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Stephanie Lynn Marie Labbé... she/her... speaks English, Swedish, and a bit of French (from her father’s side of the family)... sports family (hockey brother Kevin)... she was 12 years old when she started playing for Spruce Grove Saints... grew up playing hockey (as a forward), basketball and soccer... enjoys snowboarding, water sports, hockey... growing up, favourites included Manuel Neuer... other favourites included Kelly Hrudey, Colorado Avalanche... split time as a teenager playing goalkeeper (her position) and forward (when it wasn’t her turn in goal) at the youth club level... earned a Bachelor of Science, Early Childhood Development and Education, from the University of Connecticut in 2009... certified as a Personal Trainer from the National Academy of Sports Medicine in 2013...
honoured in 2010 as part of Alberta Soccer’s Centennial Recognition of the Top Female Players...
with Canada at the Olympic Games, won both a gold medal (Tokyo 2021) and a bronze medal (Rio 2016)... Concacaf champion with Canada (2010)… represented Canada at three FIFA Women’s World Cups (Germany 2011, Canada 2015, France 2019)... in all, won four Concacaf medals with Canada (2010 gold, 2016 silver, 2018 silver, 2020 silver)... career 86 international “A” appearances across 19 years from 2004 to 2022 with Canada Soccer's Women's National Team as a goalkeeper... after her last match, she was celebrated by Canada Soccer on 8 April 2022 in the post-match presentation to a former Olympic medal winner at BC Place in Vancouver...
represented Canada at two FIFA youth tournaments (U-19 at Thailand 2004; U-20 at Russia 2006)... won two Concacaf youth medals with Canada (2004 gold U-19 and 2006 silver U-20)… won a silver medal with Canada at the Pan American Games Santo Domingo 2003... as a youth player in 2006, was noted by the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Technical Study Group (“good overall positioning, especially for crosses (high balls), good build-up play, played active role”)...
with North Carolina Courage, an NWSL Shield (2019) and NWSL Championship (2019) winner...
at age 15, attended matches at the FIFA U-19 Women’s World Championship as a fan, attended matches in Newcastle at the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament London 2012 (she visited the Canadian team)... after her retirement, took part in a ceremonial coin toss before a Canadian Championship match between Cavalry FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC on 25 May 2022...
part of the Canada Soccer team that met Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Parliament Hill on 6 June 2016 ahead of their international match one day later in Ottawa... part of the Canada Soccer team that met Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Langford ahead of their international match on 8 April 2022 (a surprise visit by the Prime Minister at the team hotel)...
served as a brand ambassador for Umbro Canada...
said coach Bev Priestman in 2022, “the leadership, performances and confidence we saw from Steph this past summer demonstrates the impact she has on Canada Soccer’s Women’s National Team”...
she was 15 years old when she made her debut in the Canadian youth program in 2002 with coach Stuart Neely... won a silver medal with Canada at the XIV Pan American Games Santo Domingo 2003 after the team lost 1:2 a.e.t. to Brazil in the final... won a gold medal at the 2004 CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship in Canada (Canada also qualified for Thailand 2004)... finished fifth with Canada at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Thailand 2004... won a silver medal at the 2006 CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship in Mexico... represented Canada at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Russia 2006...
she was 21 years old when she made her debut for Canada (27 July 2008)... won a gold medal with Canada at the 2010 CONCACAF championship / FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifiers for Germany 2011... finished first with Canada at the 2011 Cyprus Women's Cup... represented Canada at the FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011 (she did not feature)... missed the XVI Pan American Games Guadalajara 2011 because of club commitments... finished second with Canada at the 2012 Cyprus Women's Cup...
finished sixth with Canada at the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 (she did not feature)... finished fourth with Canada at the Pan American Games Toronto 2015... won a silver medal with Canada at the 2016 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying Championship in USA (Canada qualified for Rio 2016)... finished first with Canada at the 2016 Algarve Women’s Cup... won an Olympic bronze medal with Canada at the Rio 2016 Women's Olympic Football Tournament...
won a silver medal with Canada at the 2018 Concacaf Women’s Championship in USA (Canada qualified for France 2019)... represented Canada at the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019... won a silver medal with Canada at the 2020 Concacaf Women’s Olympic Qualifying Championship (Canada qualified for Tokyo 2020)... won an Olympic gold medal with Canada at the Tokyo 2020 Women’s Olympic Football Tournament in 2021...
