Lim Shiya

Lim Shiya (born 26 June 1986[6]) is a Singaporean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Australian W-League team Perth Glory. She made her debut for the Singapore Women's National Team on 18 April 2004, coming off the bench against Hong Kong in the AFC Beijing Olympics Qualifiers 2004 held at Hiroshima Big Arch Stadium in Osaka, Japan. She made her team debut for Home United FC (Women's Team) in the FAS Women's Challenge Cup 2001 at the age of 15 and played for FAS Young Women in 2003 before moving to Arion Women's Football Club, the Singapore's first all-women football club in 2006. A left-footed attacking midfielder who possesses good pace and dribbling skills, Shiya is known for her vision, technique and passing. She is also a regular goal scorer for her club.[7]

Lim Shiya
Personal information
Full name Lim Shiya
Date of birth (1986-06-26) June 26, 1986
Place of birth Singapore, Singapore
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Left wing
Club information
Current team
 Arion Women
Number 19
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Home United
2003–2004 FAS Young Women
2005 Home United
2006–2008
2009–[1][2][3]		 Arion Women
2008–2009 Perth Glory[4][5]
National team‡
Singapore
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 February 2009
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 February 2009

She has represented Singapore in AFC U19 Women's Championship 2004 (China) and 2006 (Jordan), AFF Women's Championship 2004 (Vietnam), FIFA Women's U19 World Cup International Friendly 2004 (Thailand), AFC Beijing Olympics Qualifiers 2004 (Japan) and AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers 2008 (Malaysia).[8][9]

References
  1. https://www.goal.com/en-sg/news/3883/features/2014/01/26/4570973/the-sidelines-lim-shiya-first-female-footballer-abroad
  2. https://arionwfc.wordpress.com/2009/04/11/news/
  3. https://www.redsports.sg/2009/05/12/arion-womens-young-women-football/
  4. "Perth Glory Westfield W-League Player Stats". Perth Glory FC. Archived from the original on 17 February 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2009.
  5. "Priscilla Tan: Setting goals one at a time - Football Association of Singapore".
  6. "Player profile - Shiya Lim". Perth Glory FC. Archived from the original on 1 March 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2009.
  7. "Women's Senior Team". Football Association of Singapore. Archived from the original on 19 December 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2009.
  8. "Four of a Kind". The Electric New Paper. 18 September 2006. Retrieved 18 February 2009.
  9. "Player Profile". Arion WFC. Archived from the original on 17 May 2009. Retrieved 18 February 2009.


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