Stella Downing

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Stella Downing
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Downing in 2025
Personal information
Full name Stella Renaud Downing
Date of birth (2002-12-06) December 6, 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ottawa Rapid FC
Youth career
TSS FC Rovers
Fusion FC
2015–2020 Vancouver Whitecaps
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2021 Memphis Tigers 12 (0)
2021–2022 Ole Miss Rebels 41 (0)
2024 Creighton Bluejays 17 (3)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2024 TSS FC Rovers 6+ (4+)
2025– Ottawa Rapid FC 10 (1)
International career
2018 Canada U17 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of July 11, 2025

Stella Renaud Downing (born December 6, 2002) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Ottawa Rapid FC in the Northern Super League.

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Early life

Downing played youth soccer with TSS FC Rovers, Fusion FC, before joining the Whitecaps FC Girls Elite in September 2015. [1] [2]

College career

In 2020, Downing began attending the University of Memphis, where she played for the women's soccer team. [3] On February 4, 2021, she made her collegiate debut (the 2020 Fall season was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic) against the UAB Blazers. [4]

In 2021, she transferred to the University of Mississippi to play for the women's soccer team. [5] She earned SEC Academic Honor Roll and Dean’s List honours in both 2021 and 2022. [6]

In 2023, Downing transferred to Creighton University to join the women's soccer team, but had to sit out the 2023 season due to transfer rules. [6] On October 6, 2024, she scored her first goals in a 2-1 victory over the UConn Huskies, [7] which earned her Big East Conference Offensive Player of the Week honours. [8] At the end of the season, she was named to the All-Big East Second Team. [9]

Club career

In 2022, she began playing with TSS FC Rovers in League1 British Columbia. [10] [11]

In January 2025, Downing signed with Northern Super League club Ottawa Rapid FC. [12] [13] On June 7, 2025, she scored her first goal in a 4-0 victory over AFC Toronto. [14]

International career

Downing made her debut in the Canada national program in 2017 at a training camp with the Canada U17. [1] She earned her first international cap at the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship against the United States U17. [15]

References

  1. 1 2 "Stella Downing Whitecaps profile". Vancouver Whitecaps FC .
  2. ↑ "A Midfield Force: Stella Downing's Steady Rise in Canadian Soccer". Faces Magazine. September 1, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Stella Downing Memphis profile". Memphis Tigers .
  4. ↑ "No. 22 Tigers shut out Blazers to open 2021 spring season". Memphis Tigers . February 4, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Soccer Inks Transfer Stella Downing". Ole Miss Rebels . May 17, 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Stella Downing Creighton profile". Creighton Bluejays .
  7. ↑ Sjuts, Tyler (October 6, 2024). "Downing's Career Day Leads Women's Soccer to 2-1 Win Over UConn". Creighton Bluejays .
  8. ↑ Davis, Patrick (October 7, 2024). "Stella Downing Named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week". Creighton Bluejays .
  9. ↑ Davis, Patrick (November 6, 2024). "Women's Soccer Trio Named To All-BIG EAST Second Team". Creighton Bluejays .
  10. ↑ "Stella Downing 2023 L1BC Stats". League1 British Columbia .
  11. ↑ "Stella Downing 2024 L1BC Stats". League1 British Columbia .
  12. ↑ "Ottawa Rapid FC Announce Signing of Winger Stella Downing". Our Sports Central. January 26, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Downing Inks Professional Soccer Contract with Ottawa Rapid FC". Creighton Bluejays . January 27, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Pridham scores three goals to lead Ottawa Rapid FC to 4-0 NSL win over AFC Toronto". CBC Sports . June 7, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Stella Downing Ole Miss profile". Ole Miss Rebels .
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