Josée Bélanger
| 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) | |||
| 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 | |||
Josée Bélanger (born May 14, 1986) is a Canadian former soccer player who played for Orlando Pride in the National Women's Soccer League and for the Canadian national team.
Club career
In 2011, Bélanger suffered an ankle injury that kept her out of the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2012 Summer Olympics. During this time, she worked at a soccer club, and worked her way back into the national team by playing at right-back, at request of John Herdman due to injury problems.[3]
Bélanger signed with FC Rosengård in August 2015.[4]
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.[5] She described the club as treating her and her teammates like "professional players".[6]
In May 2017, Bélanger announced her retirement from football, finishing her career with 57 appearances for Canada, with 7 goals and 8 assists for the national team.[7]
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.
On 27 October 2010, Bélanger was called up to the Canada squad for the 2010 CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying.[8]
On 27 April 2015, Bélanger was called up to the Canada squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.[9]
On 20 June 2016, Bélanger was called up to the Canada squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[10]
Bélanger was honoured by Canada Soccer in June 2017, along with fellow Olympic bronze medalists Jonelle Filigno, Robyn Gayle, Kaylyn Kyle and Lauren Sesselmann.[11]
International statistics
| Canada | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
- ^ "Josée Bélanger s'est réinventée pour aller au bout de ses rêves" [Josée Bélanger reinvented herself to achieve her dreams]. icic.radio-canada.ca (in French).
- ^ "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.
- ^ "La vie heureuse de Josée Bélanger" [The Happy Life of Josée Bélanger]. ici.radio-canada.ca (in French).
- ^ "Team Canada veteran Josée Bélanger retires from competitive soccer | The Star". thestar.com. May 29, 2017.
- ^ "Canada announces CONCACAF roster". Canadian Soccer Association. October 27, 2010. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
- ^ "Canada names 23-player selection to compete at FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015". Canadian Soccer Association. April 27, 2015. Archived from the original on April 29, 2015. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
- ^ "Christine Sinclair headlines Canada's Olympic soccer team". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. June 20, 2016. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
- ^ "Canada Soccer to honour five retiring Women's National team players & Hall of Fame inductee at match in Toronto". June 7, 2017. Archived from the original on July 17, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.