Quinn (soccer)
![]() Quinn with the Washington Spirit in June 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Birth name | Rebecca Catherine Quinn | ||
Date of birth | August 11, 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back, midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | OL Reign | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
North Toronto SC | |||
Richmond Hill SC | |||
Erin Mills Eagles SC | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2017 | Duke Blue Devils | 69 | (8) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013 | Toronto Lady Lynx | 4 | (0) |
2018 | Washington Spirit | 17 | (0) |
2019 | Paris FC | 2 | (0) |
2019– | OL Reign | 6 | (0) |
2020 | → Vittsjö GIK (loan) | 8 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2012 | Canada U17 | 8 | (0) |
2014 | Canada U20 | 4 | (0) |
2015 | Canada U23 | 5 | (0) |
2013– | Canada | 60 | (5) |
Medal record | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 15, 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 24, 2021 |
Quinn (born Rebecca Catherine Quinn; August 11, 1995) is a Canadian professional soccer player, who is a midfielder for OL Reign and the Canada women's national soccer team.
Club career
Washington Spirit
After playing college soccer with the Duke Blue Devils, Quinn became the highest drafted Canadian in National Women's Soccer League history when they were selected third overall by the Washington Spirit in the 2018 NWSL College Draft.[1]
Paris FC
After one season in the NWSL, Quinn signed with Division 1 Féminine club Paris FC.[2]
Reign FC
On July 15, 2019, Quinn returned to the NWSL and signed with Reign FC.[3]
International career
Quinn won a silver medal at the 2012 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship in Guatemala. They also represented Canada at the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and 2015 Pan American Games.
On March 7, 2014, Quinn made their senior national team debut in a 3–1 win against Italy in the 2014 Cyprus Cup. On February 16, 2016, they scored a hat-trick against Guatemala in a 10–0 win at the CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
Quinn won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics with Team Canada.[4] On May 25, 2019, they were named to the roster for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[5]
International goals
Goal |
Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | February 16, 2016 [6] | BBVA Compass Stadium | ![]() |
5–0 |
10–0 |
CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifier |
2. | 6–0 |
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3. | 7–0 |
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4. | October 8, 2018 [6] | H-E-B Park, Edinburg | ![]() |
8–0 |
12–0 |
2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship |
5. | October 14, 2018 [6] | Toyota Stadium, Frisco | ![]() |
5–0 |
7–0 |
2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship Semi-final |
Personal life
Born in Toronto to a sporting family, Quinn's father was a rugby player and their mother played basketball.
Quinn attended Duke University, where they played collegiate soccer for the Duke Blue Devils.[1]
In 2020, Quinn came out as transgender, and said that they use they/them pronouns.[7] They were permitted to continue playing professional women's football on the basis of their sex (rather than gender identity).[8] They have expressed disappointment with media using their birth name when they came out.[9]
Honours
- International
- Summer Olympic Games: Bronze medal, 2016
- Algarve Cup: 2016
- Four Nations Tournament: 2015
References
- ^ a b McKeown, Ben (January 18, 2018). "Rebecca Quinn becomes highest-drafted Canadian in NWSL history". The Globe and Mail.
- ^ Davidson, Neil (February 5, 2019). "Rebecca Quinn signs with Paris FC, the latest Canadian to opt for a European team". Globe and Mail.
- ^ Rantz, Susie (July 15, 2019). "Reign make series of moves to bolster roster". Sounder at Heart. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
- ^ "Rebecca Quinn". Retrieved July 22, 2018.
- ^ "Together We Rise: Canada Soccer announces squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019". Retrieved May 25, 2019.
- ^ a b c Quinn at the Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
- ^ McElwee, Molly (September 9, 2020). "Canada international Quinn comes out as transgender". The Telegraph. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
- ^ Gornall, Katie; Falkingham, Katie (September 23, 2020). "Quinn: Canada's transgender footballer on being 'visible' and playing at the Olympics". BBC Sport. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
- ^ @TheQuinny5 (September 12, 2020). "Nearly every publication, including LGBTQ news sources, has used my deadname while reporting my story. The news matters and it's crucial to write about trans people using their name & pronouns. Please do your research, change your headlines, and grow" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
External links
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- 1995 births
- Living people
- Canadian women's soccer players
- Soccer players from Toronto
- Havergal College alumni
- Association football central defenders
- Duke Blue Devils women's soccer players
- Washington Spirit draft picks
- Washington Spirit players
- Paris FC (women) players
- OL Reign players
- Vittsjö GIK players
- National Women's Soccer League players
- USL W-League players
- Division 1 Féminine players
- Damallsvenskan players
- Canada women's international soccer players
- Olympic soccer players of Canada
- Olympic bronze medalists for Canada
- Olympic medalists in football
- Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Canadian expatriate soccer players
- Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate women's footballers in France
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in France
- Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- LGBT association football players
- LGBT sportspeople from Canada
- Transgender and transsexual sportspeople
- People with non-binary gender identities