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Nora Abolins
Canadian-born Latvian footballer
Nora Sylvia Abolins (Latvian: Nora Silvija Āboliņa;[1] born 7 December 1992) is a footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Born in Canada, she represented the Latvia national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nora Sylvia Abolins | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-01-26) 26 January 1992 (age 32)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Belleville, Ontario, Canada[2] | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper[4] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004-? | Belleville Youth SC[5] | ||
| Toronto Jr. Lady Lynx | |||
| Kingston Football Club | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Detroit Mercy Titans | ||
| 2013 | Western Kentucky Lady Toppers | 20 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | Durham United FC | 18 | (0) |
| 2016 | QBIK | 24 | (0) |
| 2017 | Östersunds DFF | 13 | (0) |
| 2017 | KIF Örebro | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | Vaughan Azzurri | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2018 | Latvia | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018 | Ryerson Rams (women, assistant coach)[6] | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 March 2018 | |||
Abolins was raised in Demorestville, Ontario.[3]
Abolins attended the University of Detroit Mercy in Detroit, Michigan and the Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky, both of them in the United States.[3][7]
In 2015, she joined Durham United FC of League1 Ontario. She helped lead the team to win the league title, playing all 18 league matches, while only conceding eight goals against. Her performance resulted in her being named the League1 Ontario Goalkeeper of the Year and league Most Valuable Player honours.[8][9]
Her performance with Durham attracted the attention of European teams and she joined QIBK Karlstad in the Elitettan, the Swedish second division in 2016.[10] In 2017, she joined another Swedish side, Östersunds DFF.[11] She later joined KIF Örebro of the top tier Damallsvenskan.[12]
In 2021, she returned to League1 Ontario with Vaughan Azzurri.[13]
Her performance led to her being called up to the Latvian national team in the Baltic Cup and the Turkish women's national team tournament.[14]
Afterwards, she joined Ryerson University as an assistant coach.[15]
- "Nora Silvija Āboliņa". Latvijas Futbola federācija (in Latvian). Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- "Durham United FC GK Nora Abolins Signs With Sweden's QBIK Karlstad". League1 Ontario. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- "Nora Abolins - Women's Soccer". University of Detroit Mercy Athletics. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- Nora Abolins at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- "Nora Abolins Bio". Ryerson University Athletics. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- "Nora Abolins - Women's Soccer". Western Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- "League1 Ontario Awards - Goalkeepers of the Year". Ontario Soccer Association. November 24, 2015.
- "2015 League1 Ontario MVP". League1 Ontario. November 27, 2015.
- "Durham United FC GK Nora Abolins Signs With Sweden's QBIK Karlstad". League1 Ontario. February 12, 2016.
- Olsen, Andreas (December 30, 2016). "ÖDFF värvar målvakten Nora Abolins" [ÖDFF recruits goalkeeper Nora Abolins]. LTZ (in Swedish).
- "Abolins debuterar mot Nora" [Abolins debuts against Nora]. KIF Örebro (in Swedish). August 10, 2017.
- "Former Women's Division All-Stars Signed To Ryerson And League1 Coaching Contracts". League1 Ontario. February 28, 2019.