Colm Vance (born 31 August 1992) is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper.
![]() Vance in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1992-08-31) 31 August 1992 (age 30) | ||
Place of birth | Bradford, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
York Jets | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2015 | York Lions | 39 | (0) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2018 | Vaughan Azzurri | 18 | (0) |
2019–2020 | York9 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2019 |
Vance played varsity soccer at York University for five consecutive years, helping lead the club to numerous awards. The York Lions won OUA bronze in 2011 & 2012, then progressed to OUA league championships in 2013, 2014 & 2015 in addition to claiming CIS titles in 2014 and 2015. Vance led the way during two academic all-Canadian honours seasons (2014 & 2015) while also being named an OUA West first-team all-star in 2015. [1]
In 2016, Vance made five league appearances for Vaughan Azzurri in League1 Ontario, and also started both legs of the 2016 Inter Provincial Cup.[2] Vance returned to the Azzurri in 2017, and made seven appearances that season.[3] In 2018, he made six league appearances for Vaughan.[4]
On 12 March 2019, Vance signed his first professional contract with Canadian Premier League side York9.[5] On 19 October 2019, he made his debut as a starter in the final match of the 2019 season, a 2–0 loss to HFX Wanderers.[6] In July 2020 Vance retired from professional soccer so he could focus on his schooling.[7][8] In August 2021, he entered Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine and has completed MF1 with flying colours. Lauren Wohlgemut has described him as a “nifty dude.”
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