Gabrielle Carle (born October 12, 1998) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a defender or midfielder for National Women's Soccer League club Washington Spirit and the Canadian national team.
.jpg) Gabrielle Carle in 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Gabrielle Carle[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | October 12, 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender, Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Washington Spirit | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2015 | AS Chaudière-Est | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Dynamo de Québec | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | CS Lévis-Est | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2021 | Florida State Seminoles | 100 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Quebec Dynamo ARSQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Dynamo de Québec | 6 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Kristianstads | 22 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Washington Spirit | 44 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Canada U17 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Canada U20 | 8 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Canada U23 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015– | Canada | 48 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 28, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 28, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Early life
editShe began playing soccer when she was five years old with AS Chaudière-Est in Lévis.[2] She attended the École secondaire des Sources in Montreal in the sport-study program.[3]
In 2015, she was named the best Junior player in the province of Quebec and the best Senior player in Quebec in 2016.[4]
College career
editIn 2017, she committed to Florida State University, where she would play for the women's soccer team.[5] She scored her first goal in the 86th minute against Ole Miss on November 10 in the first round of the 2017 NCAA Women's Soccer Championship.[4] In 2018, she helped FSU to win the 2018 NCAA Division I Championship.[6]
Club career
editIn 2015, she played with Quebec Dynamo ARSQ in the USL W-League. In 2018, she re-joined Dynamo de Quebec, now in the semi-professional PLSQ.[7]
In December 2021, Carle joined Swedish club Kristianstads on an initial one-year contract beginning in 2022.[8]
In December 2022, she joined the Washington Spirit of the National Women's Soccer League on a two-year contract with an option for 2025.[9]
International career
editYouth
editIn 2013, at age 14, she was invited to a training camp for the Canada U17 team.[10] The following year, she played for the Canada U20 team at the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, playing in all four of Canada's games.[10] In 2015, Carle was named to the roster for the Pan American Games, where she featured in all five of Canada's games, with the team finishing in fourth place.[10]
Senior
editShe debuted for the senior team on December 9, 2015, against Mexico.[10] She scored her first goal for Canada in a 10–0 win against Guatemala in the 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship.[11]
She played every minute of her team's matches at the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, scoring against Nigeria.[10] She was named as an alternate player for Canada at the 2016 Olympics, where the team won a bronze medal.[10]
In 2018, Carle captained the U20 side at the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, scoring twice during the group stage, and also against Mexico in the semi-finals, where Canada bowed out after a penalty shootout.[10]
On May 25, 2019, she was named to the roster for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[12] In 2021, she was named as an alternate for Canada for the delayed 2020 Olympics.[13]
Honours
editFlorida State Seminoles
- NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship: 2018, 2021
- ACC Women's Soccer Tournament: 2018, 2020, 2021
- ACC Women's Regular Season Champions: 2020
Canada
Individual
References
edit- ^ "Women's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020 – Squad list: Canada" (PDF). FIFA. August 5, 2021. p. 3. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
- ^ "Gabrielle Carle Canada Profile". Canadian Soccer Association. January 28, 2020.
- ^ "Gabrielle Carle Olympic Profile". Olympics. June 19, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
- ^ a b "Gabby Carle Profile". Florida State Seminoles. August 3, 2017. Archived from the original on August 23, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ^ "Gabrielle Carle signe à Florida State" [Gabrielle Carle Signs with Florida State]. Sports Ambitions. January 4, 2017. Archived from the original on February 28, 2021.
- ^ Walsh, Chuck (September 25, 2020). "Gabby Carle: Her Best is Yet to Come". Top Drawer Soccer.
- ^ Boutin, Richard. "Gabrielle Carle avec le Dynamo" [Gabrielle Carle with the Dynamo]. Le Journal de Québec (in French).
- ^ Lalancette, Mikael (December 13, 2021). "Gabrielle Carle opte pour la Suède" [Gabrielle Carle opts for Sweden]. Le Soleil (in French).
- ^ "Washington Spirit Signs Defender Gabrielle Carle". Washington Spirit. December 12, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g Johnson, Meaghen (June 5, 2019). "Canadian player profile: Gabrielle Carle". TSN.
- ^ "Canada one win away from Olympic berth after winning Group B". Canadian Soccer Association. February 16, 2016.
- ^ "Together We Rise: Canada Soccer announces squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019". Canadian Soccer Association. May 25, 2019.
- ^ "Gabby Carle set to represent Canada in Tokyo Olympics". WTXL-TV. June 24, 2021.
External links
edit- Gabrielle Carle at Soccerway.com
- Gabrielle Carle at WorldFootball.net
- Gabrielle Carle at FBref.com
- Gabrielle Carle at Olympics.com
- Gabrielle Carle at Olympedia
- Gabrielle Carle at the National Women's Soccer League
- Gabrielle Carle at Washington Spirit
- Gabrielle Carle at the Canadian Soccer Association
- Gabrielle Carle at Team Canada
