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Clarissa Larisey (born July 2, 1999) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Celtic of the Scottish Women's Premier League and the Canada national team.

Clarissa Larisey

Personal information
Date of birth	(1999-07-02) July 2, 1999 (age 23)
Place of birth	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Celtic
Number	10
Youth career
	Goulbourn SC
–2013	West Ottawa SC
2014–2017	Ottawa South United
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2021	Memphis Tigers	73	(34)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018	West Ottawa SC	4	(3)
2019	Ottawa South United	2	(9)
2021	Valur	7	(2)
2021–	Celtic
National team‡
2022–	Canada	4	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 12, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 15, 2022

Early life

Larisey began playing soccer at age eight with Goulbourn SC.[1] Afterwards, she played youth soccer with West Ottawa SC[2] and later moved to Ottawa South United, with whom she led the Ontario Youth Soccer League in scoring three times from 2014 to 2016.[3][4] She also played with the provincial Team Ontario from 2014 to 2016.[3]

College career

In 2017, she committed to the University of Memphis to play for the women's soccer team.[5] She scored her first goal in her debut on August 18, 2017 against the Samford Bulldogs.[6][3] In her freshman season, she was named to the AAC All-Rookie Team.[7] In her sophomore season, she earned First Team All-Conference and First Team All-South Region honours and helped Memphis win their first AAC Tournament title and was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Offensive Player, after scoring the first two goals of a 3-0 win against USF.[3][8][9] In her junior season, she was named AAC Co-Offensive Player of the Year, AAC First Team All-Conference, and a Second Team All-American.[3] As a senior, she was a AAC All-Conference Second Team.[10]

Club career

In 2018, she played with West Ottawa SC in League1 Ontario, scoring three goals in four appearances.[11]

In 2019, she joined Ottawa South United in League1 Ontario, making two appearances.[12] On May 11, she scored nine goals in a 13-0 victory over North Mississauga SC.[13]

In May 2021, she signed with Icelandic club Valur in the top tier Úrvalsdeild kvenna on a six-month contract.[14] She made her debut on May 19 against ÍBV.[15] With Valur, she won the league title in 2021.[16]

In August 2021, she joined Scottish club Celtic in the Scottish Women's Premier League.[17] In her debut season she won the League Cup and Scottish Cup with Celtic.[18] On August 11, 2022, she scored a hat trick against Hibernian.[19][20][21]

International career

In August 2022, she earned her first callup to the Canadian national team for a pair of friendly matches against Australia.[22][23] She made her debut on September 3, 2022, coming on as a substitute.[16] She was then subsequently called up for the team's next set of friendlies in October.[24] On October 6, she earned her first assist against Argentina.[25][26] Four days later on October 10, she scored her first international goal in a friendly against Morocco.[27]

Personal life

Larisey is the cousin of fellow professional soccer player Tony Mikhael.[1]

Career statistics

International

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	October 6, 2022	Estadio Municipal de Chapín, Jerez, Spain	Morocco	4–0	4–0	Friendly

References

External links

• Clarissa Larisey at Soccerway
• Clarissa Larisey at the Canadian Soccer Association
• Clarissa Larisey at Football Association of Iceland

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