Gabrielle Carle
Gabrielle Carle (born October 12, 1998) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a Defender or Midfielder for Damallsvenskan club Kristianstads and the Canadian national team.
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Full name | Gabrielle Carle | |||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | October 12, 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender, Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Kristianstads | |||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 77 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||
2015 | Quebec Dynamo ARSQ | |||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | Dynamo de Québec | 6 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||
2022– | Kristianstads | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | Canada U17 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2016–2018 | Canada U20 | 8 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||
2015 | Canada U23 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2015– | Canada | 33 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of April 12, 2022 |
Early life
She began playing soccer when she was five years old with AS Chaudière-Est in Lévis.[1] She attended the École secondaire des Sources in Montreal in the sport-study program.[2]
In 2015, she was named the best Junior player in the province of Quebec and the best Senior player in Quebec in 2016.[3]
College career
In 2017, she committed to Florida State University, where she would play for the women's soccer team.[4] 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.[3] In 2018, she helped FSU to win the 2018 NCAA Division I Championship.[5]
Club career
Early 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.[6]
Kristianstads
In December 2021, Carle joined Swedish club Kristianstads on an initial one-year contract beginning in 2022.[7]
International career
Youth
In 2013, at age 14, she was invited to a training camp for the Canada U17 team.[8] 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.[8] 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.[8]
Senior
She debuted for the senior team on December 9, 2015, against Mexico.[8] She scored her first goal for Canada in a 10–0 win against Guatemala in the 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship.[9]
She played every minute at the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, scoring against Nigeria.[8] She was named as an alternate player for Canada at the 2016 Olympics, where the team won a bronze medal.[8]
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.[8]
On May 25, 2019, she was named to the roster for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[10] In 2021, she was named as an alternate for Canada for the delayed 2020 Olympics.[11]
Honours
College
Florida State Seminoles
- NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament: 2018, 2021
- ACC Women's Soccer Tournament: 2018, 2020, 2021
- ACC Women's Regular Season Champions: 2020
References
- "Gabrielle Carle Canada Profile". Canadian Soccer Association.
- "Gabrielle Carle Olympic Profile". Olympics. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
- "Gabby Carle Profile". Florida State Seminoles. August 3, 2017.
- "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.
- Walsh, Chuck (September 25, 2020). "Gabby Carle: Her Best is Yet to Come". Top Drawer Soccer.
- Boutin, Richard. "Gabrielle Carle avec le Dynamo" [Gabrielle Carle with the Dynamo]. Le Journal de Québec (in French).
- Lalancette, Mikael (December 13, 2021). "Gabrielle Carle opte pour la Suède" [Gabrielle Carle opts for Sweden]. Le Soleil (in French).
- Johnson, Meaghen (June 5, 2019). "Canadian player profile: Gabrielle Carle". TSN.
- "Canada one win away from Olympic berth after winning Group B". Canadian Soccer Association. February 16, 2016.
- "Together We Rise: Canada Soccer announces squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019". Canadian Soccer Association. May 25, 2019.
- "Gabby Carle set to represent Canada in Tokyo Olympics". WTXL-TV. June 24, 2021.