Calaigh Copland
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 March 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | North Mississauga SC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Peterborough City SC | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Seneca Sting | ||
| 2009–2010 | Ryerson Rams | 28 | (11) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Woodbridge Strikers | 23+ | (12+) |
| 2019 | Durham United FA | 13 | (4) |
| 2021 | Vaughan Azzurri | 11 | (4) |
| 2022 | North Mississauga SC | 16 | (3) |
| 2023– | Unionville Milliken SC | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015– | Guyana | 7+ | (2+) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 July 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 May 2022 | |||
Calaigh Copland (born 12 March 1987) is a footballer who plays for Unionville Milliken SC in League1 Ontario. Born in Canada, she represented Guyana at international level.
Early life
[edit]Copland was born in Ottawa and raised in Peterborough, Ontario.[1] She later played at the senior amateur level with Peterborough City SC.[2][3]
College career
[edit]From 2006 to 2009, she attended Seneca College, playing for the women's soccer team.[4][5][6] She was named an East Division All-Star in the 2008/09 season.[7]
In 2009, she moved to the Ryerson University. In her debut season with Ryerson, she was named an OUA Second-Team All Star, leading the Rams in goals with six.[8][9]
Playing career
[edit]From 2015 to 2018, she played for Woodbridge Strikers in League1 Ontario.[10][11][12][13]
In 2019, she played for Durham United FA.[14]
In 2021, she played for Vaughan Azzurri.[15]
In 2022, she played with North Mississauga SC.[16]
In 2023, she played for Unionville Milliken SC.[17]
International career
[edit]In May 2009, she attended an identification camp for the Canada national team.[18]
At age 28, she joined the Guyana women's national football team after being encouraged to try out for the team by her club level teammate and Guyana national team player Donna Carvalhal, who discovered her Guyanese heritage.[1] She played her first international match in August 2015 and scored her first goal on August 21, 2015 against St. Kitts and Nevis.[1] In February 2016, she played against the country of her birth, Canada, at the 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship.[19]
International goals
[edit]Scores and results list Guyana's goal tally first
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
21 August 2015 | Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
6–0 |
8–0 |
2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification |
2 |
25 May 2018 | Synthetic Track and Field Facility, Leonora, Guyana |  Suriname |
3–1 |
6–1 |
2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Davies, Mike (21 January 2016). "Peterborough soccer player playing with Team Guyana at Olympic qualifiers". The Peterborough Examiner.
- ^ "Blodgett and Copland score twice for Peterborough". Peterborough This Week. 11 July 2008.
- ^ "Copland and Gilson score in women's debut". Peterborough This Week. 27 May 2009.
- ^ "Calaigh Copland Seneca Sting profile". Seneca College.
- ^ "Lords return home without a medal". Oshawa This Week. 28 October 2008.
- ^ "Copeland stings Knights with pair". The Peterborough Examiner. 15 September 2008. Archived from the original on 10 February 2016.
- ^ "Women's Soccer Awards Announced". Ontario Colleges Athletic Association. 24 October 2008.
- ^ "Rams pick up points on the road". Ryerson Rams. 5 September 2010.
- ^ Ambrose, Kaleigh (11 November 2009). "Rams overrun OUA Awards ceremony". The Eye Opener.
- ^ "Woodbridge Strikers 6 - Sanjaxx Lions 1". League1 Ontario. 5 October 2015.
- ^ "Calaigh Copland 2016 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ "Calaigh Copland 2017 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ "Calaigh Copland 2018 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ "Calaigh Copland 2019 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ "Calaigh Copland 2021 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ "Calaigh Copland 2022 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ "Calaigh Copland 2023 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ Calaigh Copland at the Canadian Soccer Association
- ^ "Former Peterborough resident Calaigh Copland plays with Team Guyana in Olympic qualifier". The Peterborough Examiner. 12 February 2016.
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Guyanese women's footballers
- Women's association football forwards
- Guyana women's international footballers
- Guyanese people of Canadian descent
- Sportspeople from Peterborough, Ontario
- Soccer players from Ottawa
- Canadian women's soccer players
- Seneca College alumni
- Toronto Metropolitan University alumni
- Canadian sportspeople of Guyanese descent
- Vaughan Azzurri (women) players
- Pickering FC (women) players
- League1 Ontario (women) players
- Woodbridge Strikers (women) players
- North Mississauga SC (women) players
- Unionville Milliken SC (women) players
- 21st-century Canadian sportswomen