{{Short description|English footballer (born 1987)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2016}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Vaila Barsley | image = Vaila Barsley 2014 (cropped).jpg | image_size = | caption = Barsley in 2014 | full_name = Vaila Marie Barsley | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1987|9|15}} | birth_place = Boston, Lincolnshire, England | height = 1.83 m | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = Defender | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Stalham Knights | youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = Loddon | youthyears3 = 2004–2005 | youthclubs3 = Norwich City | youthyears4 = 2005–2006 | youthclubs4 = Arsenal | collegeyears1 = 2006–2009 | college1 = St. John's Red Storm | collegecaps1 = 65 | collegegoals1 = 8 | years1 = 2009–2010 | clubs1 = Long Island Rough Riders | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2011 | clubs2 = Afturelding | caps2 = 16 | goals2 = 3 | years3 = 2012 | clubs3 = Long Island Rough Riders | caps3 = | goals3 = | years4 = 2012 | clubs4 = Peamount United | caps4 = | goals4 = | years5 = 2013–2021 | clubs5 = Eskilstuna United | caps5 = 164 | goals5 = 25 | years6 = 2022 | clubs6 = IF Brommapojkarna | caps6 = 19 | goals6 = 2 | nationalyears1 = 2003–2004 | nationalteam1 = England U17 | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | nationalyears2 = 2017 | nationalteam2 = Scotland | nationalcaps2 = 6 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | club-update = 10:26, 18 December 2022 (UTC) | ntupdate = 10:58, 12 April 2017 (UTC) }}
'''Vaila Marie Barsley''' (born 15 September 1987) is a Scottish football defender.
==Club career== Barsley played college soccer for St. John's Red Storm while attending St. John's University on a five-year accountancy degree. After graduating she began working for Ernst & Young in New York City, but negotiated a leave of absence when Swedish club Eskilstuna United offered her a professional soccer contract in 2013.<ref>{{cite news |title=Red Storm Alumna Vaila Barsley Continues Career With Pro Contract |url=http://www.redstormsports.com/sports/w-soccer/spec-rel/040813aaa.html |access-date=2 July 2016 |publisher=St. John's University (New York City) |date=8 April 2013 |archive-date=4 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804034306/http://www.redstormsports.com/sports/w-soccer/spec-rel/040813aaa.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Barsley's nine goals from defence helped Eskilstuna win promotion to the Damallsvenskan in her first season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Även Vaila Barsley stannar i Eskilstuna |url=http://www.damfotboll.com/nyheter/2014/09/aven-vaila-barsley-stannar-i-eskilstuna |access-date=2 July 2016 |publisher=Damfotboll.com |date=3 December 2014 |language=sv}}</ref> In the 2015 Damallsvenskan season, Eskilstuna finished runners-up to FC Rosengård and Barsley was awarded a new two-year contract.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lundin |first1=Josefin |title=Vaila Barsley om fortsättningen i Eskilstuna United |url=http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=87&artikel=6289045 |access-date=2 July 2016 |publisher=Sveriges Radio |date=28 October 2015 |language=sv}}</ref>
In March 2022 she transferred to Damallsvenskan newcomers IF Brommapojkarna, following nine seasons with Eskilstuna.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kämpe |first1=Philip |title=Vaila Barsley klar för BP |url=https://bpfotboll.se/forening/vaila-barsley-klar-for-bp/ |access-date=1 August 2022 |publisher=IF Brommapojkarna |date=3 March 2022 |language=Swedish}}</ref>
==International career== Barsley's mother is from Shetland, which qualifies her to play for Scotland.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39435012 |title=Scotland women: Signeul hopes to add Barsley and Howard to squad to face Belgium |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |first=Clive |last=Lindsay |date=29 March 2017 |access-date=29 March 2017}}</ref> She made her full international debut on 11 April 2017, in a 5–0 defeat against Belgium.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39572814 |title=Belgium women 5-0 Scotland women: Anna Signeul's side lose Euro 2017 warm-up |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=11 April 2017 |access-date=12 April 2017 |first=Alan |last=Campbell}}</ref>
== Personal life == In December 2018 she married her former Eskilstuna team-mate Annica Svensson.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mattsson |first1=Sebastian |title="Det var väldigt få som ens sett oss kyssas" |url=https://www.expressen.se/sport/fotboll/damallsvenskan/det-var-valdigt-fa-som-ens-sett-oss-kyssas/ |access-date=15 January 2022 |publisher=Expressen |date=12 December 2018 |language=Swedish}}</ref>
== Honours == '''Eskilstuna United DFF''' * Damallsvenskan Runner-up: 2015
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == {{Commons category}} * {{Soccerway|vaila-barsley/191841}} * {{SvFF player|id=89958295-d0c5-4ad6-96df-0601389ef85d|fid=759027|pid=8164}} * {{SvFF club player|id=89958295-d0c5-4ad6-96df-0601389ef85d|archive=20210521092420}} * [http://www.redstormsports.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/barsley_vaila00.html Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813010736/http://www.redstormsports.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/barsley_vaila00.html |date=13 August 2016 }} at St. John's Red Storm * [http://www.cwfootball.net/players.php?action=show_player_details&player_id=94&page=1 Profile] at Connect World Football
{{Scotland squad UEFA Women's Euro 2017}}
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