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Guyanese footballer (born 1987)

Calaigh Copland
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-03-12) 12 March 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team North Mississauga SC
Youth career
Peterborough City SC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Seneca Sting
2009–2010 Ryerson Rams 28 (11)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Woodbridge Strikers 23+ (12+)
2019 Durham United FA 13 (4)
2021 Vaughan Azzurri 11 (4)
2022 North Mississauga SC 16 (3)
2023– Unionville Milliken SC 3 (0)
International career
2015– Guyana 7+ (2+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 July 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 May 2022

Calaigh Copland (born 12 March 1987) is a footballer who plays for Unionville Milliken SC in League1 Ontario. Born in Canada, she represented Guyana at international level.

Early life

Copland was born in Ottawa and raised in Peterborough, Ontario. She later played at the senior amateur level with Peterborough City SC.

College career

From 2006 to 2009, she attended Seneca College, playing for the women's soccer team. She was named an East Division All-Star in the 2008/09 season.

In 2009, she moved to the Ryerson University. In her debut season with Ryerson, she was named an OUA Second-Team All Star, leading the Rams in goals with six.

Playing career

From 2015 to 2018, she played for Woodbridge Strikers in League1 Ontario.

In 2019, she played for Durham United FA.

In 2021, she played for Vaughan Azzurri.

In 2022, she played with North Mississauga SC.

In 2023, she played for Unionville Milliken SC.

International career

In May 2009, she attended an identification camp for the Canada national team.

At age 28, she joined the Guyana women's national football team after being encouraged to try out for the team by her club level teammate and Guyana national team player Donna Carvalhal, who discovered her Guyanese heritage. She played her first international match in August 2015 and scored her first goal on August 21, 2015 against St. Kitts and Nevis. In February 2016, she played against the country of her birth, Canada, at the 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship.

International goals

Scores and results list Guyana's goal tally first

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 21 August 2015 Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic  Saint Kitts and Nevis 6–0 8–0 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification
2 25 May 2018 Synthetic Track and Field Facility, Leonora, Guyana  Suriname 3–1 6–1 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification

References

  1. ^ Davies, Mike (21 January 2016). "Peterborough soccer player playing with Team Guyana at Olympic qualifiers". The Peterborough Examiner.
  2. "Blodgett and Copland score twice for Peterborough". Peterborough This Week. 11 July 2008.
  3. "Copland and Gilson score in women's debut". Peterborough This Week. 27 May 2009.
  4. "Calaigh Copland Seneca Sting profile". Seneca College.
  5. "Lords return home without a medal". Oshawa This Week. 28 October 2008.
  6. "Copeland stings Knights with pair". The Peterborough Examiner. 15 September 2008. Archived from the original on 10 February 2016.
  7. "Women's Soccer Awards Announced". Ontario Colleges Athletic Association. 24 October 2008.
  8. "Rams pick up points on the road". Ryerson Rams. 5 September 2010.
  9. Ambrose, Kaleigh (11 November 2009). "Rams overrun OUA Awards ceremony". The Eye Opener.
  10. "Woodbridge Strikers 6 - Sanjaxx Lions 1". League1 Ontario. 5 October 2015.
  11. "Calaigh Copland 2016 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  12. "Calaigh Copland 2017 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  13. "Calaigh Copland 2018 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  14. "Calaigh Copland 2019 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  15. "Calaigh Copland 2021 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  16. "Calaigh Copland 2022 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  17. "Calaigh Copland 2023 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  18. Calaigh Copland at the Canadian Soccer Association
  19. "Former Peterborough resident Calaigh Copland plays with Team Guyana in Olympic qualifier". The Peterborough Examiner. 12 February 2016.
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