Melanie Lynn Booth... both parents were born in Burlington... she was four years old when she started playing soccer at Burlington Youth Soccer Club... grew up playing soccer, basketball, volleyball, hockey... enjoys hanging out with friends... favourites have included Ryan Giggs, Dani Alves, Liverpool, FC Barcelona... other favourites have included Wayne Gretzky, University of Florida Gators... one of several players that participated in FIFA Live Your Goals festivals ahead of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015...

honoured by the Burlington Sports Hall of Fame... was part of Team Canada that won an Olympic Bronze Medal at London 2012, recognised as a Canada Soccer Team of Distinction and honoured by the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame...

won a bronze medal with Canada at the London 2012 Olympic Games... represented Canada at the FIFA Women’s World Cup China 2007... won four Concacaf medals with Canada (2002 silver, 2006 silver, 2008 silver, 2012 silver)... won medals with Canada at two Pan American Games (bronze at Rio 2007 and gold at Guadalajara 2011)... career 66 international “A” appearances across 12 years from 2002 to 2013 with Canada Soccer's Women's National Team… won a silver medal with Canada at the FIFA U-19 Women’s World Championship Canada 2002…

served as Canada team staff at three FIFA youth tournaments (U-20 at Papua New Guinea 2016; U-17 at Jordan 2016 and Uruguay 2018)…

after her playing career, she was celebrated by Canada Soccer on 29 May 2015 in a presentation to former Olympic bronze medal winners at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton (on that day, Melanie Booth and Candace Chapman were honoured at the Canada match)...

For Country

she was 17 years old when she made her debut for Canada (1 March 2002)... represented Canada at the 2002 Algarve Women's Cup... won a silver medal with Canada at the 2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup / FIFA World Cup Qualifiers for USA 2003... won a silver medal with Canada at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Canada 2002... 

won a silver medal with Canada at the 2006 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup / FIFA World Cup Qualifiers for China 2007... she scored her first international “A” goal for Canada on 22 November 2006 in Carson, CA, USA (FIFA Women’s World Cup Qualifier)… played in a career-high 13 consecutive Canada matches in 2006... won a bronze medal with Canada at the XV Pan American Games Rio 2007... represented Canada at the FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007 (she did not feature)...  finished first with Canada at the 2008 Cyprus Women's Cup... finished second with Canada at the 2008 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying tournament (Canada qualified for the Beijing 2008 Olympics)... 

finished second with Canada at the 2009 Cyprus Women's Cup... she was the 23rd women's footballer to make her 50th appearance for Canada (17 September 2011)... finished first with Canada at the 2011 Cyprus Women's Cup... won a gold medal with Canada at the XVI Pan American Games Guadalajara 2011... won a silver medal with Canada at the 2012 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying tournament in Vancouver (Canada qualified for London 2012)... finished second with Canada at the 2012 Cyprus Women's Cup... won an Olympic bronze medal with Canada at the London 2012 Women's Olympic Football Tournament (she did not feature)... 

For Sport

served as staff and performance analyst in Canada Soccer’s women’s national youth program starting in 2014...