi, Lee (6 November 2010). "Jets make winning start". A-League.com.au. Football Federation Australia. Sportal. Archived from the original on 19 February 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  6. ^ Schultz, Duane (10 November 2010). "Eyes on the Matildas". Guardian Messenger.
  7. ^ Howe, Andrew. "Player Records - appearance and goal statistics for the Westfield Matildas". Official Media Guide of Australia at the FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011™ (PDF). Football Federation Australia. p. 53. Retrieved 23 November 2020 – via WomenSoccer.com.au.

See also

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