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Bianca Rose St-Georges (born July 28, 1997) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a left-back for National Women's Soccer League club Chicago Red Stars and the Canadian national team.

Bianca St-Georges

Personal information
Full name	Bianca Rose St-Georges[1]
Date of birth	(1997-07-28) July 28, 1997 (age 25)
Place of birth	Saint-Charles-Borromée, Quebec, Canada
Height	167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Club information
Current team	Chicago Red Stars
Number	22
Youth career
	St-Félix De Valois
	AS Laser de Joliette
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2018	West Virginia Mountaineers	81	(9)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–	Chicago Red Stars	22	(2)
National team‡
2013–2014	Canada U-17	8	(0)
2015–2016	Canada U-20	7	(0)
2021–	Canada	7	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 17, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 11, 2022

Early life

St-Georges was born and raised in Saint-Charles-Borromée, Quebec to a Canadian father and an American mother.[1] She began playing soccer at age five with St-Félix De Valois.[1] Afterwards, she played with AS Laser.[2] At age 13, she joined the Canadian REX program in Quebec.[3]

College career

St-Georges attended West Virginia University, where she played for the women's soccer team.[4] She was the 2018 Big 12 Conference Defensive Player of the Year.[5]

Club career

St-Georges was selected in the third round (20th overall) by the Chicago Red Stars in the 2019 NWSL College Draft, being the only Canadian player to be drafted.[6] However, her rookie season was delayed until the following year, as she suffered a meniscus tear in her knee.[7][8] She made her debut for Chicago Red Stars on June 28, 2020 against the Washington Spirit in the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup.[9] She scored her first professional goal and assist came in the Challenge Cup Semi-final against Sky Blue FC on July 23, 2020,[10][11] and helped the Red Stars reach the final,[12][13] where they ultimately finished second. In 2021, the Red Stars finished as runner-ups in the 2021 NWSL playoffs.[14]

International career

St.Georges began playing with the Canada U17 team at the 2013 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, helping them to win the silver medal and subsequently at the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[15]

She also was a part of the Canada U20 team U-20 team that won silver at the 2015 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship and played at the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[16]

She was invited to the Canadian senior team camp for the first time in February 2021.[17] However, during the camp she suffered a meniscus tear in her knee (the opposite knee from her previous injury in 2019).[18] She made her debut for the Canadian senior team on June 11, 2021 in a friendly against the Czech Republic.[19] She was one of the final cuts from the team ahead of the 2020 Olympics (held in 2021), where Canada won gold.[20]

References

External links

• Bianca St-Georges at the Canadian Soccer Association
• Bianca St. Georges at Soccerway

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