Jump to content

Gabrielle Carle

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Gabrielle Carle
Gabrielle Carle in 2016
Personal information
Full name Gabrielle Carle[1]
Date of birth (1998-10-12) October 12, 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Defender, Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Washington Spirit
Number 14
Youth career
2004–2015 AS Chaudière-Est
2015–2016 Dynamo de Québec
2016–2017 CS Lévis-Est
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Florida State Seminoles 100 (8)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Quebec Dynamo ARSQ
2018 Dynamo de Québec 6 (3)
2022 Kristianstads 22 (2)
2023– Washington Spirit 38 (0)
International career
2014 Canada U17 4 (0)
2016–2018 Canada U20 8 (4)
2015 Canada U23 5 (0)
2015– Canada 48 (1)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Canada
CONCACAF W Championship
Runner-up 2018
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 6, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 28, 2024

Gabrielle Carle (born October 12, 1998) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a defender or midfielder for National Women's Soccer League club Washington Spirit and the Canadian national team.

Early life

[edit]

She began playing soccer when she was five years old with AS Chaudière-Est in Lévis.[2] She attended the École secondaire des Sources in Montreal in the sport-study program.[3]

In 2015, she was named the best Junior player in the province of Quebec and the best Senior player in Quebec in 2016.[4]

College career

[edit]

In 2017, she committed to Florida State University, where she would play for the women's soccer team.[5] She scored her first goal in the 86th minute against Ole Miss on November 10 in the first round of the 2017 NCAA Women's Soccer Championship.[4] In 2018, she helped FSU to win the 2018 NCAA Division I Championship.[6]

Club career

[edit]

In 2015, she played with Quebec Dynamo ARSQ in the USL W-League. In 2018, she re-joined Dynamo de Quebec, now in the semi-professional PLSQ.[7]

In December 2021, Carle joined Swedish club Kristianstads on an initial one-year contract beginning in 2022.[8]

In December 2022, she joined the Washington Spirit of the National Women's Soccer League on a two-year contract with an option for 2025.[9]

International career

[edit]

Youth

[edit]

In 2013, at age 14, she was invited to a training camp for the Canada U17 team.[10] The following year, she played for the Canada U20 team at the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, playing in all four of Canada's games.[10] In 2015, Carle was named to the roster for the Pan American Games, where she featured in all five of Canada's games, with the team finishing in fourth place.[10]

Senior

[edit]

She debuted for the senior team on December 9, 2015, against Mexico.[10] She scored her first goal for Canada in a 10–0 win against Guatemala in the 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship.[11]

She played every minute of her team's matches at the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, scoring against Nigeria.[10] She was named as an alternate player for Canada at the 2016 Olympics, where the team won a bronze medal.[10]

In 2018, Carle captained the U20 side at the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, scoring twice during the group stage, and also against Mexico in the semi-finals, where Canada bowed out after a penalty shootout.[10]

On May 25, 2019, she was named to the roster for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[12] In 2021, she was named as an alternate for Canada for the delayed 2020 Olympics.[13]

Honours

[edit]

Florida State Seminoles

Canada

Individual

  • All-ACC Second Team: 2021
  • College Cup All-Tournament Team: 2018

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Women's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020 – Squad list: Canada" (PDF). FIFA. August 5, 2021. p. 3. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "Gabrielle Carle Canada Profile". Canadian Soccer Association. January 28, 2020.
  3. ^ "Gabrielle Carle Olympic Profile". Olympics. June 19, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Gabby Carle Profile". Florida State Seminoles. August 3, 2017. Archived from the original on August 23, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  5. ^ "Gabrielle Carle signe à Florida State" [Gabrielle Carle Signs with Florida State]. Sports Ambitions. January 4, 2017. Archived from the original on February 28, 2021.
  6. ^ Walsh, Chuck (September 25, 2020). "Gabby Carle: Her Best is Yet to Come". Top Drawer Soccer.
  7. ^ Boutin, Richard. "Gabrielle Carle avec le Dynamo" [Gabrielle Carle with the Dynamo]. Le Journal de Québec (in French).
  8. ^ Lalancette, Mikael (December 13, 2021). "Gabrielle Carle opte pour la Suède" [Gabrielle Carle opts for Sweden]. Le Soleil (in French).
  9. ^ "Washington Spirit Signs Defender Gabrielle Carle". Washington Spirit. December 12, 2022.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g Johnson, Meaghen (June 5, 2019). "Canadian player profile: Gabrielle Carle". TSN.
  11. ^ "Canada one win away from Olympic berth after winning Group B". Canadian Soccer Association. February 16, 2016.
  12. ^ "Together We Rise: Canada Soccer announces squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019". Canadian Soccer Association. May 25, 2019.
  13. ^ "Gabby Carle set to represent Canada in Tokyo Olympics". WTXL-TV. June 24, 2021.
[edit]