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Josée Bélanger
Bélanger in São Paulo, during a match against Brazil, which gave Canada the bronze medal in women's football for Rio 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-05-14) May 14, 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Coaticook, Quebec, Canada[1]
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Full back, winger
Youth career
2006–2011 Université de Sherbrooke
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
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
*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.[2]

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.[3]

She retired in May 2017.[4]

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
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.

Honours

Canada

References

  1. ^ "Canada Soccer profile". Canada Soccer. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  2. ^ "Välkommen Josée Bélanger". August 13, 2015.
  3. ^ "National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) Canadian Players for 2016 Season". Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  4. ^ "Team Canada veteran Josée Bélanger retires from competitive soccer | The Star". thestar.com.