Tal Karp - Biography

Tal Karp (born 30 December 1981) is a female Australian football (soccer) player who currently plays for Melbourne Victory in the Australian W-League.

Club career

Tal Karp began her career in the Women's National Soccer League with the ACT Academy of Sport and the SA Sports Institute, before six seasons with the Canberra Eclipse and another with the Australian National University Football Club. Karp won the WNSL title with the Canberra Eclipse in the 2001-02 season.

In 2007 Karp joined the Ashburton Women's Soccer Team in the Victorian Women's Premier League. In 2008 she moved to rivals Box Hill Inter and helped them to win the Grand Final. Karp was Runner-Up Best and Fairest player for Box Hill in 2008.

In October 2008, Karp was signed by the newly formed Melbourne Victory as captain.

International career

Karp was a member of the Australian team that played in the 2003 OFC Championship, 2003 Women's World Cup and the 2004 Athens Olympics.

Personal life

She is Jewish. Karp was named by Brandeis University, a contemporary Jewish sports heroine.

External links

• W-League Team profile