Chyanne Dennis

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Chyanne Dennis
Personal information
Full name Chyanne Ashley Dennis
Date of birth (1999-04-09) April 9, 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Sunrise, Florida
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position(s) Defender [1]
Team information
Current team
 Afturelding
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2020 South Florida Bulls 55 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– Afturelding
International career
United States U17
2018 Jamaica U20 2 (0)
2018– Jamaica 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2020

Chyanne Ashley Dennis (born April 9, 1999) is a footballer who plays as a defender for the Jamaica women's national team.

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Early life

Born to Georgiana Freckleton and Errol Dennis, Chyanne was raised in Florida and participated in many sports as a youth. She attended three camps for the United States women's national under-17 soccer team. She attended American Heritage School where she captained the team to state championships twice. [2] [3] She also played for Florida's Olympic Development (ODP) team for two years. [3]

Playing career

College

Dennis has attended the University of South Florida since 2017 and plays on the South Florida Bulls women's soccer team. [4] [5] Her freshman year, Dennis started in 13 of the 17 games she played and contributed to the Bulls setting a school record of eight shutouts. Playing as a defender, she recorded seven shots and one assist. [3] During her sophomore season, she was a starting defender in 14 of the 17 games that she played an helped the team record seven shutouts. [3]

International

After training with the United States women's national under-17 soccer team during three training camps, Dennis shifted to the Jamaica under-20 national team and competed at the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. She earned two caps with the squad playing a total of 180 minutes. [6] The same year, she earned three caps with the senior national team at the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup, the qualifying tournament for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, and helped the team place third at the Gold Cup and qualify for the first time for a World Cup tournament. [7] [8] In May 2019, she was called up to the squad ahead of the team's last international friendly (against Panama) before the World Cup. [9]

Personal life

Dennis is majoring in Business Management at the University of South Florida. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 University of South Florida player profile
  2. ↑ Levine, Bryan. "American Heritage poised for three-peat". sun-sentinel.com. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Chyanne Dennis – Women's Soccer". USF Athletics. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
  4. ↑ "Chyanne Dennis" . Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Preview: Healthy American Heritage Girls Ready To Defend Soccer Crown". 2016-12-01. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  6. ↑ "Jamaica - C. Dennis - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  7. ↑ Mendola, Nicholas (2018-10-18). "Jamaica edges Panama, earns first Women's World Cup berth (video)". ProSoccerTalk. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  8. ↑ Parchment, Rachid; Writer, Jamaica Gleaner Football; Kingston; Jamaica. "Bermuda upbeat despite defeat | The Royal Gazette:Bermuda Soccer". The Royal Gazette. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  9. ↑ "Reggae Girlz face Panama in World Cup farewell match on Sunday". www.loopjamaica.com. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
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