Terry Felix

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Terry Felix
Personal information
Date of birth (1959-09-09) 9 September 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth Matsqui, British Columbia, Canada
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Sasquatch Inn SC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1983 Vancouver Whitecaps 8 (2)
International career
1983 Canadian Olympic Team 2 (2)
1983 Canada 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Terry Felix (born 9 September 1959) is a Canadian retired soccer player who earned three caps for the national team in 1983. He played club soccer for the Vancouver Whitecaps competing in the North American Soccer League (NASL).

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He was the first indigenous player to play professionally in North America, and the first to represent Canada.

Early life

Felix was born in Matsqui, British Columbia. [1] His father Peter was born on the Chehalis Indian Reserve in Agassiz and his mother Dolores was born on the Katzie Indian Reserve near Vancouver; Felix himself was raised on the Sts'ailes First Nation Indian Reservation. [1] He began playing soccer at the age of six. [1]

Club career

At the age of 16 Felix joined Sasquatch Inn SC. [1]

On 10 July 1983 Felix made his professional debut for the Vancouver Whitecaps in front of 50,000 fans in a match against the New York Cosmos. [2] In doing so he became the first indigenous soccer player to play professionally in North America. [2] He made 8 appearances in total that season, scoring two goals and making one assist. [3] He retired after suffering a ligament injury. [2]

International career

He represented Canada in Olympic Qualifiers and made five international appearances in 1983 for the national senior team, including three caps. [1] In doing so he became the first indigenous player to represent Canada. [2]

Later life

Felix married and had seven children, and worked full time on the Sts'ailes First Nation reserve, whilst also working as a prison counsellor. [2] In 2022, he won the Indspire Award in the sports category. [4] [5] Terry received the Inspire Award in the sports category in 2022. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Profile - Canada Soccer". 28 January 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Mothe, Peter (24 January 2017). "SHOOTING STAR".
  3. ↑ "NASL-Terry Felix". www.nasljerseys.com.
  4. ↑ "Sts'ailes athlete, former Whitecap Terry Felix wins Indspire Award - Chilliwack Progress". www.theprogress.com. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "Terry Felix". Indspire. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  6. ↑ "Terry Felix - Indspire". indspire.ca. 6 May 2022.


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