There was one stunning native omission from Bev Priestman’s 18-player squad who will put on Canada’s colors within the 2024 Olympic Ladies’s soccer event however Durham Area continues to be nicely represented with three native athletes on the workforce.
Beginning in aim for the defending Olympic champions is Whitby’s Kailen Sheridan, who performed two video games within the 2021 Olympics subbing for an injured Stephanie Labbe and has earned 50 caps for Canada. Sheridan plies her commerce within the NWSL for the San Diego Wave.
Serving to anchor the defence is Jayden Riviere of Manchester United, who lately had a soccer area named in her honour in Pickering. And getting back from harm in time to make the squad is Nichelle Prince of Ajax, ho performs for the Kansas Metropolis Present of the NWSL however hasn’t performed since struggling a calf harm for Canada on this spring’s Gold Cup.
Not making the squad in a little bit of a shock is Whitby’s Olivia Smith, the 19-year-old scoring sensation who was named MVP in Portugal’s high league in her debut professional season. Smith simply inked a deal to hitch Liverpool within the English Tremendous League.
Additionally lacking the reduce is Allysha Chapman of Courtice, who had taken day off to have a child in January. The 35-year-old has 99 caps for Canada.
“I’m extremely excited to finalize the group of players who will represent Team Canada at Paris 2024,” stated Priestman, Canada’s head coach. “It was a very difficult task, which speaks to the immense talent in this program. However, I believe we have a squad that blends experience and youth, is positionally balanced, and possesses incredible athleticism and football talent.”
Priestman stated the back-to-back video games in intense warmth and top-level opposition made it further vital to construct a “balanced team” that might deal with the stress of the Olympic event.
“We know the rich history this program has at the Olympic Games. Many moments have inspired the young players in this group, not just in what was achieved but in how they achieved it. Those values and behaviours will continue to be critical factors in this team’s success.”
13 members of the ladies’s soccer squad named on Canada Day gained gold in Tokyo. Six – newly minted captain Jessie Fleming, Prince, Janine Beckie, Kadeisha Buchanan, Ashley Lawrence, and Quinn — additionally earned bronze in Rio in 2016.
The six veterans have a mixed 717 caps, starting from 149 for Buchanan to 97 for Prince.
Nichelle Prince of Ajax
Sheridan and Riviere will every be making their second Olympic look.
“It is always an honour to be a part of this team and an even bigger honour to represent the wider Team Canada in Paris,” stated Fleming, who has 132 worldwide appearances for Canada on her resume and assumes the captaincy from retired legend Christine Sinclair. “We have grown a lot in the last year as a team and are confident we can repeat the success we have had historically in this tournament.”
Canada certified for the Olympic Video games in September 2023 by defeating Jamaica in a home-and-home collection vs Jamaica within the 2023 Concacaf W Olympic Play-In.
Canada has efficiently reached the knockout stage in all 4 of their earlier appearances on the Olympic Video games, securing two bronze medals at London 2012 and Rio 2016, and gold at Tokyo 2020. Canada is the one nation to have reached the rostrum in girls’s soccer at every of the final three Olympic Video games.
The Olympic soccer event will characteristic 12 nations divided into three teams. The highest two groups from every group, together with the 2 greatest third-placed groups, will advance to the knockout rounds, which embody quarterfinals, semifinals, third-place match, and last.
Canada’s group stage schedule consists of matches towards New Zealand on Thursday, July 25 and France on Sunday, July 28 on the Geoffroy-Guichard Stadium in Saint-Étienne, and Colombia on Wednesday, July 31 at Good Stadium.
The event will run from July 25 to August 10. Canada’s group stage schedule consists of matches towards New Zealand on Thursday, July 25 and France on Sunday, July 28 on the Geoffroy-Guichard Stadium in Saint-Étienne, and Colombia on Wednesday, July 31 at Good Stadium.
Whitby’s Kailen Sheridan
The complete roster:
Goalkeepers
Kailen Sheridan
Sabrina D’Angelo
Defenders
Kadeisha Buchanan
Sydney Collins
Vanessa Gilles
Ashley Lawrence
Jayde Riviere
Jade Rose
Midfielders
Jessie Fleming
Simi Awujo
Jessie Fleming
Julia Grosso
Quinn
Forwards
Janine Beckie
Jordyn Huitema
Cloé Lacasse
Adriana Leon
Nichelle Prince
Evelyne Viens
Alternates
Gabrielle Carle
Lysianne Proulx
Shelina Zadorsky
Deanne Rose
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