| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | December 7, 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint-Hubert, Québec, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ottawa Rapid FC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| CS St-Hubert | |||
| FC Brossard | |||
| 2015–2017 | AS Pierrefonds | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | Miami Hurricanes | 56 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | FC Sélect Rive-Sud | 24 | (0) |
| 2021 | Pierrefonds FC | 5 | (0) |
| 2024 | Damaiense | 8 | (0) |
| 2025– | Ottawa Rapid FC | 0 | (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 Ottawa Rapid FC in the Northern Super League.
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]
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]
In 2018, Dagenais began playing with FC Sélect Rive-Sud in the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec. [14] In 2021, she played with Pierrefonds FC.
In January 2024, she joined Portuguese club Damaiense in the Campeonato Nacional Feminino. [15]
In February 2025, she signed with Northern Super League club Ottawa Rapid FC. [16]
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. [17] [18]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Sélect Rive-Sud | 2018 [19] | PLSQ | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 [19] | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Pierrefonds FC | 2021 [19] | PLSQ | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Damaiense | 2023–24 [20] | Campeonato Nacional Feminino | 7 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 [20] | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||