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Rachelle Beanlands

Rachelle Beanlands

Canadian soccer player


Rachelle Anne Beanlands (born May 11, 1993) is a former Canadian soccer player. She played as a goalkeeper.

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Early life

She began playing youth soccer with the Glouchester Hornets.[1] She later played for Cumberland United,[2] Ottawa Fury Academy, and Ottawa South United.[1]

In 2010, she was named 2010 Ottawa Soccer Athlete of the Year after playing with the Ottawa Fury U17s, posting a 12-0-2 record allowing only five goals, helping the team win the 2010 Super Y-League North American Championships. She was named to the Canada U17 team.[3]

From 2011 to 2015, she attended the University of Maryland, playing for the Maryland Terrapins, redshirting her first year.[4] By the end of her tenure, she had the most starts for a goalkeeper in the school's history with 78.[5] Beanlands was a five-time academic all-conference honoree, and in 2014 was named to the Capital One Academic All-District Team, and was awarded the Big Ten Medal of Honor in 2016.[6]

Club career

She played club soccer for the Ottawa Fury[7] and Laval Comets.[8]

International career

Beanlands received multiple callups to Canadian youth team camps. She was part of the Canada U17 team that won the 2010 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship,[9] as well as serving asbackup goalkeeper at the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[5]

She made her sole appearance for Canada against Argentina recording a clean sheet in a 1-0 victory, at the 2011 Pan American Games;[10] Canada ultimately won gold.[11]

Post-playing career

After her playing career, she attended medical school at the University of Western Ontario,[12] and became a medical doctor.[13]


References

  1. "Rachelle Beanlands Canada profile". Canadian Soccer Association.
  2. "2010 Award Winners". Ottawa Sports Awards.
  3. Grainey, Tim (July 24, 2015). "2015 USL W-League Championship preview". The Equalizer.

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