Shelina Zadorsky

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Shelina Zadorsky
Shelina Zadorsky 2016 Olympics (cropped).jpg
Zadorsky in 2016
Personal information
Full name Shelina Laura Zadorsky [1]
Date of birth (1992-10-24) October 24, 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth London, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 West Ham United
(on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
Number 14
Youth career
Kitchener SC
North London SC
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2013 Michigan Wolverines
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012 Toronto Lady Lynx
2013–2014 Ottawa Fury
2014–2015 Perth Glory 14 (1)
2015 Vittsjö GIK 18 (0)
2016–2017 Washington Spirit 32 (0)
2018–2020 Orlando Pride 39 (1)
2020 → Tottenham Hotspur (loan) 8 (0)
2021– Tottenham Hotspur 48 (1)
2024– → West Ham United (loan) 3 (0)
International career‡
2008 Canada U-17 9 (2)
2010–2012 Canada U-20 10 (1)
2010–2012 Canada U-23 5 (2)
2015– Canada 99 (6)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
CONCACAF W Championship
Runner-up 2018 United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of February 18, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 6, 2024

Shelina Laura Zadorsky (born October 24, 1992) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a centre-back for Women's Super League club West Ham United on loan from Tottenham Hotspur and the Canada national team. [3] She previously played for Australian W-League club Perth Glory [4] and Swedish top-division club Vittsjö GIK. Zadorsky won a bronze medal with Canada at the 2016 Rio Olympics and won a gold medal with Canada at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

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College career

Zadorsky played for the Michigan Wolverines from 2010 to 2013. [5]

Club career

Ottawa Fury FC

Zadorsky played for USL W-League side Ottawa Fury Women, captaining them to a second-place finish in the 2013 Central Conference final and a win in 2014. [6] The Fury disbanded its long-standing women's program in March 2015 for "business reasons". [7]

Perth Glory

Zadorsky was signed by Australian side Perth Glory on August 1, 2014, ahead the 2014 W-League season. [8] [9] Zadorsky played 14 games for the Glory, scoring one goal and helping them reach the regular season win and a Grand Final appearance.

Vittsjö GIK

Following the folding of the Fury, Zadorsky signed with Damallsvenskan side Vittsjö GIK, in the top flight of Swedish football, on March 29, 2015. [10] She appeared 18 times for side during the 2015 season.

Washington Spirit

On February 8, 2016, it was announced that Zadorsky would play for the Washington Spirit for the 2016 season of the National Women's Soccer League via the NWSL Player Allocation [11] She played 11 regular season matches, starting 10, totaling 911 minutes in the regular season, as well as played the entire match for both post season matches. Zadorsky recorded assist in the semifinal to Ali Krieger to give the Spirit the early lead on the way to the team's first ever semifinal victory. Zadorsky was voted Spirit Newcomer of the Year for 2016. [12]

Zadorsky in November 2017 Shelina Zadorsky 4.jpg
Zadorsky in November 2017

She played 21 games for the Spirit in 2017, serving as the side's captain. [13]

Orlando Pride

On January 23, 2018, Zadorsky was traded to the Orlando Pride in exchange for Aubrey Bledsoe and a first round draft pick. [14] [15] [16] Zadorsky played in 23 games during her first season with the Pride. She was reassigned as a federation player to the Pride ahead of the 2019 season. [17] On September 29, 2019, Zadorsky scored her first goal for the club in a 1–1 draw with Sky Blue FC. [18] In March 2020, the impending NWSL season was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. An eventual restart was made through a smaller schedule 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup tournament. [19] [20] However, on June 22, Orlando withdrew from the tournament following positive COVID-19 tests among both players and staff. [21]

Tottenham Hotspur

In August 2020, due to Orlando Pride withdrawing from the Challenge Cup due to COVID-19, Zadorsky moved to English FA WSL club Tottenham Hotspur on loan ahead of the 2020–21 season. [22] The loan was made permanent through the end of the season in January 2021. [23] With Zadorsky's leadership skills and elite play, she was appointed captain during the 2021–22 season.

On 3 January 2024, Zadorsky joined West Ham United on loan until the end of the 2023–24 season. [24]

International career

Youth

Zadorsky made her debut for Canada's youth teams at the age of 14. She won a bronze medal at the 2008 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, represented Canada at the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in New Zealand, played for Canada at their fourth-place finish at the 2010 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship in Guatemala, won silver at the 2012 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship in Panama and represented Canada at the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Japan. [25]

Senior

Zadorsky made her full team debut on January 14, 2013, at the age of 20. While Zadorsky did not make the 2015 Women's World Cup roster, she was in the side that finished fourth at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto. She was on the roster and played on the Canadian side which won the bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

On May 25, 2019, she was named to the roster for the 2019 FIFA World Cup. [26] She was named to the Canada squad for the 2023 FIFA World Cup. [27]

Personal life

Zadorsky was in a relationship with her Tottenham teammate Rosella Ayane as of September 2022. [28]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played February 18, 2024 [29]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] League cup [lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Perth Glory 2014–15 W-League 141——141
Vittsjö GIK 2015 Damallsvenskan 18010—190
Washington Spirit 2016 NWSL 11020—130
2017 NWSL210——210
Total32020—340
Orlando Pride 2018 NWSL230——230
2019 NWSL161——161
Total391——391
Tottenham Hotspur 2020–21 Women's Super League 2002031251
2021–22 Women's Super League2111050261
2022–23 Women's Super League1301020160
2023–24 Women's Super League20003050
Total56130131722
West Ham United 2023–24 Women's Super League 30100040
Career total1603801311814

International

As of match played March 6, 2024 [30]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Canada 201310
201530
2016181
2017120
2018110
2019140
202071
2021110
2022102
202380
202442
Total996
Scores and results list Canada goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zadorsky goal.
International goals by date, venue, opponent, score, result and competition
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
1March 9, 2016Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal, PortugalFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1–02–1 2016 Algarve Cup final [31]
2February 4, 2020 H-E-B Park, Edinburg, Texas, United StatesFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2–02–0 2020 CONCACAF Olympic qualifying [32]
3April 11, 2022 Starlight Stadium, Langford Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
5350.03005

2–2

5650.06005

2–2

4November 11, 2022 Vila Belmiro, São Paulo, BrazilFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1–02–1
528 February 2024 Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, Texas, United StatesFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 2–03–0 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup
63–0

Honours

Perth Glory

Canada U20

Canada

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