Victoria Swift
Personal information
Full name Victoria Priscilla Swift
Date of birth (1995-01-29) 29 January 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Waterloo Starlets
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Navarro Bulldogs
2017–2018 West Florida Argonauts 45 (4)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 FC Dallas
2019 Fjarðabyggð/Hött/Leikni 11 (0)
2021–2022 León 23 (0)
2022 Carmen București
2023 Electric City FC 8 (0)
International career‡
2008–2010 Trinidad and Tobago U15
2010–2012 Trinidad and Tobago U17 8 (3)
2009–2010 Trinidad and Tobago U20 4 (0)
2011– Trinidad and Tobago 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 25, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 October 2021

Victoria Priscilla Swift (born 29 January 1995) is a Trinidadian footballer who plays as a defender for the Trinidad and Tobago women's national team.

Early life

She played youth soccer with the Waterloo Starlets.[1] In May 2012, she received an award from the Waterloo Institute of Soccer Players.[2]

College career

In 2015, Swift began attending Navarro College, where she played for the women's soccer team. In 2015, she was named to the Region XIV All-Conference First Team and in 2016 was named an All-Conference Honorable Mention.[3]

In 2017, she transferred to the University of West Florida and played for the women's soccer team.[4] She scored her first goal and added her first assist on September 6, 2017, against the Albany State Golden Rams.[4][5] In 2018, she was named to the All-GSC Second Team.[6]

Club career

In 2016, she joined FC Dallas of the Women's Premier Soccer League.[7] At the end of the season, she was named a WPSL All-Star.[8] In December 2016, she re-signed with the club for the 2017 season.[9]

In 2019, she signed with Icelandic club Fjarðabyggð/Hött/Leikni.[10] That season, she was named to the Team of the Year.[11] In February 2020, she re-signed with the club.[12] She was not able to make it back to the team for the 2020 season due to travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[13]

In August 2021, she signed with Mexican club León in the Liga MX Femenil.[14][15] She was initially recruited by Pachuca, but was then recommended to León.[16] However, her debut was delayed as she was still undergoing injury rehab, upon her signing.[17] She made her debut on September 6, 2021 against Club Tijuana.[18]

In July 2022, she signed with Romanian club FC Carmen București.[19]

In March 2023, she signed with Canadian club Electric City FC in League1 Ontario.[20][21] She made eight appearances that season.[22]

International career

In August 2008, she was named to the Trinidad & Tobago U15 squad for the CFU Women's Youth Cup, having already appeared for the U17 already.[1][23]

In 2010, she represented the Trinidad and Tobago U17 at the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[24] In October 2011, she captained the U17s for the first time in a match against St. Kitts and Nevis.[25]

She has also played for the Trinidad and Tobago senior team.[26][27] She debuted at the 2011 Pan American Games.[28]

References

  1. ^ a b Fuentes, Shaun (26 July 2009). "U-15 girls get ready for CFU youth cup". Soca Warriors.
  2. ^ "Six youth footballers get WISP awards". Soca Warriors. 11 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Region XIV All-Conference". Navarro College.
  4. ^ a b "Victoria Swift UWF profile". West Florida Argonauts.
  5. ^ "No. 5 UWF Breezes By Albany State In Home Opener". West Florida Argonauts. 6 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Women's Soccer Earns Ten GSC Postseason Awards". West Florida Argonauts. 29 October 2018.
  7. ^ Robertson, Daniel (20 May 2016). "Inaugural FC Dallas WPSL team to begin play Saturday". FC Dallas.
  8. ^ Baum, Carter (23 November 2016). "WPSL: Eight FC Dallas Women's Players Named 2016 WPSL All-Stars". FC Dallas.
  9. ^ "Victoria Swift re-signs with FC Dallas Women". Soca Warriors. 16 December 2016.
  10. ^ Prescott, Ian (19 May 2019). "Forbes, Swift playing with KFF in Iceland". Daily Express.
  11. ^ "Lið ársins og bestu leikmenn 2. deild kvenna 2019" [The team of the year and the best players of the 2nd women's division 2019]. Fótbolti (in Icelandic). 27 September 2019.
  12. ^ Einarsson, Magnus Már (11 February 2020). "Victoria Swift áfram hjá Fjarðabyggð/Hetti/Leikni" [Victoria Swift continues at Fjarðabyggð/Hetti/Leikni]. Fótbolti (in Icelandic).
  13. ^ Ásgeirsson, Guðmundur Aðalsteinn (13 July 2020). "Tveir lykilmenn Fjarðab/Hattar/Leiknis ekki komist til landsins" [Two key players from Fjarðab/Hattar/Leiknis did not make it to the country]. Fótbolti (in Icelandic).
  14. ^ Ramphal, Vidia (16 August 2021). "Victoria Swift signs with Mexico's Club Leon". Loop News.
  15. ^ "Victoria Swift joins Mexico's Club León". Soca Warriors. 13 August 2021.
  16. ^ Fraser, Narissa (17 August 2021). "Trinidad and Tobago's Victoria Swift excited for debut with Mexican club". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday.
  17. ^ Pierre, Sherdon (26 August 2021). "Swift creates history in joining Club Leon". The Ascension Tournament.
  18. ^ "Victoria Priscilla Swift Liga MX profile". Liga MX Femenil. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022.
  19. ^ "Swift joins Romanian club". Daily Express. 19 July 2022.
  20. ^ "Electric City FC adding some CONCACAF experience". The Peterborough Examiner. 16 March 2023.
  21. ^ "ECFC Signs Pair of Players with CONCACAF Experience". Electric City FC. 15 March 2023.
  22. ^ "Victoria Swift 2023 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  23. ^ Caña, Alan (13 August 2021). "Liga MX Femenil Club Leon le da la bienvenida a Victoria Swift de Trinidad y Tobago" [Liga MX Femenil Club Leon welcomes Victoria Swift from Trinidad and Tobago]. El Debate (in Spanish).
  24. ^ Montfort, Mike (13 August 2021). "Victoria Swift Signs With Club Leon". Navarro College.
  25. ^ Simon, Nigel (1 October 2011). "Swift leads Soca Princesses in St Kitts/Nevis". Trinidad and Tobago Guardian.
  26. ^ Pierre, Sherdon (22 October 2021). "'Yaya' and Swift named in Women Warriors Squad". The Ascension Tournament.
  27. ^ "Swift anticipates clash with Panama". Trinidad and Tobago Football Association. 19 October 2021.
  28. ^ Villalpando, Jesse (7 August 2021). "Liga MX Femenil: Victoria Swift llega como refuerzo de León" [Liga MX Femenil: Victoria Swift arrives as a reinforcement of León]. Esto (in Spanish).

External links

Trinidad and Tobago squad – 2022 CONCACAF W Championship
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