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Leah Lynn Gabriela Fortune (born 13 December 1990) is a Brazilian football manager and former player. She has been a member of the Brazil women's national team. She has also played for the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) club Orlando Pride.

Biography

She was born in São Paulo to American missionary parents and grew up in Illinois. She attended Wheaton Academy, graduating high school in 2009.

FIFA.com describes her as "one of the more unusual players" in the 2010 U-20 Women's World Cup, and describes her style of taking throw-ins as "a remarkable long throw, the prelude of which is a spectacular forward flip to help her launch the ball a long way into the area". In November 2010, Leah was called up to the Brazil women's national football team. However, she tore her anterior cruciate ligament, leaving her out of football for months in recovery.

By virtue of her dual nationality, she could have had the opportunity to play at the senior international level for either Brazil or the United States.

References

1. "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Germany 2010 – List of Players: Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 27 April 2011. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
2. "Orlando Pride Completes Roster with Signing of Brazilian-American Leah Fortune". Orlando City SC. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
3. "Player Bio: Leah Fortune". Archived from the original on 15 August 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
4. ^ "Fortune stars for Brazil U-20s". Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
5. "Hall of Fame". Wheaton Academy. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
6. "Leah and Brazil hoping to make amends". Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
7. "Marta talks Tyresö and WPS, while Leah Fortune makes a comeback". Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.

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