Former University of Arizona and FC Tucson Women keeper Lainey Burdett signed on to play for Åland United last week. Located in the Åland Islands of Finland, the club competes in the Kansallinen Liiga which is the premier women’s football league in Finland.
Burdett played for the Orlando Pride as Supplemental Player in 2019 and she was waived in 2020 from the supplemental roster. The Pride was forced to withdraw from the Challenge Cup right after Burdett was waived due to a COVID outbreak by other players on the squad.
Burdett also served as the keeper coach for Salpointe in the 2019-2020 season. Current Arizona and FC Tucson Women keeper Hope Hisey holds that position this winter.
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Andy Morales was recognized by the AIA as the top high school reporter in 2014, he was awarded the Ray McNally Award in 2017, a 2019 AZ Education News award winner and he has been a youth, high school and college coach for over 30 years. He was the first in Arizona to write about high school beach volleyball and high school girls wrestling. His own children have won multiple state high school championships and were named to all-state teams. Competing in hockey, basketball, baseball and track & field in high school, his unique perspective can only be found here and on AZPreps365.com. Andy is the Southern Arizona voting member of the Ed Doherty Award, recognizing the top football player in Arizona, and he was named a Local Hero by the Tucson Weekly for 2016. Andy was named an Honorary Flowing Wells Caballero in 2019, became a member of the Sunnyside Los Mezquites Cross Country Hall of Fame in 2021 and he was a member of the Amphi COVID-19 Blue Ribbon Committee and he earned a Distinguished Service Award from Amphitheater. Contact Andy Morales at amoralesmytucson@yahoo.com
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