Canadian soccer player (born 1998)
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 .
Early life
She 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
In 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
In 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
Youth
In 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
She 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
Florida State Seminoles
Canada
Individual
All-ACC Second Team: 2021
College Cup All-Tournament Team: 2018
References
^ "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.
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