Ellie Brush is an Australian football (soccer)

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 player, who currently plays for Canberra United FC

Canberra United FC

Canberra United Football Club is an Australian football club that competes in the W-League, the national women's competition. Based in Canberra, the club was formed in 2008 for the league's inaugural season...

 in the Australian W-League

W-League (Australia)

The W-League is the preeminent women's semi-professional football league in Australia. Established in 2008, it is composed of eight teams - seven of them are affiliated with seven of the Australian clubs currently in the A-League, with the eighth team based in Canberra...

. She is also studying physiotherapy at Charles Sturt University

Charles Sturt University

Charles Sturt University is an Australian multi-campus university located in New South Wales, Victoria, and the Australian Capital Territory. It has campuses at Bathurst, Canberra, Albury-Wodonga, Dubbo, Goulburn, Orange, Wagga Wagga and Burlington, Ontario...

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Brush joined Canberra United for their inaugural season in 2008 and was named captain, leading the team to the final. A strong season led to a call-up to the Matildas team in January 2009, making her international debut in a friendly against Italy

Italy women's national football team

The Italy women's national football team represents Italy in international women's football. The team is controlled by the Italian Football Federation .- Performances in the World Cup :...

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She has remained at Canberra for the 2009 season and will share the captaincy with Lydia Williams

Lydia Williams

Lydia Williams is an Australian football player, who currently plays for Canberra United FC in the Australian W-League.-Early life:...

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External links

• Canberra United FC profile