Josée Bélanger (born May 14, 1986) is a Canadian retired soccer player who played for Orlando Pride in the National Women's Soccer League and for the Canadian national team.
![]() Bélanger in São Paulo, during a match against Brazil, which gave Canada the bronze medal in women's football for Rio 2016 | ||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||
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Full name | Josée Bélanger[1] | |||||||||
Date of birth | (1986-05-14) May 14, 1986 (age 36) | |||||||||
Place of birth | Coaticook, Quebec, Canada[2] | |||||||||
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||
Position(s) | Full back, winger | |||||||||
College career | ||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||
2006–2011 | Sherbrooke Vert et Or | |||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||
2007 | Laval Comets | 5 | (3) | |||||||
2009–2012 | Quebec City Amiral SC | 25 | (13) | |||||||
2014 | Laval Comets | 6 | (1) | |||||||
2015 | FC Rosengård | 9 | (2) | |||||||
2016 | Orlando Pride | 14 | (0) | |||||||
National team | ||||||||||
2004 | Canada U-19 | 8 | (4) | |||||||
2004–2017 | Canada | 57 | (7) | |||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Bélanger signed with FC Rosengård in August 2015.[3]
On February 8, 2016, it was announced that Bélanger would play for the Orlando Pride for the 2016 season of the National Women's Soccer League via the NWSL Player Allocation.[4]
She retired in May 2017.[5]
She won a regional gold medal with Canada on two occasions, first at the 2004 CONCACAF Women's U-19 Championship and subsequently at the 2010 CONCACAF Women's Championship.
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2004 | 1 | 0 |
2010 | 10 | 5 |
2014 | 11 | 0 |
2015 | 17 | 2 |
2016 | 17 | 0 |
2017 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 57 | 7 |
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | June 3, 2010 | Hamar, Norway | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
2. | November 2, 2010 | Cancún, Mexico | ![]() | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2010 CONCACAF Women's Championship |
3. | November 5, 2010 | ![]() | 1–0 | 4–0 | ||
4. | December 9, 2010 | São Paulo, Brazil | ![]() | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2010 International Women's Football Tournament |
5. | December 19, 2010 | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–2 | ||
6. | June 21, 2015 | Vancouver, Canada | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup |
7. | December 16, 2015 | Natal, Brazil | ![]() | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2015 International Women's Football Tournament |
Canada
Canada squads | |||||||||||||
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