Kira Bertrand (born July 28, 1992) is a footballer who plays for League1 Ontario club Woodbridge Strikers SC. Born in Canada, she represents the Dominica women's national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1992-07-28) July 28, 1992 (age 30) | ||
| Place of birth | Brampton, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Woodbridge Strikers | ||
| Youth career | |||
| North Mississauga SC | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | SWOSU Bulldogs | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | K–W United FC | ||
| 2015–2017 | North Mississauga SC | 32+ | (0) |
| 2018– | Woodbridge Strikers | 40 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009 | Dominica U20 | 2 | (1) |
| 2010– | Dominica | 8+ | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 24, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 24, 2022 | |||
Bertrand played youth soccer with North Mississauga SC.[1]
Bertrand has attended the Southwestern Oklahoma State University in the United States, where she played for the women's soccer team.[2] She was named the GAC Defender of the Year three times from 2011 to 2013, also earning All-Central Region honours in 2012 and 2013.[3] In addition she was also a three-time First Team All-GAC selection and two-time All-GAC tournament choice.[3] In total, she appeared in 75 games for the Bulldogs, and afterwards joined the team as a graduate assistant coach, while she completed her master's degree.[3] She served as team captain in her senior year and was a 9 time GAC Defensive Player-of-the-Week and was named team MVP twice.[4]
In 2014, she played with K-W United FC in the USL W-League.[5]
From 2015 to 2017, Bertrand played for North Mississauga SC in League1 Ontario.[6][7] In 2015, she won the League Cup with North Mississauga.[8] She was named a League First-Team All Star all three years.[9][10][11] and was also selected to play in the league's mid-season All-Star game in 2016 and 2017.[12][13]
She then began playing for the Woodbridge Strikers in League1 Ontario beginning in 2018.[14][15][16][17] In 2018, she was named a league Third-Team All Star.[18] In 2020, she was named to the League1 Ontario Women's All-Time Best XI.[19]
Bertrand represents the Dominica women's national football team.[20] She serves as team captain in 2022.[21][22]
In 2009, she made her debut for the program with the Dominica U20 at the qualification tournament for the 2010 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, where she scored the first competitive goal for the Dominican Women’s National Program.[23] In 2010, she made he debut for the senior team at the 2010 World Cup qualifiers.[23]
She is the older sister of fellow Dominica international player Kylee Bertrand.[24]