Aneesa O'Brien | |
Birth Date: | 27 April 2002 |
Birth Place: | Canada |
Height: | 1.73 m |
Position: | Goalkeeper |
Youthyears1: | 20??–2019 |
Youthclubs1: | FC Durham |
Collegeyears1: | 2020–2022 |
College1: | Jacksonville State Gamecocks |
Collegecaps1: | 4 |
Collegegoals1: | 0 |
Years1: | 2019 |
Clubs1: | FC Oshawa |
Caps1: | 0 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2019– |
Nationalteam1: | Guyana U20 |
Nationalcaps1: | 10 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2018 |
Nationalteam2: | Guyana |
Nationalcaps2: | 2+ |
Nationalgoals2: | 0+ |
Ntupdate: | 4 March 2020 |
Aneesa O'Brien (born 27 April 2002) is a footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Born in Canada, she represents the Guyana women's national team.
O'Brien committed to the Jacksonville State University in the United States.[1] She made her college debut for the Jacksonville State Gamecocks on March 5, 2021, against the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks recording five saves in a 3–1 loss.[2] She was named to the 2021 FTF All-Freshman Second Team.[3]
Internationally, O'Brien represents Guyana, the nation of her mother's birth, after having been introduced to the program by her friend and Guyana international player Nailah Rowe.
At senior level, she made her debut in 2018 at the 2018 CFU Women's Challenge Series, at the age of 15,[4] playing against Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago.[5] [6]
In 2019, O'Brien first represented Guyana U20 at the 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualification tournament, appearing in four games, recording three clean sheet.[7] She later represent them at the 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.