Grace Stordy

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Grace Stordy
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-01-21) January 21, 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Calgary Wild FC
Youth career
Willow Ridge CA
Calgary Foothills WFC
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2023 Memphis Tigers 72 (8)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2019 Calgary Foothills WFC 17 (1)
2023 Calgary Foothills WFC 6 (0)
2024 Braga 1 (0)
2024 Calgary Foothills WFC 1 (0)
2025– Calgary Wild FC 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 4, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 3, 2024

Grace Stordy (born January 21, 2002) is a soccer player who plays for Calgary Wild FC in the Northern Super League.

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Early life

Stordy began playing youth soccer with the Willow Ridge Community Association, followed by the Calgary Foothills WFC. [1]

College career

In 2020, Stordy began attending the University of Memphis, where she played for the women's soccer team. [2] On February 4, 2021, she scored her first career goal of the season opener against the UAB Blazers (the season was delayed from the fall due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3] She won weekly Honour Roll honours in February 2021 and was named the AAC Women’s Soccer Rookie of the Week in March. [4] [5] At the end of her freshman season, she was named the AAC Rookie of the Year and was named to the All-AAC First Team and the AAC All-Rookie Team. [6]

Ahead of her sophomore season, she was named to the Preseason All-Conference Team. [7] In October 2021, she was named the AAC Offensive Player of the Week. [8] At the end of the season, she was again named to the All-AAC First Team and was named to the AAC All-Academic Team. [2] [9]

Ahead of her junior season, she was again named to the Preseason All-Conference Team. [10] At the end of the season, she was named to the All-AAC First Team, the AAC Championship All-Tournament Team, the All-South Region Second Team, and the AAC All-Academic Team. [2] [11] [12]

Ahead of her senior season, she was again named to the Preseason All-Conference Team and was also named the United Soccer Coaches Defensive Player to Watch. [2] [13] In October, she was named to the AAC's Weekly Honour Roll. [14] At the end of the season, she was named to the All-AAC First Team for the fourth time. [15]

Club career

In 2018, she began playing with Calgary Foothills WFC in the semi-pro United Women's Soccer. She made her debut on May 25, 2018, scoring in her first career match against Real Salt Lake Women on an end-to-end goal. [16] In 2018, she was named to the All-UWS Second Team, [17] and in 2019, she was named to the All-UWS Third Team. [18]

In 2023, she returned to the Calgary Foothills. In June 2023, she was named the CTV News Calgary Athlete of the Week. [19] At the end of the season, she was named the 2023 West Conference Defensive Player of the Year, West Conference MVP, and named to the All-UWS First Team. [20] [21]

After not being selected in 2024 NWSL Draft, [22] she signed with Portuguese Campeonato Nacional Feminino club Braga in February 2024. [23] [24] [25]

She then subsequently returned to the Calgary Foothills for the 2024 season. [26]

In November 2025, she signed with Northern Super League club Calgary Wild FC for the 2025 season. [27]

International career

In 2017, she made her debut in the Canadian national program, attending camps with the Canada U15 and U17 national teams. [28] In 2022, she attended camps with the Canada U20. [16]

Career statistics

As of August 4, 2024
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsDomestic CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Calgary Foothills WFC 2018 [29] United Women's Soccer 10110——111
2019 [29] 7020——90
2023 60———60
Total231300000261
Braga 2023–24 [30] Campeonato Nacional Feminino 10—20—30
Calgary Foothills WFC 2024 [31] United Women's Soccer 1000——92
Career total251302000301

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  2. 1 2 3 4 "Grace Stordy Memphis profile". Memphis Tigers .
  3. ↑ "No. 22 Tigers shut out Blazers to open 2021 spring season". Memphis Tigers . February 4, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Boychuk, Stordy named to AAC Weekly Honor Roll". Memphis Tigers . February 15, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Tigers' Grace Stordy named AAC Women's Soccer Rookie of the Week". Memphis Tigers . March 8, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Tigers well represented in AAC end-of-season awards; tournament play starts Thursday". Memphis Tigers . April 14, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Women's Soccer Picked to Finish Second; Three Named to Preseason All-Conference Team". Memphis Tigers . August 17, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Tigers Place Three on AAC Weekly Honors List". Memphis Tigers . October 29, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Seven Tigers Named to AAC Women's Soccer Honors". Memphis Tigers . November 3, 2021.
  10. ↑ "No. 22/25 Tigers Picked to Finish First in American Athletic Conference; Miller and Stordy Named to Preseason All-Conference Honors". Memphis Tigers . August 16, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Five Named to American Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Honors". Memphis Tigers . November 2, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Jones, Stordy Named United Soccer Coaches All-South Region Honorees". Memphis Tigers . November 30, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Tigers Picked First in AAC Preseason Rankings; Jones, Miller, Stordy Named to Watch List". Memphis Tigers . August 14, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Hamano Tabbed Rookie of the Week; Jones, Stordy Named to Honor Roll". Memphis Tigers . October 23, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Tigers Sweep American Athletic Conference Honors; Nine Named to All-Conference Teams". Memphis Tigers . October 30, 2023.
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