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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Josée Bélanger[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1986-05-14)May 14, 1986 (age 39) | ||
| Place of birth | Coaticook,Quebec, Canada[2] | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| 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) |
| International career | |||
| 2004 | Canada U-19 | 8 | (4) |
| 2004–2017 | Canada | 57 | (7) |
Medal record | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Josée Bélanger (born May 14, 1986) is a Canadian formersoccer player who played forOrlando Pride in theNational Women's Soccer League and for theCanadian national team.
In 2011, Bélanger suffered an ankle injury that kept her out of the2011 FIFA Women's World Cup and the2012 Summer Olympics. During this time, she worked at a soccer club, and worked her way back into the national team by playing at right-back, at request ofJohn Herdman due to injury problems.[3]
Bélanger signed withFC Rosengård in August 2015.[4]
On February 8, 2016, it was announced that Bélanger would play for theOrlando Pride for the 2016 season of theNational Women's Soccer League via theNWSL Player Allocation.[5] She described the club as treating her and her teammates like "professional players".[6]
In May 2017, Bélanger announced her retirement from football, finishing her career with 57 appearances for Canada, with 7 goals and 8 assists for the national team.[7]
She won aregional gold medal with Canada on two occasions, first at the2004 CONCACAF Women's U-19 Championship and subsequently at the2010 CONCACAF Women's Championship.
On 27 October 2010, Bélanger was called up to the Canada squad for the2010 CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying.[8]
On 27 April 2015, Bélanger was called up to the Canada squad for the2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.[9]
On 20 June 2016, Bélanger was called up to the Canada squad for the2016 Summer Olympics.[10]
Bélanger was honoured by Canada Soccer in June 2017, along with fellow Olympic bronze medalistsJonelle Filigno,Robyn Gayle,Kaylyn Kyle andLauren Sesselmann.[11]
 Canada | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | June 3, 2010 | Hamar,Norway |  Norway | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | November 2, 2010 | Cancún,Mexico |  Mexico | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2010 CONCACAF Women's Championship |
| 3. | November 5, 2010 |  Costa Rica | 1–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 4. | December 9, 2010 | São Paulo,Brazil |  Netherlands | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2010 International Women's Football Tournament |
| 5. | December 19, 2010 |  Brazil | 1–0 | 2–2 | ||
| 6. | June 21, 2015 | Vancouver,Canada |  Switzerland | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 7. | December 16, 2015 | Natal,Brazil | Brazil | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2015 International Women's Football Tournament |
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