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Jayde Riviere
Personal information
Full name Jayde Yuk Fun Riviere
Date of birth (2001-01-22) January 22, 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Pickering, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Manchester United
Youth career
2005 West Rouge SC
2005–2014 Pickering SC
2014–2017 Markham SC
2017–2019 Vancouver Whitecaps REX
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Michigan Wolverines 47 (1)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022 AFC Ann Arbor 4 (0)
2023- Manchester United 0 (0)
International career‡
2016 Canada U15 7 (4)
2016–2018 Canada U17 16 (2)
2018 Canada U20 5 (0)
2017– Canada 36 (1)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 1, 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 18, 2022

Jayde Yuk Fun Riviere (born January 22, 2001) is a Canadian soccer defender for English Women's Super League side Manchester United and the Canadian women's national team, with whom she won a gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Early life

When she was 3, her father began teaching her how to play soccer.[1] Riviere started playing for West Rouge SC at the age of four,[2] and later represented Pickering SC.[3] At age 13, she began playing for Markham SC,[4] In her first year in high school, she was named Female Athlete of the Year after scoring 50 goals in just 20 league games.[5] She then spent some time with the Ontario REX program,[6] before joining the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite Super REX program in August 2017.[7]

College career

Riviere committed to play soccer at the University of Michigan as a 14-year old in 2014.[8] She received 28 other college soccer scholarship offers before she enrolled at Michigan in the fall of 2019.[9] as well as some offers to play professionally.[10] She scored her first collegiate goal on November 8, 2019, scoring the overtime winner in a 2-1 victory against the Purdue Boilermakers, which qualified Michigan for the Big Ten Tournament.[11] In her freshman season, she was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team.[12] In 2021, she helped lead Michigan to winning the Big Ten Championship and an NCAA Quarterfinals appearance.[13]

Club career

In April 2022, she signed with AFC Ann Arbor in the USL W League.[14][15][16] She played four games for Ann Arbor in 2022.[17]

Manchester United 2023-

On 21st January 2023, It was confirmed that Riviere had signed with English Women's Super League side Manchester United on a two-and-a-half year deal.[18]

International career

In September 2015, she made her debut in the Canadian youth program, attending a camp with the Canada U17 team.[2] At youth level, she was named to the rosters for the 2016 CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship (winning a silver medal), 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship (winning a bronze medal), 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, and 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.[2]

In November 2017, she was called up to the Canada senior team for the first time.[19] On November 12, 2017, she made her international debut in a 3–1 defeat to the United States.[20] She started her first match for the senior team on April 8, 2019 in a friendly against Nigeria.[21] She scored her first goal for the senior team on January 29, 2021 against Saint Kitts and Nevis.[22]

On May 25, 2019, she was named to the roster for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[23][24] In 2021, she won a gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[25][26][27]

Personal life

Riviere's father was born in Dominica, while her mother was born in Hong Kong.[2]

Career statistics

International

Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Riviere goal.

List of international goals scored by Jayde Riviere

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. January 29, 2020 H-E-B Park, Edinburg, United States  Saint Kitts and Nevis 6–0 11–0 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship

References

  1. ^ Medford, Marcus (October 28, 2021). "First Time's The Charm: Jayde Riviere Reflects on Her Gold-Medal Debut at The Tokyo Olympics". ByBlacks.
  2. ^ a b c d Jayde Riviere at the Canadian Soccer Association
  3. ^ Jacob, Vivek (July 18, 2021). "New Olympian Jayde Riviere has seemed destined to play a big part for women's national soccer team". CBC Sports.
  4. ^ Hayakawa, Michael (February 25, 2016). "Markham soccer well represented on U17 national team". Markham Economist & Sun.
  5. ^ Fanfair, Ron (August 25, 2021). "Olympic gold medallist Jayde Riviere received warm welcome on return home". Ron Fanfair.
  6. ^ Johnson, Meaghen (June 1, 2019). "Canadian player profile: Jayde Riviere". TSN.
  7. ^ Davidson, Neil (June 24, 2019). "Teenage fullback Jayde Riviere looks remarkably at ease at Women's World Cup". Toronto Star.
  8. ^ Llamas, Kyle (October 19, 2021). "Jayde Riviere: Soccer's Newest Golden Girl". SPAD Players Tribune.
  9. ^ Fanfair, Ron (August 27, 2019). "Riviere is on track to be among Canada's next generation of elite soccer players". Ron Fanfair.
  10. ^ "Olympian soccer gold medalist Jayde Riviere inspires VCI students". The Review. December 2, 2021.
  11. ^ McIntosh, Megan (November 8, 2019). "Riviere Overtime Goal Sends Michigan to Big Ten Tournament Final". Michigan Wolverines.
  12. ^ "Jayde Riviere Canada Olympic profile". Canadian Olympic Committee.
  13. ^ Williamson, Remi (July 1, 2022). "From gold medals to Big Ten Championships: Jayde Riviere's journey". The Michigan Daily.
  14. ^ Makuch, Ryan (April 21, 2022). "AFCAA Welcomes Olympic Gold Medalist Jayde Riviere to 2022 Roster". AFC Ann Arbor.
  15. ^ Bruckner, Meredith (April 21, 2022). "AFC Ann Arbor signs gold medalist, University of Michigan student Jayde Riviere". All About Ann Arbor.
  16. ^ Wickliffe, Greg (April 21, 2022). "Olympic Gold medalist joins AFC Ann Arbor's women's soccer team". Michigan Live.
  17. ^ "Jayde Riviere 2022 USL W League Stats". USL W League.
  18. ^ https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/jayde-riviere-signs-for-man-utd-women-20-january-2023
  19. ^ Cudmore, John (November 9, 2017). "Canada adds Markham teen Riviere to women's soccer roster". Markham Economist & Sun.
  20. ^ "'Caps teens Grosso and Riviere debut for Canadian women's national team". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. November 12, 2017.
  21. ^ Johnson, Meaghen (July 15, 2022). "Riviere on the rise for Canada". TSN.
  22. ^ "Jayde Riviere scores her first international goal for #CANWNT". YouTube. OneSoccer. February 1, 2020.
  23. ^ Yeganegi, Mona (June 9, 2019). "Riviere: I wanted to become a footballer when I was three". FIFA.
  24. ^ Van Diest, Derek (June 15, 2019). "Riviere makes World Cup debut for Canada". Toronto Sun.
  25. ^ Zuke, Ryan (August 7, 2021). "UM soccer players win gold medal with Canada at Tokyo Olympics". Michigan Live.
  26. ^ "Canadian footballer of Dominican heritage celebrates first Olympic gold medal". Dominica News Online. August 13, 2021.
  27. ^ "Pickering's Jayde Riviere captures Olympic gold with Canada's women's soccer team". Global News. August 6, 2021.
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