Colm Vance

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Colm Vance
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Vance in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-08-31) 31 August 1992 (age 30)
Place of birth Bradford, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
York Jets
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2015 York Lions 39 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2018 Vaughan Azzurri 18 (0)
2019–2020 York9 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2019

Colm Vance (born 31 August 1992) is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper.

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Club career

Early career

Vance played varsity soccer at York University for five consecutive years, helping lead the club to numerous awards. The York Lions won OUA bronze in 2011 & 2012, then progressed to OUA league championships in 2013, 2014 & 2015 in addition to claiming CIS titles in 2014 and 2015. Vance led the way during two academic all-Canadian honours seasons (2014 & 2015) while also being named an OUA West first-team all-star in 2015. [1]

Vaughan Azzurri

In 2016, Vance made five league appearances for Vaughan Azzurri in League1 Ontario, and also started both legs of the 2016 Inter Provincial Cup. [2] Vance returned to the Azzurri in 2017, and made seven appearances that season. [3] In 2018, he made six league appearances for Vaughan. [4]

York9

On 12 March 2019, Vance signed his first professional contract with Canadian Premier League side York9. [5] On 19 October 2019, he made his debut as a starter in the final match of the 2019 season, a 2–0 loss to HFX Wanderers. [6] In July 2020 Vance retired from professional soccer so he could focus on his schooling. [7] [8]

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References

  1. "Colm Vance Bio". York University Lions.
  2. "Colm Vance 2016". League1 Ontario. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  3. "Colm Vance 2017". League1 Ontario. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  4. "Colm Vance 2018". League1 Ontario. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  5. Marty Thompson (12 March 2019). "York9 FC signs Canadian goalkeeper Colm Vance". York9 FC. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  6. "C. Vance". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  7. "York9 FC Signs Goalkeeper Ezequiel Carrasco". July 10, 2020.
  8. Jacques, John (July 10, 2020). "Colm Vance Retires From Professional Football".