Melissa Dagenais

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Melissa Dagenais
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-12-07) December 7, 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Saint-Hubert, Québec, Canada
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Damaiense
Youth career
CS St-Hubert
FC Brossard
2015–2017 AS Pierrefonds
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2023 Miami Hurricanes 56 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2019 FC Sélect Rive-Sud 24 (0)
2022 Pierrefonds FC 5 (0)
2024– Damaiense 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 17, 2024

Melissa Dagenais (born December 7, 2000) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Portuguese club Damaiense in the Campeonato Nacional Feminino.

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Early life

Dagenais grew up in Saint-Hubert, Québec [1] [2] and began playing youth soccer at age eight with CS Saint-Hubert. [3] She initially started as a defender before transitioning to goalkeeper. [4]

College career

In 2019, Dagenais began attending the University of Miami, where she played for the women's soccer team. [5] She made her collegiate debut on August 22, 2019 against the UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros, followed by her first start on September 7 against the San Diego State Aztecs. [6] She earned her first shutout on March 14, 2021 against the FIU Panthers, [7] helping earn her ACC Defensive Player of the Week honours. [8] After two seasons as the backup goalkeeper, she became the starter in her third season in the fall of 2021. [9] In October 2021, she was named the ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Week. [10] At the end of the 2021 season, she was named to the ACC All-Academic Team. [11] She was again named to the All-Academic Team after the 2022 and 2023 seasons. [12] [13]

Club career

In 2018, Dagenais began playing with FC Sélect Rive-Sud in the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec. [14] In 2022, she played with Pierrefonds FC.

In January 2024, she joined Portuguese club Damaiense in the Campeonato Nacional Feminino. [15]

International career

In October 2023, Dagenais was called up to a camp with the Canada national team for the first time, ahead of a pair of friendlies against Brazil. [16] [17]

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References

  1. ↑ "Dagenais Called Up to Canadian National Team". Miami Hurricanes . October 19, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Rencontre avec Mélissa Dagenais, gardienne de l'équipe du Canada" [Meeting with Mélissa Dagenais, goalkeeper for Team Canada]. Soccer Boucherville (in French). June 2024.
  3. ↑ Melissa Dagenais at the Canadian Soccer Association
  4. ↑ Lutz, Carter (October 5, 2022). "Melissa Dagenais: the heart and soul of Hurricanes soccer". The Miami Hurricane .
  5. ↑ "Barnes Announces 2019 Soccer Recruiting Class". Miami Hurricanes . February 22, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Melissa Dagenais Miami profile". Miami Hurricanes . August 7, 2019.
  7. ↑ Ivany, Kevin (March 14, 2021). "Soccer Shuts Out FIU, 4-0". Miami Hurricanes .
  8. ↑ Ivany, Kevin (March 16, 2021). "Soccer Sweeps ACC Weekly Honors". Miami Hurricanes .
  9. ↑ White, Josh (August 20, 2022). "Dagenais Driven to Develop". Miami Hurricanes .
  10. ↑ White, Josh (October 5, 2021). "Dagenais Earns ACC Weekly Recognition". Miami Hurricanes .
  11. ↑ "Two Hurricanes Represented on All-ACC Academic Team". Miami Hurricanes . January 27, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Program-Record 12 Student-Athletes Garner All-ACC Academic Distinction". Miami Hurricanes . February 1, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Miami Soccer With Program-Record 15 All-ACC Academic Team Honorees". Miami Hurricanes . February 1, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Une équipe semi-professionnelle féminine de soccer voit le jour sur la Rive-Sud" [A semi-professional women's soccer team is born on the South Shore]. Le Courrier du Sud (in French). May 9, 2018.
  15. ↑ Araújo, Andreia (January 11, 2024). "Melissa Dagenais muito próxima de reforçar Damaiense" [Melissa Dagenais very close to joining Damaiense]. ZeroZero (in Portuguese).
  16. ↑ Davidson, Neil (October 27, 2023). "Goalkeeper Melissa Dagenais savours first Canada women's soccer camp close to home". Toronto Star .
  17. ↑ Laframboise, Kalina (October 27, 2023). "Quebec keeper on 'huge honour' of being part of Canada's national soccer team". Global News .
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