Calaigh_Copland

Calaigh Copland

Calaigh Copland

Guyanese footballer


Calaigh Copland (born 12 March 1987) is a footballer who plays for Unionville Milliken SC in League1 Ontario. Born in Canada, she represented the Guyana women's national team.

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Early life

Copland was born in Ottawa and raised in Peterborough, Ontario.[1] She later played at the senior amateur level with Peterborough City SC.[2][3]

College career

From 2006 to 2009, she attended Seneca College, playing for the women's soccer team.[4][5][6] She was named an East Division All-Star in the 2008/09 season.[7]

In 2009, she moved to the Ryerson University. In her debut season with Ryerson, she was named an OUA Second-Team All Star, leading the Rams in goals with six.[8][9]

Playing career

From 2015 to 2018, she played for Woodbridge Strikers in League1 Ontario.[10][11][12][13]

In 2019, she played for Durham United FA.[14]

In 2021, she played for Vaughan Azzurri.[15]

In 2022, she played with North Mississauga SC.[16]

In 2023, she played for Unionville Milliken SC.[17]

International career

In May 2009, she attended an identification camp for the Canada national team.[18]

At age 28, she joined the Guyana women's national football team after being encouraged to try out for the team by her club level teammate and Guyana national team player Donna Carvalhal, who discovered her Guyanese heritage.[1] She played her first international match in August 2015 and scored her first goal on August 21, 2015 against St. Kitts and Nevis.[1] In February 2016, she played against the country of her birth, Canada, at the 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship.[19]

International goals

Scores and results list Guyana's goal tally first


References

  1. Davies, Mike (21 January 2016). "Peterborough soccer player playing with Team Guyana at Olympic qualifiers". The Peterborough Examiner.
  2. "Lords return home without a medal". Oshawa This Week. 28 October 2008.
  3. "Copeland stings Knights with pair". The Peterborough Examiner. 15 September 2008. Archived from the original on 10 February 2016.
  4. Ambrose, Kaleigh (11 November 2009). "Rams overrun OUA Awards ceremony". The Eye Opener.
  5. "Woodbridge Strikers 6 - Sanjaxx Lions 1". League1 Ontario. 5 October 2015.

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