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The Soccer Spotlight - Women
Featured player of the week : Jodi-Ann Robinson
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| Jodi-Ann Robinson |
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Jodi-Ann Robinson has been a star on the rise in Canada’s national program. Since making her debut at 16 - the second-youngest player in program history - she has made 34 appearances with the national team, the most recent in an 0:4 loss to USA at BMO Field in Toronto.
Born in St. Ann Bay, Jamaica, Jodi-Ann grew up in Richmond, BC. She has represented Canada at two FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cups (Thailand 2004 and Russia 2006) and won two CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 Championships (2004 and 2008). She was the BCSA Youth Athlete of the Year in 2004 and the Canadian U-20 Player of the Year in 2006.
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The Soccer Spotlight - Men
Featured player of the week : Kevin Harmse
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| Kevin Harmse |
Kevin Harmse could not have imagined a better start for the 2009 Nutrilite Canadian Championship. Just three minutes from the opening whistle, he scored what would be the winning goal in a 1:0 victory over Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Pressing into the box while teammate Dwayne De Rosario drove down the left wing, Harmse lifted himself into the air to head home the opening goal of the 2009 championship.
Harmse is one of several Canadian players on Toronto FC, having made his debut with the U-20 team back in 2002. One year later, he took part in the FIFA U-20 World Cup UAE 2003, helping Canada reach the quarter-final stage. He has since continued to progress through the Canadian system, recently taking part in the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup and FIFA World Cup Qualifiers in 2008.
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The Soccer Spotlight - Men
Joueur de la semaine : Kevin Harmse
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| Kevin Harmse |
Kevin Harmse ne pouvait imaginer un meilleur début pour son équipe et pour lui-même dans le Championnat canadien Nutrilite 2009. Dès la troisième minute de jeu, Harmse surgissait au deuxième poteau pour pousser de la tête le centre de Dwayne De Rosario au fond des filets de Jay Nolly des Whitecaps de Vancouver. Ce but fut suffisant pour permettre au Toronto FC de remporter les trois points de ce match inaugural du championnat 2009.
Kevin Harmse, après avoir connu de beaux moments avec l’équipe nationale U-20, notamment à la Coupe du Monde U-20 de la FIFA à Abu Dabi en 2003, où le Canada s’était incliné en prolongation lors des quarts de finale face à l’Espagne, a obtenu sa première sélection en équipe nationale en mars 2007. Plus récemment, le natif de Johannesburg, en Afrique du Sud, a enfilé le maillot de l’équipe nationale senior lors des trois derniers matchs de qualifications de la Coupe du Monde de la FIFA, Afrique du Sud 2010.
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The Soccer Spotlight - Women
Featured player of the week : Melanie Booth
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| Melanie Booth |
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At the Cyprus Women’s Cup in March, new head coach Carolina Morace brought in several new faces, including four which made their national debut during the competition. She also brought back a few veterans, including Melanie Booth who was not part of the final selection for the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament last August.
It was seven years ago that Melanie made her debut with the national team, getting her first call at the 2002 Algarve Cup in Portugal. She made her debut as a substitution in a 3:0 win over Scotland - she was still just 17 years old at the time. Later that year, she represented Canada’s youth team at the FIFA U-19 Women’s World Championship Canada 2002. She helped Canada win a silver medal after an 0:1 loss to USA in the final. After the championship, she returned to the national team in time for the CONCACAF Gold Cup, helping Canada again finish second to USA.
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The Soccer Spotlight - Men
Featured player of the week : Jaime Peters
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| Jaime Peters |
Jaime Peters is one of Canada’s young hopes for the future. Still only 22 years old, the midfielder has a résumé that already includes 15 appearances with the senior national team.
Jaime was still just 17 years old when he got the call from then-national coach Frank Yallop. Jaime got to make his debut in FIFA World Cup Qualifiers™ on 18 August 2004, an 0:2 loss to Guatemala. Over the next few years, he switched betweeen the senior and U-20 teams, also taking part in the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup with the senior team before taking part in back-to-back FIFA U-20 World Cups (Netherlands 2005 and Canada 2007).
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The Soccer Spotlight - Women
Featured player of the week : Christina Julien
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| Christina Julien |
It’s not every day that a player gets to score in her international debut. Such was the case for 20-year old forward Christina Julien who scored in a her 5 March debut at the 2009 Cyprus Women’s Cup. That she scored with the help of legendary Canadian striker Christine Sinclair might make the debut that much more memorable.
Christina is a new addition to the Canadian program, having missed the opportunity to play in Canada’s youth system. The Williamstown, ON forward was one of new coach Carolina Morace’s additions during her initial camp in February. By early March, she had made three appearances at the Cyprus Women’s Cup, helping Canada finish second in the eight-team tournament.
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