| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Julianne Rita Marie Vallerand | ||
| Date of birth | August 9, 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Montréal, Québec, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Halifax Tides FC | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| CS Terrebonne | |||
| 2016–2017 | AS Varennes | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 80 | (16) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Lakers du Lac St-Louis | 10 | (1) |
| 2019 | CS Mont-Royal Outremont | 5 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | AS Blainville | 4 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Spokane Zephyr FC | 11 | (1) |
| 2025– | Halifax Tides FC | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Canada U15 | 7 | (1) |
| 2018 | Canada U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2019 | Canada U20 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of August 3, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of December 1, 2018 | |||
Julianne Rita Marie Vallerand (born August 9, 2001) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Halifax Tides FC in the Northern Super League.
Vallerand played youth soccer with CS Terrebonne and AS Varennes. She played with Team Quebec at the 2017 Canada Summer Games, winning gold. [1]
In 2019, Vallerand began attending West Virginia University, where she played for the women's soccer team. [2] On August 23, 2019, she made her debut and scored her first goal in a 2-0 victory over the Duquesne Dukes. [3] In August 2021, she was named the West Virginia Student Athlete of the Week. [4] In October 2023, she was named the Big 12 Conference Defender of the Week. [5] She was named to the Big 12 All-Academic Team in each of her five seasons, as well as the Academic All-District Team in her final three seasons. [2] Over her five seasons, she scored 16 goals and added another six assists, while obtaining both a bachelor's degree in criminology and a Master of Business Administration. [6]
In 2018, Vallerand played in the Première ligue de soccer du Québec with Lakers du Lac St-Louis. In 2019, she joined CS Mont-Royal Outremont. In 2021, she joined AS Blainville.
In May 2024, Vallerand signed with Spokane Zephyr FC of the USL Super League. [7] [8] On October 27, 2024, she made her professional debut, starting against Tampa Bay Sun FC. [9] On December 14, 2024, she scored her first professional goal, also against Tampa Bay Sun. [10] She was named to the league's Team of the Month in December 2024. [11]
In July 2025, she signed with Northern Super League club Halifax Tides FC. [12] [13]
Vallerand played with the Canada U15 at the 2016 CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship, winning silver and being named to the tournament All-Star Team. [14] In 2017, she played with the Canada U17 team the Four Nations Cup. [15] She later played with the squad at the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship (winning bronze) and the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup (finishing fourth). [16] In July 2019, she was named to the Canada U20 team for a series of friendlies in England. [17]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lakers du Lac St-Louis | 2018 [18] | Première ligue de soccer du Québec | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| CS Mont-Royal Outremont | 2019 [18] | Première ligue de soccer du Québec | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | |||
| AS Blainville | 2021 [18] | Première ligue de soccer du Québec | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022 [18] | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Spokane Zephyr FC | 2024–25 | USL Super League | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4 | ||