Breanna Boyd

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Breanna Boyd
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-06-10) 10 June 1981 (age 44)
Place of birth Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Foothills Panthers
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999–2002 Nebraska Cornhuskers 93 (12)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003 Carolina Courage 16 (0)
International career
2000–2003 Canada 43 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Breanna Boyd (born 10 June 1981) is a retired Canadian soccer player who played for Carolina Courage [1] [2] and the Canadian women's soccer team. [3]

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Early life and education

Boyd was born in Edmonton on 10 June 1981. [3] She comes from a family of athletes: Barry and Carol competed for the Canadian National Track and Field Team; her stepfather, Tony Meibock, competed as a Canadian speed skater in the 1992 Winter Olympics; and her grandfather was English decathlete Geoff Elliott. [3] [4] She and her two siblings were raised in Calgary. [3] [5]

Boyd attended Sir Winston Churchill High School, which did not have a soccer team; however, Boyd played for the school's volleyball and field hockey teams. [4] She also played for the Foothills Panthers soccer club, as well as the Alberta Provincial Team, where she received national titles three years in a row. [4]

In 2006, she graduated from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, [5] [3] where she studied biological sciences. [4]

Career

University

Boyd played for the University of Nebraska–Lincoln's soccer team from 1999 to 2002. [4]

Professional

In 2003, Boyd was drafted in the first round by the Carolina Courage, [5] [6] [7] a Women's United Soccer Association's team.

International

From 1998 to 2001, Body was a member of the Canadian Under-21 National Team. [4] In 1999, she played at the XIII Pan American Games Winnipeg, where she finished fourth. [3]

In 2000, she was selected for the Canadian women's soccer team, playing until 2003. [3] In 2000, the placed fourth at the 2000 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup, then came in second two years later. [3] Boyd was chosen to represent Canada at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, [8] though she couldn't participate due to ongoing effects from a concussion. [3] [9]

References

  1. ↑ Jones, Grahame L. (2003-02-03). "Wagner Is No. 1 Pick in WUSA Draft" . Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on 2020-08-27. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
  2. ↑ "Profile – Canada Soccer". January 28, 2020. Archived from the original on July 6, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Breanna Boyd – Profile". Canada Soccer. 2020-01-28. Archived from the original on 2021-07-06. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Breanna Boyd – Soccer 2002". Nebraska Athletics. Archived from the original on 2023-08-06. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
  5. 1 2 3 "Boyd picked eighth in WUSA draft". Globe and Mail . 2003-02-03. Archived from the original on 2023-08-06. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
  6. ↑ "Pellerud Announces Roster For Mexico Series". Canada Soccer. 2003-06-06. Archived from the original on 2021-07-25. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
  7. ↑ "Huskers at the Professional Level". Nebraska Athletics. 2008-06-17. Archived from the original on 2023-08-06. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
  8. ↑ "Seven Huskers Named to Canadian World Cup Team". Nebraska Athletics. 2003-09-08. Archived from the original on 2023-08-06. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
  9. ↑ "Canada Makes Roster Changes – Canada Soccer". Canada Soccer. 2003-09-18. Archived from the original on 2021-09-23. Retrieved 2023-08-06.


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