Evelyne Viens

Last updated

Evelyne Viens
Evelyne Viens - UC v USF, 2019-10-24 (48958457486).jpg
Viens with South Florida in 2019
Personal information
Full name Evelyne Viens [1]
Date of birth (1997-02-06) 6 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth L'Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Roma
Youth career
AS Mistral Laurentien
CS Haute-Saint-Charles
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2019 South Florida Bulls 77 (73)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2019 Dynamo de Quebec 15 (21)
2020–2022 Gotham FC [lower-alpha 1] 13 (0)
2020–2021 → Paris FC (loan) 14 (11)
2022 → Kristianstad (loan) 26 (21)
2023 Kristianstad 17 (12)
2023– Roma 17 (7)
International career‡
2021– Canada 28 (5)
Medal record
Women's soccer
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 23, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 6, 2024

Evelyne Viens (born 6 February 1997) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Serie A club Roma and the Canada national team. She played college soccer at the University of South Florida.

Contents

Early life

Viens began playing soccer at age five with AS Mistral Laurentien. [2] At age 14, she received an invitation to join the Quebec provincial team, but declined the opportunity. [3] She joined CS Haute-Saint-Charles, when she was 14. [4]

College career

Viens played for the USF Bulls women's soccer team from 2016 to 2019, [5] where she became the team's all-time top scorer with 73 goals and was named to the NCAA All-American team three times. [6] She also holds the school record for the most single season goals and has the most career goals in American Athletic Conference history. [7]

She scored her first collegiate goal on August 25, 2016 against Kentucky. [8]

Club career

In 2018 and 2019, she played for Dynamo de Quebec in the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec. [9] [10]

Sky Blue FC (later renamed NY/NJ Gotham FC) selected Viens with the fifth-overall pick in the 2020 NWSL College Draft. [11] She made her Sky Blue FC debut on June 30, 2020 in the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup . [12] Viens scored her first goal for the club on July 22, 2020, in a 3–2 defeat to the Chicago Red Stars during the semi-finals of the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup. [13] In August 2020, Sky Blue loaned Viens to Paris FC. [14] Viens returned to the club in March 2021. [15]

In December 2021, Gotham FC loaned Viens to Damallsvenskan club Kristianstad for the 2022 season. [16] In August 2022, she announced that she would not return to the United States. [17] On September 10, she scored four goals in a league match and a hat-trick on September 24. [18] On September 30, Kristianstad signed her to a two-year contract. [19]

In August 2023, Viens joined A.S. Roma in the Italian Serie A, on a three-year contract. [20]

International career

She was named to the Canada national team for the first time for the 2021 SheBelieves Cup. [21] She made her debut against the United States on February 18. [22] [23] She scored her first goal for Canada on April 9, 2021 in a 3-0 win against Wales. [24] Four days later, she was in the starting eleven for the first time in the 2-0 win against the England national team and scored the first goal in the third minute. [25]

On June 23, 2021, she was named to the roster for the 2020 Summer Olympics, which were postponed until the summer of 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [26] She played in the two games in Group E against the national teams of Japan and Great Britain. Canada won gold in the games, and Viens became the first USF alum to win an Olympic medal as an athlete. [7] [27]

On July 9, 2023, she was nominated for the 2023 World Cup. [28] She played in each of her team's three games, being substituted twice, and was eliminated with her team in the preliminary round. [29]

Career statistics

Club

As of March 23, 2024 [30]
ClubLeagueSeasonLeaguePlayoffsDomestic Cup [lower-alpha 2] ContinentalTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dynamo de Quebec PLSQ 2018 [31] 78–––78
2019 [31] 813–––813
Total15210000001521
NJ/NY Gotham FC NWSL 2020 000061–61
2021 1301031–171
Total130109200232
Paris FC (loan) Division 1 Féminine 2020–21 1411–10–1511
Kristianstad (loan) Damallsvenskan 2022 2621–43213225
Kristianstad 2023 1712–54–2216
Total43330097215441
Roma Serie A 2023–24 177–41832911
Career total1027210231010413686
  1. ↑ Sky Blue FC changed its name to NJ/NY Gotham FC in 2021
  2. ↑ Includes NWSL Challenge Cup, Coupe de France, Svenska cupen, Coppa Italia

International goals

As of March 2, 2024
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.9 April 2021 Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 2–03–0 Friendly
2.13 April 2021 Bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, England Flag of England.svg  England 1–02–0
3.6 October 2022 Estadio Municipal de Chapín, Jerez, Spain Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 2–04–0
4.19 February 2023 Geodis Park, Nashville, United States Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2–02–0 2023 SheBelieves Cup
5.2 March 2024 BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, United StatesFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 1–01–0 ( a.e.t. ) 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup

Honours

South Florida Bulls

Dynamo de Quebec

Canada

Individual

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tobin Heath</span> American soccer player

Tobin Powell Heath is an American professional soccer player, entrepreneur, and artist. Playing primarily as a forward and midfielder for the United States national team, she won gold at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, 2012 London Summer Olympics, 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, and 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup as well as silver at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup and bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics. She was described as "perhaps the USA's most skillful player" by the United States Soccer Federation, and was named U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year in 2016 and U.S. Soccer Young Female Athlete of the Year in 2009.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kelley O'Hara</span> American soccer player (born 1988)

Kelley Maureen O'Hara is an American professional soccer player who plays as a wingback for National Women's Soccer League club Gotham FC and the United States women's national soccer team. A two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion, and Olympic gold medalist, she previously played professionally for FC Gold Pride, the Boston Breakers, Sky Blue FC, Utah Royals FC and the Washington Spirit. While currently playing as a defender, she began her collegiate career playing as a forward and occasionally played an attacking role during her professional career.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Karina LeBlanc</span> Soccer player, coach, and manager

Karina Chenelle LeBlanc is an American-born Canadian former professional soccer goalkeeper and current general manager of the Portland Thorns FC. She played for the Canadian national team and multiple professional women's teams in the United States over her fourteen-year career.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Allie Long</span> American professional soccer player

Alexandra Linsley Long is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder. She played for Portland Thorns FC, Seattle Reign FC, and NJ/NY Gotham FC in the National Women's Soccer League, and represented the United States national team. She made her debut for the national team on May 8, 2014, in a friendly against Canada. She has since made 45 total appearances for the team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sophie Schmidt</span> Canadian soccer player (born 1988)

Sophie Diana Schmidt is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for National Women's Soccer League club Houston Dash. From 2005 until retiring from international football in 2023, she was a member of the Canadian national team, with whom she won an Olympic gold medal in 2020 and bronze in both 2012 and 2016. She previously played her club soccer for German club FFC Frankfurt and Sky Blue FC in the NWSL.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Adriana Leon</span> Canadian soccer player

Adriana Kristina Leon is a Canadian professional women's soccer player who plays as a winger for English Women's Super League club Aston Villa and the Canadian national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Janine Beckie</span> Canadian soccer player

Janine Elizabeth Beckie is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for National Women's Soccer League club Portland Thorns FC and the Canada national team. She previously played for Sky Blue FC, the Houston Dash, and Manchester City. She is a dual citizen of Canada and the United States.

The South Florida Bulls women's soccer team represents the University of South Florida in the sport of soccer. The Bulls currently compete in the American Athletic Conference within Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The Bulls play in Corbett Stadium along with USF's men's soccer team, which opened in 2011. Prior to that, they played at what is now the USF Track and Field Stadium.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aubrey Kingsbury</span> American professional soccer player

Aubrey Renee Kingsbury is an American professional soccer player who plays for the Washington Spirit in the National Women's Soccer League and for the United States national soccer team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">A.S. Blainville</span> Football club

Association de Soccer de Blainville, commonly referred to as A.S. Blainville, is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in the Montreal suburb of Blainville, Quebec, that plays in Ligue1 Québec. They are the only club to have participated in every season of the PLSQ.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gabrielle Carle</span> Canadian soccer player

Gabrielle Carle is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a defender or midfielder for National Women's Soccer League club Washington Spirit and the Canadian national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kailen Sheridan</span> Canadian soccer player (born 1995)

Kailen Mary Iacovoni Sheridan is a Canadian professional soccer goalkeeper for National Women's Soccer League club San Diego Wave and the Canada national team. She previously played for Sky Blue FC / NJ/NY Gotham FC and played college soccer for the Clemson Tigers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Katie Johnson (footballer)</span> Mexican professional footballer (born 1994)

Katlyn Alicia Johnson Carreón is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for National Women's Soccer League club Angel City FC. Born in the United States, she represents the Mexico women's national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Midge Purce</span> American soccer player (born 1995)

Margaret Melinda "Midge" Williams-Purce is an American soccer player who plays as a forward for NJ/NY Gotham FC in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the United States women's national soccer team. She previously played for Portland Thorns FC and the Boston Breakers. A 2023 NWSL Champion and Championship MVP, she is known for her strength on the ball and her willingness to defend from the attack.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Michaela Abam</span> Cameroonian footballer

Michaela-Batya Bisi Abam is an American-born Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX Femenil side Deportivo Toluca and the Cameroon national team. She previously played for Houston Dash and Sky Blue FC in the American National Women's Soccer League, Real Betis in the Spanish Primera División, Paris FC in the Division 1 Féminine, and West Virginia University.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dynamo de Quebec</span> Soccer team in Québec City

Dynamo de Québec was a professional Canadian soccer team based in Québec City. The team represented the Capitale-Nationale region in the PLSQ, which its men's side joined in 2017, and its women's side the year after until 2019. The team is affiliated to the Association Régionale de Soccer de Québec, and has its roots as the association's elite player-development program.

The 2020 Sky Blue FC season was the team's 11th season as a professional women's soccer team, and their eighth season as a member of the National Women's Soccer League.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bianca St-Georges</span> Canadian soccer player (born 1997)

Bianca Rose St-Georges is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a left-back for National Women's Soccer League club North Carolina Courage and the Canadian national team. She played college soccer for the West Virginia Mountaineers and was drafted by the Chicago Red Stars in 2019.

Jennifer Cudjoe is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Women's League club FC Nordsjælland and the Ghana women's national team.

The 2021 NJ/NY Gotham FC season was the team's 12th season as a professional women's soccer team and their ninth season as a member of the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States. It is the first season following the club's change of name from Sky Blue FC, which it played under from 2007 to 2020.

References

  1. ↑ "Women's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020 – List of Players: Canada" (PDF). FIFA . 5 August 2021. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 October 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Evelyne Viens at the Canadian Soccer Association
  3. ↑ Béland, Gabriel (10 November 2016). "Évelyne Viens - La buteuse vende du nord" [Évelyne Viens - The striker from the north]. La Presse (in French).
  4. ↑ "Portrait N°10 - Evelyne Viens". Alké Soccer.
  5. ↑ "Evelyne Viens – Women's Soccer". USF Athletics.
  6. ↑ Boutin, Richard (22 February 2021). "Une première présence dans le maillot canadien pour Evelyne Viens" [A first appearance in the Canadian jersey for Evelyne Viens]. Le Journal de Québec (in French).
  7. 1 2 Santos, Leo (6 August 2021). "Viens first USF alum in history to win gold in Olympics". The Oracle. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "Comeback Bulls Take Down Kentucky, 3–2". USF Athletics.
  9. ↑ "PLSQ féminine : le groupe du Dynamo de Québec dévoilé !" [Women's PLSQ: the Dynamo de Québec group unveiled!]. Just eSoccer (in French). 11 April 2018. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  10. ↑ Brown, Nolan (3 July 2019). "The case for Evelyne Viens". The Oracle.
  11. ↑ "USF's Viens Selected at No. 5 Overall in 2020 NWSL Draft". USF Athletics.
  12. ↑ "OL Reign 0–0 Sky Blue FC". NWSLSoccer.com. National Women's Soccer League. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  13. ↑ "Canada's Bianca St. Georges helps Chicago reach Challenge Cup final with 3–2 win over Sky Blue". The Globe and Mail . 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  14. ↑ Paris, Valentin (28 August 2020). "Evelyne Viens prêtée au Paris FC" [Evelyne Viens loaned to Paris FC]. Paris FC (in French).
  15. ↑ Paris, Valentin (17 March 2021). "Fin du prêt d'Evelyne Viens" [End of Evelyne Viens' loan]. Paris FC (in French).
  16. ↑ "Välkommen Evelyne" [Welcome Evelyne]. Kristianstads DFF (in Swedish). 16 December 2021.
  17. ↑ Ögren, Vendela (16 August 2022). "Evelyne Viens besked: Kommer inte återvända till USA" [Evelyne Viens' message: I will not be returning to the US]. Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  18. ↑ Téotonio, Jean-François (3 October 2022). "Le bonheur suédois d'Evelyne Viens" [The Swedish happiness of Evelyne Viens]. La Presse (in French).
  19. ↑ Lindvall, Ella (30 September 2022). "Klart: Évelyne Viens förlänger med Kristianstad" [Clear: Évelyne Viens extends with Kristianstad]. fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  20. ↑ Gangué-Ruzic, Alexandre (18 August 2023). "CanWNT FW Evelyne Viens signs for AS Roma on 3 year deal; what to expect at new club?". OneSoccer .
  21. ↑ Butler, Signa (16 February 2021). "Minus veteran stars, Canada sends young roster into SheBelieves Cup tournament". CBC .
  22. ↑ Davidson, Neil (22 February 2021). "Canadian forward Evelyne Viens enjoying 1st taste of international soccer at SheBelieves Cup". CBC .
  23. ↑ Molinaro, John (22 February 2021). "Evelyne Viens: 'Pretty unreal' to make CanWNT debut vs. United States". Canadian Premier League .
  24. ↑ "Canada beats Wales in soccer friendly but loses captain Christine Sinclair to injury – TSN.ca". TSN . The Canadian Press. 9 April 2021.
  25. ↑ "Fixtures".
  26. ↑ @CanadaSoccerEN (23 June 2021). "Canada Soccer unveils Women's National Team roster for the Tokyo Olympic Games" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  27. ↑ "Canadian women's soccer team delivers thrilling Olympic gold-medal victory over Sweden". CBC Sports .
  28. ↑ "Canada Soccer unveils FIFA Women's World Cup squad for Australia & New Zealand 2023 - Canada Soccer" . Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  29. ↑ "Results & fixtures". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  30. ↑ Evelyne Viens at Soccerway OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  31. 1 2 "PLSQ Stats Archive" (in French). TSI Sports.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.