Vaila Barsley

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. Barsley's nine goals from defence helped Eskilstuna win promotion to the Damallsvenskan in her first season. In the 2015 Damallsvenskan season, Eskilstuna finished runners-up to FC Rosengård and Barsley was awarded a new two-year contract.

In March 2022 she transferred to Damallsvenskan newcomers IF Brommapojkarna, following nine seasons with Eskilstuna.

International career Barsley's mother is from Shetland, which qualifies her to play for Scotland. She made her full international debut on 11 April 2017, in a 5–0 defeat against Belgium.

Personal life In December 2018 she married her former Eskilstuna team-mate Annica Svensson.

Honours Eskilstuna United DFF Damallsvenskan Runner-up: 2015