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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Short description|Canadian soccer player, coach, and manager (born 1980)}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2017}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox football biography&lt;br /&gt;
| name = Karina LeBlanc&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;{{post-nominals|country=CAN|size=100%|CM}}&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| image = 2022 NWSL Championship 86 - Karina LeBlanc pregame (cropped).jpg&lt;br /&gt;
| caption = LeBlanc in 2022&lt;br /&gt;
| fullname = Karina Chenelle LeBlanc&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;FIFA&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/FWWC/2015/pdf/FWWC_2015_SquadLists.pdf |title=FIFA Women&amp;#039;s World Cup Canada 2015 – List of Players: Canada |work=[[FIFA]] |page=4 |date=July 6, 2015 |access-date=December 27, 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608175618/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWWC/2015/pdf/FWWC_2015_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=June 8, 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|3|30}}&lt;br /&gt;
| birth_place = [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], U.S.&lt;br /&gt;
| height = 1.73 m&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;FIFA&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]&lt;br /&gt;
| collegeyears1 = 1997–2000&lt;br /&gt;
| college1 = [[Nebraska Cornhuskers women&amp;#039;s soccer|Nebraska Cornhuskers]]&lt;br /&gt;
| collegecaps1 = 80&lt;br /&gt;
| collegegoals1 = 0&lt;br /&gt;
| clubs1 = [[Boston Breakers (WUSA)|Boston Breakers]]&lt;br /&gt;
| years1 = 2001–2003&lt;br /&gt;
| caps1 = 2&lt;br /&gt;
| goals1 = 0&lt;br /&gt;
| clubs2 = [[Montreal Xtreme]]&lt;br /&gt;
| years2 = 2004&lt;br /&gt;
| caps2 = 1&lt;br /&gt;
| goals2 = 0&lt;br /&gt;
| clubs3 = [[New Jersey Wildcats]]&lt;br /&gt;
| years3 = 2005–2006&lt;br /&gt;
| caps3 = 18&lt;br /&gt;
| goals3 = 0&lt;br /&gt;
| clubs4 = [[Los Angeles Sol]]&lt;br /&gt;
| years4 = 2009&lt;br /&gt;
| caps4 = 19&lt;br /&gt;
| goals4 = 0&lt;br /&gt;
| clubs5 = [[Philadelphia Independence]]&lt;br /&gt;
| years5 = 2010&lt;br /&gt;
| caps5 = 14&lt;br /&gt;
| goals5 = 0&lt;br /&gt;
| clubs6 = [[magicJack (WPS)|magicJack]]&lt;br /&gt;
| years6 = 2011&lt;br /&gt;
| caps6 = 1&lt;br /&gt;
| goals6 = 0&lt;br /&gt;
| clubs7 = [[Sky Blue FC]]&lt;br /&gt;
| years7 = 2012&lt;br /&gt;
| caps7 = 0&lt;br /&gt;
| goals7 = 0&lt;br /&gt;
| clubs8 = [[Portland Thorns FC]]&lt;br /&gt;
| years8 = 2013&lt;br /&gt;
| caps8 = 21&lt;br /&gt;
| goals8 = 0&lt;br /&gt;
| clubs9 = [[Chicago Red Stars]]&lt;br /&gt;
| years9 = 2014–2015&lt;br /&gt;
| caps9 = 29&lt;br /&gt;
| goals9 = 0&lt;br /&gt;
| nationalteam1 = [[Canada women&amp;#039;s national soccer team|Canada]]&lt;br /&gt;
| nationalyears1 = 1998–2015&lt;br /&gt;
| nationalcaps1 = 110&lt;br /&gt;
| nationalgoals1 = 0&lt;br /&gt;
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Women&amp;#039;s [[Association football|soccer]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Medal|Country|{{CAN}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Medal|Competition | [[Football at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Medal|Bronze | [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London]] | [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women&amp;#039;s tournament|Team]] }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Medal|Competition | [[Football at the Pan American Games|Pan American Games]] }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{MedalBronze|[[2007 Pan American Games|2007 Rio de Janeiro]]|[[Football at the 2007 Pan American Games – Women&amp;#039;s tournament|Team]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Medal|Gold | [[2011 Pan American Games|2011 Guadalajara]] | [[Football at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women&amp;#039;s tournament|Team]] }}&lt;br /&gt;
| club-update = September 6, 2015&lt;br /&gt;
| nationalteam-update = May 31, 2015&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Karina Chenelle LeBlanc&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; {{post-nominals|country=CAN|CM}}&amp;lt;ref name = CC&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=https://www.gg.ca/en/order-canada-appointees-december-2022 | title=Order of Canada appointees – December 2022 | website=The Governor General of Canada | date=29 December 2022 | access-date=29 December 2022 | archive-date=December 29, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229155748/https://www.gg.ca/en/order-canada-appointees-december-2022 | url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; (born March 30, 1980) is an American-born Canadian former professional [[Association football|soccer]] [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] and former general manager of the [[Portland Thorns FC]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:0&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite news |last=Peterson |first=Anne M. |date=2021-11-01 |title=Karina LeBlanc named GM of NWSL Thorns, reuniting ex-Canadian keeper with Sinclair |work=CBC |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/karina-leblanc-thorns-general-manager-nwsl-1.6232966 |access-date=2022-11-03 |archive-date=November 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221103050140/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/karina-leblanc-thorns-general-manager-nwsl-1.6232966 |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; She played for the [[Canada women&amp;#039;s national soccer team|Canadian national team]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news |date=November 16, 2011 |title=Canadians Karina LeBlanc, Candace Chapman join Sky Blue FC of WPS |work=The Globe and Mail |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/soccer/canadians-karina-leblanc-candace-chapman-join-sky-blue-fc-of-wps/article2238090/ |access-date=January 16, 2012 |archive-date=March 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307115349/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/soccer/canadians-karina-leblanc-candace-chapman-join-sky-blue-fc-of-wps/article2238090/ |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and multiple professional women&amp;#039;s teams in the United States over her fourteen-year career.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Early life==&lt;br /&gt;
LeBlanc was born in [[Atlanta]], Georgia, to a Dominica father (from [[Portsmouth, Dominica|Portsmouth]])&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |title=Karina LeBlanc, &amp;quot;From Dominica to Canada&amp;quot; |url=http://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/news/sports/karina-leblanc-from-dominica-to-canada/ |date=October 31, 2012 |publisher=Dominica News Online |access-date=July 24, 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and a Jamaican mother,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Canada Soccer player|id=1843}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Vans LeBlanc and Winsome LeBlanc, who had temporarily relocated to Atlanta to avoid the dangers of [[Hurricane David]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Dominican 2003&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web |title=Karina Leblanc: World Class Goal Keeper |url=http://www.thedominican.net/articles/karina.htm |publisher=The Dominican |access-date=November 13, 2012}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; LeBlanc grew up in Dominica until age eight when her family moved to [[Maple Ridge, British Columbia]]. LeBlanc began playing soccer at age 12 and was named one of the top 20 Division I recruits by &amp;#039;&amp;#039;USA Today&amp;#039;&amp;#039; in 1997, even though Maple Ridge Secondary School did not have a girls soccer team.  She was also an all-provincial basketball player and was voted British Columbia&amp;#039;s Most Defensive Player in basketball in 1997.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Karina LeBlanc bio&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web |title=Karina LeBlanc biography |url=http://www.karinaleblanc.com/?page_id=2#bio |publisher=Karina LeBlanc |access-date=November 13, 2012 |archive-date=January 15, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140115024240/http://www.karinaleblanc.com/?page_id=2#bio |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===University of Nebraska===&lt;br /&gt;
LeBlanc attended the [[University of Nebraska]] and earned a degree in business administration. She played goalkeeper for the [[Nebraska Cornhuskers]] from 1997 to 2000 and became one of the school&amp;#039;s most decorated goalkeepers in the history of the program. She was a finalist for the [[Hermann Trophy]] in 2000 and named to the 2001 Umbro Select All-Star Classic Women&amp;#039;s Elite College Team.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Karina LeBlanc bio&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; She was also a two-time All-Big 12 selection and was named an All-American.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Rutgers bio&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Club career==&lt;br /&gt;
===Boston Breakers===&lt;br /&gt;
LeBlanc played for [[Boston Breakers (WUSA)|Boston Breakers]] in the [[Women&amp;#039;s United Soccer Association]], the first women&amp;#039;s professional soccer league in the United States.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Montreal Xtreme, New Jersey wildCat===&lt;br /&gt;
In 2004, she played for the [[Montreal Xtreme]] of the [[USL W-League (1995–2015)|W-League]] followed by the [[New Jersey Wildcats]] from 2005 to 2006.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Los Angeles Sol===&lt;br /&gt;
In 2009, she was acquired in the first round (fifth overall) of the 2009 WPS General Draft by the [[Los Angeles Sol]]. She started and played in 19 regular-season matches for the team, saving 78 of 93 shots. LeBlanc was named to the 2009 WPS All-Star Team Starting XI.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Philadelphia Independence===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Karina LeBlanc2010.jpg|thumb|LeBlanc playing for the Philadelphia Independence in 2010]]&lt;br /&gt;
In 2010, she was selected in the first round (second overall) of the 2010 Los Angeles Sol Dispersal Draft by the [[Philadelphia Independence]].&lt;br /&gt;
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===magicJack===&lt;br /&gt;
In August 2011, it was reported that LeBlanc had signed with [[magicJack (WPS)|magicJack]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |title=LeBlanc joins magicJack, Maron and Rasmussen move onto Sweden |date=August 2011 |url=http://equalizersoccer.com/2011/08/01/leblanc-joins-magicjack-maron-and-rasmussen-move-onto-sweden/ |publisher=Equalizer Soccer |access-date=November 13, 2012}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and stepped in as goalkeeper after [[Hope Solo]] was sidelined with an injury.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |title=MagicJack riding high into super semifinals |url=http://espn.go.com/espnw/news-opinion/6874834/wps-playoffs-magicjack-riding-high-super-semifinals |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125023618/http://espn.go.com/espnw/news-opinion/6874834/wps-playoffs-magicjack-riding-high-super-semifinals |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 25, 2013 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=November 13, 2012}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Sky Blue FC===&lt;br /&gt;
In December 2011, she was signed to the [[Sky Blue FC]] for the 2012 season; however, the WPS league folded before the season began.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |title=Sky Blue FC sign Karina LeBlanc for the WPS season 2012 |url=http://www.womenssoccerunited.com/group/wpswomensprosoccer/forum/topics/sky-blue-fc-sign-karina-leblanc-for-the-wps-season-2012 |publisher=Women&amp;#039;s Soccer United |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130209204654/http://www.womenssoccerunited.com/group/wpswomensprosoccer/forum/topics/sky-blue-fc-sign-karina-leblanc-for-the-wps-season-2012 |archive-date=February 9, 2013 |access-date=November 13, 2012}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Portland Thorns FC===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Karina LeBlanc 2013-05-04 Spirit - Thorns-142.jpg|thumb|LeBlanc played for the Portland Thorns in 2013, winning the [[NWSL Championship]] that year.]]&lt;br /&gt;
On January 11, 2013, it was announced that LeBlanc was one of two Canadian national team members selected to join the [[Portland Thorns FC]] by way of weighted allocation.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |title=Alex Morgan, Christine Sinclair among first among seven players added to Portland Thorns FC through allocation process |url=http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2013/01/alex-morgan-christine-sinclair-among-first-seven-players-added-portland-thorns-fc-throu |publisher=[[Portland Timbers]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130113093839/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2013/01/alex-morgan-christine-sinclair-among-first-seven-players-added-portland-thorns-fc-throu |archive-date=January 13, 2013 |access-date=January 11, 2013}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; On January 13, 2014, Portland Thorns FC announced that LeBlanc had been traded to the [[Chicago Red Stars]] in exchange for the 2nd round draft pick in the 2015 NWSL College Draft.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |title=Thorns FC acquire second-round pick in 2015 NWSL Draft from Chicago in exchange for goalkeeper Karina LeBlanc |url=http://www.timbers.com/news/2014/01/thorns-fc-acquire-second-round-pick-2015-nwsl-draft-chicago-exchange-goalkeeper-karina- |publisher=[[Portland Timbers]] |access-date=January 13, 2014 |archive-date=January 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140114145226/http://www.timbers.com/news/2014/01/thorns-fc-acquire-second-round-pick-2015-nwsl-draft-chicago-exchange-goalkeeper-karina- |url-status=dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Chicago Red Stars===&lt;br /&gt;
LeBlanc finished her [[2014 Chicago Red Stars season|2014 season]] with 76 saves and a goal against per game average of 1.0, in 21 matches; just behind league leaders [[Alyssa Naeher]]&amp;#039;s 106 saves, and [[Hope Solo]]&amp;#039;s .90 goal against average.&lt;br /&gt;
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Because of participation in [[2015 FIFA Women&amp;#039;s World Cup]] LeBlanc played eight matches for [[2015 Chicago Red Stars season|Red Stars in 2015]].&lt;br /&gt;
At the end of 2015 season, LeBlanc called it a career and retired from professional soccer.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |title=LeBlanc Announces Retirement From Professional Soccer |url=http://chicagoredstars.com/leblanc-announces-retirement-from-professional-soccer/ |date=September 4, 2015 |publisher=Chicago Red Stars |access-date=November 18, 2015 |archive-date=November 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118180333/http://chicagoredstars.com/leblanc-announces-retirement-from-professional-soccer/ |url-status=dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
For her performance in her last professional match LeBlanc was named [[NWSL Player of the Week#2015|NWSL Player of the week of week 21]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nwsl_player_20150910&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web |title=RED STARS&amp;#039; KARINA LEBLANC VOTED PLAYER OF THE WEEK; LeBlanC helped the Red Stars earn a point at home in a 1-1 draw |url=http://www.nwslsoccer.com/home/893289.html |publisher=nwslsoccer.com |access-date=March 7, 2016 |archive-date=September 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913021502/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/home/893289.html |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==International career==&lt;br /&gt;
LeBlanc represented [[Canada women&amp;#039;s national soccer team|Canada]] at five [[FIFA Women&amp;#039;s World Cup]]s, at the [[Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women&amp;#039;s tournament|2008 Olympics]] and at two [[Football at the Pan American Games#Women&amp;#039;s tournament|Pan American Games]], winning the gold medal with the national team at the [[Football at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women&amp;#039;s tournament|2011 Pan Am Games]] by stopping two penalty shots in the final.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news |date=October 27, 2011 |title=Canada wins gold at Guadalajara 2011 |work=Canadian Soccer Association |url=http://www.canadasoccer.com/canada-wins-gold-at-guadalajara-2011-p145170 |access-date=January 16, 2012 |archive-date=November 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191128080246/https://www.canadasoccer.com/canada-wins-gold-at-guadalajara-2011-p145170 |url-status=dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; She made her one hundredth appearance for Canada in March 2012&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;vancouversun&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web |title=Veteran goalkeeper Karina LeBlanc says retiring at home just feels right |url=https://vancouversun.com/sports/Veteran+goalkeeper+Karina+LeBlanc+retire+after+womens+World/11083305/story.html |last=Davidson |first=Neil |date=May 28, 2015 |website=[[The Vancouver Sun]] |publisher=[[Postmedia Network]] |access-date=June 27, 2015 }}{{Dead link|date=September 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and later that year was part of the Canadian team that won the bronze medal at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]]. Prior to [[2015 FIFA Women&amp;#039;s World Cup]], LeBlanc announced her retirement from international soccer at the end of the tournament.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;vancouversun&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Coaching career==&lt;br /&gt;
LeBlanc served as an assistant coach at [[Rutgers University]] from 2005 to 2009. She has also served as a goalkeeper coach with the Canadian under-15 national team, and developed goalkeeping clinics throughout the United States and Canada.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Rutgers bio&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web |title=Karina LeBlanc assistant coach profile |url=http://www.scarletknights.com/soccer-women/coaches/leblanc.asp |publisher=Rutgers University |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121218200154/http://www.scarletknights.com/soccer-women/coaches/leblanc.asp |archive-date=December 18, 2012 |access-date=November 13, 2012 |df=mdy-all}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Management career ==&lt;br /&gt;
[[CONCACAF]] hired LeBlanc to be the head of women&amp;#039;s soccer in July 2018.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |date=2021-02-18 |title=Concacaf Names Karina LeBlanc Head of Concacaf Women&amp;#039;s Football |url=https://www.concacaf.com/news/karina-leblanc-named-as-head-of-concacaf-women-s-football/ |access-date=2022-11-03 |website=Concacaf |archive-date=November 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221103051022/https://www.concacaf.com/news/karina-leblanc-named-as-head-of-concacaf-women-s-football/ |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; She left that position in 2021 to become general manager of the Portland Thorns FC.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:0&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; Her predecessor, [[Gavin Wilkinson]], was removed because of the [[2021 NWSL abuse scandal]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:0&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Honours ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Portland Thorns FC&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[NWSL Championship]]: [[2013 National Women&amp;#039;s Soccer League season|2013]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Individual&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Canada Soccer Hall of Fame]] (2022)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=Davidson |first1=Neil |title=Karina LeBlanc, Brittany Timko Baxter named to Canada Soccer Hall of Fame |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/karina-leblanc-brittany-timko-canada-soccer-hof-1.5453359 |access-date=31 August 2022 |work=[[cbc.ca]] |agency=[[The Canadian Press]] |date=February 5, 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* She received the [[Order of Canada]] (2022) &amp;quot;for her contributions to the sport of soccer worldwide, and for her use of soccer as a tool for social change.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref name=CC/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Personal life==&lt;br /&gt;
LeBlanc was raised [[Roman Catholic]] but later became a [[Baptist]] while studying in college.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |title=Former Canadian women&amp;#039;s goalkeeper, Karina LeBlanc: &amp;quot;Be God Great&amp;quot; |url=http://www.xtheline.co.uk/karina-leblanc/ |last=Ollie Baines |date=June 8, 2015 |publisher=Cross the Line |access-date=September 20, 2017 |archive-date=September 21, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921095913/http://www.xtheline.co.uk/karina-leblanc/ |url-status=dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; LeBlanc married Jason Mathot in October 2016.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |title=Retired goalkeeper Karina LeBlanc &amp;#039;stronger&amp;#039; following separation from newborn daughter |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/karina-leblanc-paris-post-covid-19-1.5555142 |last=Harrison |first=Doug |date=May 4, 2020 |website=CBC |access-date=May 6, 2020 |archive-date=May 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506012621/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/karina-leblanc-paris-post-covid-19-1.5555142 |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; On March 24, 2020, she gave birth to their daughter, Paris.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news |title=Karina LeBlanc: &amp;#039;Holding my baby again was better than a World Cup game&amp;#039; |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/52516124 |date=May 2, 2020 |archive-date=August 8, 2020 |access-date=May 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808205218/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/52516124 |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[List of Olympic medalists in football]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[List of women&amp;#039;s footballers with 100 or more international caps]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[List of players who have appeared in multiple FIFA Women&amp;#039;s World Cups]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[List of 2012 Summer Olympics medal winners]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[List of UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[List of Canadian sports personalities#Soccer (football)|List of Canadian sports personalities]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[List of Canada women&amp;#039;s international soccer players]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[List of 2011 Pan American Games medalists]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[List of Los Angeles Sol players]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[List of Chicago Red Stars players]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[List of Philadelphia Independence players]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[List of Portland Thorns FC players]]&lt;br /&gt;
{{portal bar|Women&amp;#039;s association football|Olympics|Sports|Association football|Biography}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Commons category|Karina LeBlanc}}&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Official website|http://www.karinaleblanc.com/}}&lt;br /&gt;
* {{FIFA player|297}}&lt;br /&gt;
*{{Canada Soccer player|id=1843}} / [[Canada Soccer Hall of Fame]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://chicagoredstars.com/player/karina-leblanc/ Chicago Red Stars player profile]&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130531231746/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/thornsfc/karina-leblanc Portland Thorns FC player profile]&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090925040428/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/la/players/bios/leblanc-karina Los Angeles Sol player profile]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.njwildcats.com/players/LeBlancK/index_E.html New Jersey Wildcats player profile]&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121023014608/http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=41&amp;amp;SPID=26&amp;amp;DB_OEM_ID=100&amp;amp;ATCLID=1146207 Nebraska player profile]&lt;br /&gt;
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