Player Profile with Central Coast Mariners? W-League rising attacker Trudy Camilleri
The 27-year-old has been one of Stephen Roach?s most consistent players for 2008 as her game continues to impress week in week out with the Mariners side.
Hoping for a finals series finish for this season, Trudy is gun-ho about finishing up also with a handful of goals.
Name: Trudy Camilleri
Nickname: –
Date of Birth: 16/9/91
Height & Weight: 153cm, 54kg
Place of Birth: Liverpool
What school did you go to: N/A
What is your best subject: Art, Sport, Sport Science
When did you start playing soccer: At the age of 8
Who have you played for: Ingleburn Eagles, Macarthur Rams, Marconi Stallions
Favourite playing position: Striker or Centre-Midfielder
Favourite soccer player: Tim Cahill and Cristiano Ronaldo
Favourite soccer team: Manchester United
Favourite food: Anything and everything
Favourite movie: Gone in 60 Seconds
Favourite TV show: Boston Legal
Favourite song: Elvis Presley ? Burning Love
Favourite band: The Mavericks
Favourite celebrity: Richard Reid
Favourite colour: Red
Favourite quote: ?The greatest pleasure in life is doing what others say cannot be done.?
What do you like to do in your spare time? Relaxing, eating and sleeping
What would be your ideal day? When everything goes right
What is your dream holiday? Travel the world and see where my parents grew up
What would you buy if you won ten million dollars? Buy my sisters a house each, have heaps of cars and help out my parents. I would also buy my own football team and name it after me J
Where do you see yourself in ten years from now? Same as I am now or playing and living in the U.S.
You are having a dinner party and can invite three people dead or alive, who you invite? Elvis Presley, Wentworth Miller and the cast of Friends
What is your favourite sporting moment of all time? When I scored the winning goal in the Grand Final against Canberra with 20 seconds remaining in extra-time
Who would you love to play for? Australia or the U.S.
Who would you love to spend a day training with? Tim Cahill, David Beckham, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lucas Neil and heaps more
What inspires you? The game itself
Who inspires you? My family
What motivates you to succeed? To achieve my goals
What is your definition of success? To achieve the goals in life that you aim for
Who is your sporting hero? Muhammad Ali
What makes some a hero? To never give up and to reach beyond your goal
What qualities in a person do you most admire? Personality, Caring, Fun
If you could change one thing about yourself what would it be? Maybe being a little taller
If you could change one thing about Australia what would it be? I would change the winter and make it summer and spring all year round
If you could change on thing about the world what would it be? Poverty
What is the biggest issue facing the future of women?s soccer? Women?s soccer needs to be on an equal footing as the men?s competition
What is the biggest issue facing the future of the world? Not enough football
Trudy Camilleri and the Mariners as they clash with the Adelaide United on Saturday with kick off set at 4pm at Hindmarsh Stadium.
The Mariners will feature on Saturday afternoon in ABC?s match of the round from 4:00 pm Australian Eastern Daylight Time – Adelaide United v Central Coast Mariners from Hindmarsh Stadium in Adelaide.
*Additional reporting by Mark Stavroulakis
