Lizzie Durack

Elizabeth Durack
Born	Elizabeth Christina Mary Durack (1994-05-20) May 20, 1994 Australia
Occupation	Professional footballer (retired)
Years active	2012–2019
Known for	Goalkeeper for Chelsea FC Women and England women's national team

Elizabeth Christina Mary Durack (born 20 May 1994) is a retired professional soccer player who last held the position of goalkeeper with Chelsea competing in the FA Women's Super League.

Early life

Durack was born in Australia to a mother of English descent. During her school years, she was the sole female member on her school's football team.

College career

In 2013, Durack began her studies in human development and regenerative biology at Harvard University, where she also represented the Harvard Crimson in collegiate soccer.

Western Sydney Wanderers

Durack spent five years playing alongside Chloe Logarzo at North West Sydney Koalas and was selected for an Australian under-19 schoolgirl squad that toured Britain and Ireland in 2012. She joined the newly formed Western Sydney Wanderers as a backup goalkeeper to Þóra Björg Helgadóttir during the 2012–13 W-League season.

Everton

In early 2013, while training with the England women's national under-19 football team, the Football Association arranged for Durack to join Everton, where she served as understudy to experienced goalkeeper Rachel Brown.

Notts County

Durack signed for Notts County in June 2016, stepping in after first-choice goalkeeper Carly Telford sustained an ankle injury. Nevertheless, she was declared ineligible to participate a month later due to restrictions imposed by NCAA rules.

Return to Everton

Following her graduation from Harvard, Durack returned to Everton by re-signing in July 2017.

Chelsea

On 8 June 2018, Chelsea announced Durack's signing. She concluded her professional playing career in 2019.

International career

Durack received training at the New South Wales Institute of Sport and was initially included in the Australia women's national under-17 soccer team but was later considered not suitable for international competition.

Her eligibility for England was identified by the English Football Association through her mother, a native of Doncaster, which led to an invitation to trial for the England women's national under-19 football team.

After aiding England in reaching the final of the 2013 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, she was recognized by UEFA as one of ten "emerging talents." Durack earned her first senior England cap during the 2014 Cyprus Cup, entering as a substitute in a 3–0 victory against Finland.

She participated in all three group stage games for England under-20 at the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and later appeared for the under-23 side against the United States in 2016.

Durack holds one senior cap for England and was designated legacy number 185 when the Football Association introduced legacy numbers to commemorate fifty years since England’s inaugural women's international match.

Retirement and subsequent career

In September 2019, Durack concluded her athletic career to embark on a professional path with Goldman Sachs.

External links

• Lizzie Durack profile at Harvard Crimson