Candace Chapman
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Candace Marie Chapman (born 2 April 1983) is a retired Trinidad and Tobago-born, Canadian soccer player. From Ajax, Ontario, she played as a defender and was a member of the Canadian national team. She is currently a youth team national coach.[1]
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 of WPS on 16 January 2009,[2] she played with them for the 2009 season. She subsequently agreed to terms with FC Gold Pride for the 2010 season.[3] Following Gold Pride's folding,[4] she signed for Western New York Flash, where she played the 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 in the 27th minute in Tianjin, China.[5]
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 2012 Summer Olympics when Canada defeated France 1–0 on 9 August 2012.[6][7] since May 2018[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". she is an assistant coach for the Arlington Soccer Association.[8]
Coaching career
Candace continues to coach throughout Maryland with the private coaching service, CoachUp.[9] As of May 2018 she is an assistant coach for the Arlington Soccer Association.
References
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External links
- Template:PAGENAMEBASE – FIFA competition record (archived)Template:EditAtWikidataTemplate:WikidataCheck
- Template:Canada Soccer player / Canada Soccer Hall of Fame
- Washington Spirit player profile
- Western New York Flash player profile
- Notre Dame player profile
- Missouri coaching profile
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- 1983 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Port of Spain
- Naturalized citizens of Canada
- Trinidad and Tobago emigrants to Canada
- Women's association football defenders
- Boston Breakers players
- FC Gold Pride players
- Black Canadian women's soccer players
- Canadian women's soccer players
- Canada women's international soccer players
- Women's association football midfielders
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC (women) players
- Western New York Flash players
- Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Footballers at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Canada
- Olympic medalists in football
- Olympic soccer players for Canada
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's soccer players
- Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
- 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada
- Pan American Games soccer players for Canada
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada
- USL W-League (1995–2015) players
- FIFA Women's Century Club
- National Women's Soccer League players
- Washington Spirit players
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Pan American Games gold medalists in football
- Pan American Games bronze medalists in football
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