Selenia Iacchelli

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Selenia Iacchelli
Selenia Iacchelli FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 - Edmonton.jpg
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-06-05) 5 June 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2008 Nebraska Cornhuskers 77 (9)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004 Edmonton Aviators Women 2 (0)
2006–2008 Vancouver Whitecaps 20 (2)
2010 Torres 4 (0)
2016 North Shore Girls SC
International career
2003 Canada U-23 1 (0)
2004 Canada U-19 6 (0)
2006 Canada U-20 3 (1)
2013–2014 Canada 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Selenia Iacchelli (born 5 June 1986) is a Canadian soccer player who played as a midfielder.

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International career

She represented Canada at the 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship and 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship. After a series of injuries she made her debut for the senior Canadian team at the age of 27 in November 2013, in a 0–0 draw with Mexico. [1]

Club career

Iacchelli's move to Western New York Flash collapsed in April 2014 when she failed the medical. [2] A year earlier she had agreed a move to Doncaster Rovers Belles of the English FA WSL, but broke her arm. [3]

In 2016, she played with North Shore Girls SC in the Women's Premier Soccer League. [4]

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Edmonton Aviators Women 2004 [5] W-League 2020

Personal life

Iacchelli and Canadian teammate Emily Zurrer operate a food truck business which sells frozen yoghurt and Belgian waffles. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Stock, Curtis (15 January 2014). "Injuries don't deter Iacchelli". Edmonton Journal. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  2. ↑ Sandor, Steven (9 April 2014). "After Iacchelli fails physical, Canada loses another NWSL allocation". the11.ca. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  3. ↑ Paterson, Hayley (9 March 2013). "Belles suffer injury curse". Doncaster Free Press . Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  4. ↑ Prest]], Andy (May 27, 2016). "North Shore Girls team makes historic debut in international soccer league". North Shore News.
  5. ↑ "Edmonton Aviators Women Roster". United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on 5 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  6. ↑ Weber, Marc (21 November 2013). "Food for thought becomes food for truck for Canadian soccer teammates". The Province. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014.


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