Rebecca Quinn (soccer)
Rebecca Catherine Quinn (born August 11, 1995) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for OL Reign and the Canadian national team.
Quinn playing for the Duke Blue Devils in October 2014 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rebecca Catherine Quinn | ||
Date of birth | August 11, 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Centre-back / Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | OL Reign | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
Erin Mills Eagles | |||
Richmond Hill SC | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2017 | Duke Blue Devils | 69 | (8) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013 | Toronto Lady Lynx | 4 | (0) |
2018 | Washington Spirit | 17 | (0) |
2019 | Paris FC | 2 | (0) |
2019– | OL Reign | 6 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2012 | Canada U-17 | 8 | (0) |
2014 | Canada U-20 | 4 | (0) |
2015 | Canada U-23 | 5 | (0) |
2013– | Canada | 57 | (5) |
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 29, 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 1, 2020 |
Club career
Washington Spirit
After playing college soccer with the Duke Blue Devils, Quinn became the highest drafted Canadian in the National Women's Soccer League history when she was selected third overall by the Washington Spirit in the 2018 NWSL College Draft.[1]
Paris FC
After one season in the NWSL, Quinn would sign with Division 1 Féminine club Paris FC.[2]
International career
Quinn won a silver medal at the 2012 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship in Guatemala. She also represented Canada at the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and 2015 Pan American Games.
On March 7, 2014, Quinn made her senior national team debut in a 3–1 win against Italy in the 2014 Cyprus Cup. On February 16, 2016, she scored a hat-trick against Guatemala in a 10–0 win at the CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
Quinn won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics with Team Canada.[4] On May 25, 2019 she was named to the roster for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[5]
Personal
Born in Toronto to a sporting family, her father was a rugby player and her mother played basketball. Quinn attended Duke University, where she played collegiate soccer for the Duke Blue Devils.[1] She is openly lesbian.[6][7]
Honours
International
- Summer Olympic Games: Bronze medal, 2016
- Algarve Cup: 2016
- Four Nations Tournament: 2015
International Goals
Key (expand for notes on “international goals” and sorting) | |
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Location | Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred Sorted by country name first, then by city name |
Lineup | Start – played entire match on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time |
# | NumberOfGoals.goalNumber scored by the player in the match (alternate notation to Goal in match) |
Min | The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal. |
Assist/pass | The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information. |
penalty or pk | Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.) |
Score | The match score after the goal was scored. Sorted by goal difference, then by goal scored by the player's team |
Result | The final score. Sorted by goal difference in the match, then by goal difference in penalty-shoot-out if it is taken, followed by goal scored by the player's team in the match, then by goal scored in the penalty-shoot-out. For matches with identical final scores, match ending in extra-time without penalty-shoot-out is a tougher match, therefore precede matches that ended in regulation |
aet | The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation |
pso | Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parenthesis; the match was tied at the end of extra-time |
Light-purple background color – exhibition or closed door international friendly match | |
Light-yellow background color – match at an invitational tournament | |
Light-orange background color – Olympic women's football qualification match | |
Light-blue background color – FIFA women's world cup qualification match | |
Orange background color – Olympic women's football tournament | |
Blue background color – FIFA women's world cup final tournament | |
NOTE: some keys may not apply for a particular football player |
Goal |
Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | February 16, 2016 [8] | BBVA Compass Stadium |
5–0 |
10–0 |
CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifier | |
2. |
6–0 | |||||
3. |
7–0 | |||||
4. | October 8, 2018 [8] | H-E-B Park, Edinburg | 8–0 |
12–0 |
2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship | |
5. | October 14, 2018 [8] | Toyota Stadium, Frisco | 5–0 |
7–0 |
2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship Semi-final |
References
- Ben McKeown (January 18, 2018). "Rebecca Quinn becomes highest-drafted Canadian in NWSL history". The Globe and Mail.
- Neil Davidson (February 5, 2019). "Rebecca Quinn signs with Paris FC, the latest Canadian to opt for a European team". Globe and Mail.
- Rantz, Susie (July 15, 2019). "Reign make series of moves to bolster roster". Sounder at Heart. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
- "Rebecca Quinn". Retrieved July 22, 2018.
- "Together We Rise: Canada Soccer announces squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019". Retrieved May 25, 2019.
- "Meet the 41 out gay and bi soccer stars in the Women's World Cup 2019". Gay Star News.
- "Rebecca Quinn". Athlete Ally.
- "Rebecca Quinn (CAN)". Retrieved October 9, 2018.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rebecca Quinn. |
- Rebecca Quinn player profile at Duke
- Rebecca Quinn player profile at FIFA
- Rebecca Quinn player profile at Canada Soccer
- Rebecca Quinn at Soccerway
- Rebecca Quinn profile on Twitter
- Rebecca Quinn profile on Instagram