Calaigh Copland (born 12 March 1987) is a footballer who plays as a forward. Born in Canada, she represented the Guyana women's national team.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1987-03-12) 12 March 1987 (age 35) | ||
Place of birth | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club 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) |
National team‡ | |||
2015– | Guyana | 7+ | (2+) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 July 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 May 2022 |
Copland was born in Ottawa and raised in Peterborough, Ontario.[1]
From 2006 to 2009, she attended Seneca College, playing for the women's soccer team.[2][3] She was named an East Division All-Star in the 2008/09 season.[4]
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.[5][6]
From 2015 to 2018, she played for Woodbridge Strikers in League1 Ontario.[7][8][9][10]
In 2019, she played for Durham United FA.[11]
In 2021, she played for Vaughan Azzurri.[12]
In 2022, she played with North Mississauga SC.[13]
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.[14]
Scores and results list Guyana's goal tally first
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 21 August 2015 | Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic | ![]() | 6–0 | 8–0 | 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification |
2 | 25 May 2018 | Synthetic Track and Field Facility, Leonora, Guyana | ![]() | 3–1 | 6–1 | 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification |