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 26 (0)
International career
2014 Canada U17 4 (0)
2016–2018 Canada U20 8 (4)
2015 Canada U23 5 (0)
2015– Canada 44 (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 April 12, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 9, 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

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

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

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

Youth

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 games for her country, with the team finishing in fourth place.[10]

Senior

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 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 fell in 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

Florida State Seminoles

Canada

Individual

References

  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.
  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.