Cloey Uddenberg

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Cloey Uddenberg
Personal information
Full name Cloey Elaine Uddenberg [1]
Date of birth (2002-11-13) 13 November 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Team information
Current team
AFC Toronto
Youth career
Aurora Stingers
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 Guelph Gryphons 20 (2)
2023 South Alabama Jaguars 18 (0)
2024 Purdue Boilermakers 18 (1)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2019 Aurora FC 24 (2)
2021 Guelph Union 5 (1)
2022–2024 Simcoe County Rovers 59 (14)
2025– AFC Toronto 0 (0)
International career
2019 Saint Kitts and Nevis U17 1 (0)
2017– Saint Kitts and Nevis U20 7+ (0+)
2018– Saint Kitts and Nevis 12+ (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 13, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 August 2019

Cloey Elaine Uddenberg (born 13 November 2002) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for AFC Toronto in the Northern Super League. Born in Canada, she represents Saint Kitts and Nevis at international level.

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University career

In 2020, she began attending the University of Guelph, playing for the women's soccer team. In her rookie season in 2021 (the 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic), she was OUA and U Sports Rookie of the Year, OUA West Player of the Year, and was named to the Second Team All-Canadian and U Sports All-Rookie team. [2] [3] [4] She became the first Guelph player to ever win the national Rookie of the Year Award. [5] In 2022, she was named an OUA West First Team All-Star. [6]

In 2023, she transferred to the University of South Alabama, where she joined the women's soccer team. [7]

In 2024, she transferred to Purdue University to play for the women's soccer team. [8] On August 25, 2024, she scored her first NCAA Division I goal in a victory over the UIC Flames. [9]

Club career

Uddenberg played for League1 Ontario side Aurora FC from 2017 to 2019. [10] [11] [12]

In 2021, she played for Guelph Union. [13] She scored one goal on August 24, against Unionville Milliken SC. [14]

In 2022, she joined Simcoe County Rovers FC. [15] She was named a league First Team All-Star in 2022. [16] In 2023, she was named the league's Midfielder of the Year and a league First Team All-Star. [17] [18] When she started for the club against Alliance United on May 4, 2024 she became the clubs all time record appearance leader.[ citation needed ]

In November 2024, she signed a professional contract with AFC Toronto in the Northern Super League for the 2025 season. [19] [20]

International career

Eligible for Canada and St. Kitts and Nevis, Uddenberg was encouraged to try out for the St. Kitts and Nevis team by her father. [21]

Uddenberg represented St Kitts and Nevis at the 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship qualifying stage and two CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualifiers (2018 and 2019). [22]

She also represents the Saint Kitts and Nevis senior team. She scored a hat trick against Grenada on May 23, 2018 at the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification. [23] She scored another hat trick on October 8, 2019 against Antigua and Barbuda at the 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification. [24]

International goals

Scores and results list Saint Kitts and Nevis's goal tally first

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
123 May 2018 Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 1–010–0 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification
23–0
36–0
427 May 2018Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  U.S. Virgin Islands 7–07–0
54 October 2019Flag of Aruba.svg  Aruba 4–06–1 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification
65–0
78 October 2019Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 2–010–0
83–0
94–0

Personal life

Uddenberg's paternal grandparents hail from Saint Kitts and Nevis. [25] [26] Her sisters, Kayla and Carley, are also members of the Saint Kitts and Nevis women's national football team. [27] [28]

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