Josée Bélanger (born May 14, 1986) is a Canadian retired soccer player who played for Orlando Pride in the National Women's Soccer League and for the Canadian national team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Josée Bélanger[1] | ||
| Date of birth | May 14, 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Coaticook, Quebec, Canada[2] | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Full back, winger | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2011 | Sherbrooke Vert et Or | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007 | Laval Comets | 5 | (3) |
| 2009–2012 | Quebec City Amiral SC | 25 | (13) |
| 2014 | Laval Comets | 6 | (1) |
| 2015 | FC Rosengård | 9 | (2) |
| 2016 | Orlando Pride | 14 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2004 | Canada U-19 | 8 | (4) |
| 2004–2017 | Canada | 57 | (7) |
Medal record | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editBélanger signed with FC Rosengård in August 2015.[3]
On February 8, 2016, it was announced that Bélanger would play for the Orlando Pride for the 2016 season of the National Women's Soccer League via the NWSL Player Allocation.[4]
She retired in May 2017.[5]
International career
editShe won a regional gold medal with Canada on two occasions, first at the 2004 CONCACAF Women's U-19 Championship and subsequently at the 2010 CONCACAF Women's Championship.
International statistics
edit Canada
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|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 10 | 5 |
| 2014 | 11 | 0 |
| 2015 | 17 | 2 |
| 2016 | 17 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 57 | 7 |
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | June 3, 2010 | Hamar, Norway |  Norway |
1–0 |
1–1 |
Friendly |
| 2. | November 2, 2010 | Cancún, Mexico |  Mexico |
2–0 |
3–0 |
2010 CONCACAF Women's Championship |
| 3. | November 5, 2010 |  Costa Rica |
1–0 |
4–0
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| 4. | December 9, 2010 | São Paulo, Brazil |  Netherlands |
2–0 |
5–0 |
2010 International Women's Football Tournament |
| 5. | December 19, 2010 |  Brazil |
1–0 |
2–2
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| 6. | June 21, 2015 | Vancouver, Canada |  Switzerland |
1–0 |
1–0 |
2015 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 7. | December 16, 2015 | Natal, Brazil | Brazil |
1–2 |
1–2 |
2015 International Women's Football Tournament |
Honours
editCanada
- Summer Olympic Games: Bronze Medal, 2016
References
edit- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 – List of Players: Canada" (PDF). FIFA. July 6, 2015. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 8, 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
- ^ "Canada Soccer profile". Canada Soccer. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
- ^ "Välkommen Josée Bélanger". August 13, 2015.
- ^ "National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) Canadian Players for 2016 Season". Archived from the original on February 11, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
- ^ "Team Canada veteran Josée Bélanger retires from competitive soccer | The Star". thestar.com. May 29, 2017.
External links
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