Josée Bélanger
Canadian soccer player
 Bélanger in São Paulo, during a match against Brazil, which gave Canada the bronze medal in women's football for Rio 2016 | |||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
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| Full name | Josée Bélanger[1] | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1986-05-14) May 14, 1986 (age 37) | ||||||||||
| 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
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||
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.
Club career
Bélanger 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
She 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
 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
- Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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
Canada
- Summer Olympic Games: Bronze Medal, 2016
References
- ^ "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
- Josée Bélanger at the Canadian Soccer Association
Canada squads | ||
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Canada squad – 2010 CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying winners (2nd title) | ||
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Canada squad – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup | ||
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