![]() Carle with the Washington Spirit in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Gabrielle Carle [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | October 12, 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender, Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2021 | Florida State Seminoles | 100 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | Quebec Dynamo ARSQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | Dynamo de Québec | 6 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | Kristianstads | 22 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2023– | Washington Spirit | 48 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | Canada U17 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2018 | Canada U20 | 8 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | Canada U23 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2015– | Canada | 52 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 28, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 19, 2025 |
Gabrielle Carle (born October 12, 1998) 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.
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]
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]
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 Kristianstads 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]
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]
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]
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