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{{Short description|Canadian soccer player (born 1983)}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name                = Candace Chapman
| image               = Candace Chapman 2013-05-11 Spirit - Breakers-25.jpg
| image_size          = 
| caption             = Chapman with the Spirit in 2013
| fullname            = Candace Marie Chapman<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/FWWC/2011/pdf/FWWC_2011_SquadLists.pdf |title=FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011 – List of Players: Canada |publisher=[[FIFA]] |page=3 |date=28 July 2014 |access-date=10 April 2022 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191122041659/https://www.fifadata.com/document/FWWC/2011/pdf/FWWC_2011_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=22 November 2019}}</ref>
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1983|04|02}}
| birth_place         = [[Port of Spain]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]]
| height              = {{height|ft=5|in=7}}
| position            = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| youthclubs1         =
| youthyears1         =
| collegeyears1 = 2001–2005 | college1 = [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's soccer|Notre Dame Fighting Irish]] |collegecaps1 = 92 |collegegoals1 = 20
| clubs1              = [[Toronto Inferno]]
| years1              = 2001, 2003
| caps1               =  <!-- LEAGUE APPEARANCES & GOALS ONLY-->
| goals1              = 
| clubs2              = [[Atlanta Silverbacks Women|Atlanta Silverbacks]]
| years2              = 2005
| caps2               = 10 <!-- LEAGUE APPEARANCES & GOALS ONLY-->
| goals2              = 0
| clubs3              = [[Vancouver Whitecaps FC (women)|Vancouver Whitecaps]]
| years3              = 2006–2008
| caps3               =  <!-- LEAGUE APPEARANCES & GOALS ONLY-->
| goals3              = 
| clubs4              = [[Boston Breakers]]
| years4              = 2009
| caps4               = 11 <!-- LEAGUE APPEARANCES & GOALS ONLY-->
| goals4              = 0
| clubs5              = [[FC Gold Pride]]
| years5              = 2010
| caps5               = 21 <!-- LEAGUE APPEARANCES & GOALS ONLY-->
| goals5              = 0
| clubs6              = [[Western New York Flash]]
| years6              = 2011
| caps6               = 12
| goals6              = 0
| clubs7              = [[Washington Spirit]]
| years7              = 2013
| caps7               = 8
| goals7              = 0
| totalcaps           = 
| totalgoals          = 
| nationalteam1       = [[Canada women's national under-20 soccer team|Canada U-19]]
| nationalyears1      = 2001–2002
| nationalcaps1       = 23
| nationalgoals1      = 8
| nationalteam2       = [[Canada women's national soccer team|Canada]]
| nationalyears2      = 2002–2012
| nationalcaps2       = 114
| nationalgoals2      = 6
| medaltemplates      = {{MedalSport | Women's [[Association football|Football]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{CAN}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Summer Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London]] | [[Canada women's national soccer team|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Pan American Games]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[Football at the 2007 Pan American Games – Women's tournament|2007 Rio de Janeiro]] | [[Canada women's national soccer team|Team]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[Football at the 2011 Pan American Games|2011 Guadalajara]] | [[Canada women's national soccer team|Team]]}}
}}

'''Candace Marie Chapman''' (born 2 April 1983) is a retired [[Trinidad and Tobago]]-born, [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[association football|soccer]] player. From [[Ajax, Ontario|Ajax]], Ontario, she played as a [[defender (association football)|defender]] and was a member of the [[Canada women's national soccer team|Canadian national team]]. She is currently a youth team national coach.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/multiculturalism/black/photo-sports.asp | title=Photo Gallery: Black Canadians and Sports | publisher=Citizenship and Immigration Canada | date=28 January 2015 | access-date=26 April 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150311010844/http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/multiculturalism/black/photo-sports.asp | archive-date=11 March 2015 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Early life==
Chapman was born in [[Port of Spain]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]]. She is a graduate of the [[University of Notre Dame]] with majors in sociology and computer applications.

==Club career==
After being named as a discovery player by the [[Boston Breakers (WPS)|Boston Breakers]] of WPS on 16 January 2009,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.womensprosoccer.com/wny/players/bios/candace-chapman|title=Candace Chapman's WPS Player Bio|publisher=WPS/WNYF|access-date=17 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107102132/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/wny/players/bios/candace-chapman|archive-date=7 January 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> she played with them for the [[2009 Women's Professional Soccer season|2009 season]]. She subsequently agreed to terms with [[FC Gold Pride]] for the [[2010 Women's Professional Soccer season|2010 season]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://admin.womensprosoccer.com/bayarea/news/general/091008-pride-agrees-to-terms-candace-chapman|title=Pride Agrees to Terms with Free Agent Candace Chapman|publisher=WPS/FCGP|access-date=17 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406110636/http://admin.womensprosoccer.com/bayarea/news/general/091008-pride-agrees-to-terms-candace-chapman|archive-date=6 April 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Following Gold Pride's folding,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.womensprosoccer.com/news/press_releases/101116-fcgp|title=FC Gold Pride to close operations|publisher=WPS/FCGP|access-date=17 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111208122744/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/news/press_releases/101116-fcgp|archive-date=8 December 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> she signed for [[Western New York Flash]], where she played the [[2011 Women's Professional Soccer season|2011 season]] along with fellow Canadian and national team captain [[Christine Sinclair]].For the 2013 NWSL season Chapman joined [[Washington Spirit]] in the new [[National Women's Soccer League]]. Because she holds US permanent residency, she was not subject to the league's limit on international players.

==International career==
On 6 August 2008, Chapman scored the first point in the first event at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] with her goal against [[Argentina women's national football team|Argentina]] in the 27th minute in [[Tianjin]], China.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5i3a7ojdZM5BiS_l1UGJDzn0_tNaA |title= Women's football kicks-off Beijing Games |access-date= 6 August 2008 |agency= Agence France-Presse|date= 6 August 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110520154118/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5i3a7ojdZM5BiS_l1UGJDzn0_tNaA |archive-date= 20 May 2011 |url-status= dead }}</ref>

Chapman received her 100th cap against Mexico on 27 January 2012. The game ended in a 3–1 victory for Canada. She won an Olympic bronze medal at the [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics&nbsp;– Women's tournament|2012 Summer Olympics]] when Canada defeated France 1–0 on 9 August 2012.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=190116/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102055655/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player%3D190116/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=2 January 2010 | title=Candace Chapman | publisher=FIFA | access-date=29 May 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.durhamregion.com/ajax/article/1463735 | title=Ajax's Candace Chapman back on the field for soccer bronze | author=Brian McNair | date=9 August 2012 | access-date=26 April 2015 | publisher=durhamregion.com}}</ref> {{As of|2018|5}} she is an assistant coach for the Arlington Soccer Association.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arlingtonsoccer.com/programs/development-academy/coaching-staff/candace-chapman |title=Candace Chapman {{!}} Arlington Soccer Association |website=www.arlingtonsoccer.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180605064913/http://www.arlingtonsoccer.com/programs/development-academy/coaching-staff/candace-chapman |archive-date=2018-06-05}}</ref>

==Coaching career==
Candace continues to coach throughout Maryland with the private coaching service, [[CoachUp]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.coachup.com/coaches/candacec | title=Candace C. | publisher=CoachUp | access-date=29 May 2018 }}</ref> As of May 2018 she is an assistant coach for the Arlington Soccer Association.

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category}}
* {{FIFA player|190116}}
*{{Canada Soccer player|id=670}} / [[Canada Soccer Hall of Fame]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304140616/http://washingtonspirit.com/persons/candace-chapman/ Washington Spirit player profile]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120107102132/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/wny/players/bios/candace-chapman Western New York Flash player profile]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121001172514/http://www.und.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/chapman_candace00.html Notre Dame player profile]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110721055930/http://www.mutigers.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/chapman_candace00.html Missouri coaching profile]

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[[Category:1983 births]]
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[[Category:Footballers from Port of Spain]]
[[Category:Naturalized citizens of Canada]]
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