Gabrielle Carle

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Gabrielle Carle
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Carle with the Washington Spirit in 2022
Personal information
Full name Gabrielle Carle [1]
Date of birth (1998-10-12) October 12, 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
 Washington Spirit
Number 14
Youth career
2004–2015 AS Chaudière-Est
2015–2016 Dynamo de Québec
2016–2017 CS Lévis-Est
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2021 Florida State Seminoles 100 (8)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015 Quebec Dynamo ARSQ
2018 Dynamo de Québec 6 (3)
2022 Kristianstad 22 (2)
2023– Washington Spirit 76 (0)
International career‡
2014 Canada U17 4 (0)
2016–2018 Canada U20 8 (4)
2015 Canada U23 5 (0)
2015– Canada 59 (1)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
CONCACAF W Championship
Runner-up 2018
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of November 3, 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of October 24, 2025

Gabrielle Carle (born October 12, 1998) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a defender for the Washington Spirit of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the Canadian national team.

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Carle played college soccer for the Florida State Seminoles, winning two national championships. She began her professional career with Swedish club Kristianstad in 2022, before moving to the Spirit the following year.

Carle made her senior debut for Canada at age 17 in 2015. She represented the nation at the 2019 and 2023 FIFA Women's World Cups and won a gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Early life

She began playing soccer when she was five years old with AS Chaudière-Est in Lévis. [2] She attended the École secondaire des Sources in Montreal in the sport-study program. [3]

In 2015, she was named the best Junior player in the province of Quebec and the best Senior player in Quebec in 2016. [4]

College career

In 2017, she committed to Florida State University, where she would play for the women's soccer team. [5] She scored her first goal in the 86th minute against Ole Miss on November 10 in the first round of the 2017 NCAA Women's Soccer Championship. [4] In 2018, she helped FSU to win the 2018 NCAA Division I Championship. [6]

Club career

In 2015, she played with Quebec Dynamo ARSQ in the USL W-League. In 2018, she re-joined Dynamo de Quebec, now in the semi-professional PLSQ. [7]

In December 2021, Carle joined Swedish club Kristianstad on an initial one-year contract beginning in 2022. [8]

In December 2022, she joined the Washington Spirit of the National Women's Soccer League on a two-year contract with an option for 2025. [9]

International career

Youth

In 2013, at age 14, she was invited to a training camp for the Canada U17 team. [10] The following year, she played for the Canada U20 team at the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, playing in all four of Canada's games. [10] In 2015, Carle was named to the roster for the Pan American Games, where she featured in all five of Canada's games, with the team finishing in fourth place. [10]

Senior

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Carle at the 2016 Olympics

She debuted for the senior team on December 9, 2015, against Mexico. [10] She scored her first goal for Canada in a 10–0 win against Guatemala in the 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship. [11]

She played every minute of her team's matches at the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, scoring against Nigeria. [10] She was named as an alternate player for Canada at the 2016 Olympics, where the team won a bronze medal. [10]

In 2018, Carle captained the U20 side at the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, scoring twice during the group stage, and also against Mexico in the semi-finals, where Canada bowed out after a penalty shootout. [10]

On May 25, 2019, she was named to the roster for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. [12] In 2021, she was named as an alternate for Canada for the delayed 2020 Olympics. [13]

Carle was called up to the 23-player Canada squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. [14]

Carle was called up to the Canada squad for the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup, which Canda finished as semifinalists. [15]

Carle was called up to the Canada squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics. [16]

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.16 February 2016 BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, United States Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 2–010–0 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship

Honours

Florida State Seminoles

Washington Spirit

Canada

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Women's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020 – Squad list: Canada" (PDF). FIFA . August 5, 2021. p. 3. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Gabrielle Carle Canada Profile". Canadian Soccer Association . January 28, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Gabrielle Carle Olympic Profile". Olympics. June 19, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Gabby Carle Profile". Florida State Seminoles . August 3, 2017. Archived from the original on August 23, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Gabrielle Carle signe à Florida State" [Gabrielle Carle Signs with Florida State]. Sports Ambitions. January 4, 2017. Archived from the original on February 28, 2021.
  6. ↑ Walsh, Chuck (September 25, 2020). "Gabby Carle: Her Best is Yet to Come". Top Drawer Soccer.
  7. ↑ Boutin, Richard. "Gabrielle Carle avec le Dynamo" [Gabrielle Carle with the Dynamo]. Le Journal de Québec (in French).
  8. ↑ Lalancette, Mikael (December 13, 2021). "Gabrielle Carle opte pour la Suède" [Gabrielle Carle opts for Sweden]. Le Soleil (in French).
  9. ↑ "Washington Spirit Signs Defender Gabrielle Carle". Washington Spirit . December 12, 2022.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Johnson, Meaghen (June 5, 2019). "Canadian player profile: Gabrielle Carle". TSN .
  11. ↑ "Canada one win away from Olympic berth after winning Group B". Canadian Soccer Association . February 16, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Together We Rise: Canada Soccer announces squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019". Canadian Soccer Association . May 25, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Gabby Carle set to represent Canada in Tokyo Olympics". WTXL-TV . June 24, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Canada Soccer unveils FIFA Women's World Cup squad for Australia & New Zealand 2023". Canadian Soccer Association . July 9, 2023. Archived from the original on July 9, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Canada Soccer Unveils 2024 Concacaf W Gold Cup Roster". Canadian Soccer Association. Archived from the original on February 7, 2024. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  16. ↑ "Canada Soccer and Canadian Olympic Committee unveil Women's National Team roster for Paris Olympic Games". www.canadasoccer.com. Canada Soccer. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  17. ↑ "Recap: Short-Handed Spirit Wins 2025 NWSL Challenge Cup". Washington Spirit. March 8, 2025. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
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