Alyssa Ann Lagonia (born 30 June 1989) is a Canadian former professional

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player who was a

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for

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club Servette Chênois and the Canada national team. She previously played for Apollon Ladies in Cyprus, Bardolino Verona in Italy,

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in England and in the W-League for

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and Ottawa Fury.

Club career

Early career

From 2008 to 2011, Lagonia played in the W-League for both the

and the Ottawa Fury. In March 2012, Lagonia signed a professional contract with

. In January 2013, she signed for Italian club Bardolino Verona. She would go on to a play for Swiss club

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and

Apollon Ladies F.C. Apollon Ladies FC is a women's football team from Limassol, Cyprus, established in 2007. It is the leading club in the country, having won nine consecutive doubles. It is associated with men's side Apollon Limassol. Apollon made headlines after b ...

in the

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Servette Chênois

In 2019, she signed a contract to join Swiss club Servette Chênois. She announced her playing retirement in July 2022, but she continued to be employed at

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headquarters in

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International career

Lagonia made her senior international debut for Canada in March 2009, playing against

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at the

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Honours

Club

Servette Chênois *

: 2020-21

References

External links

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Lagonia
at Doncaster Rovers Belles LFC *
Lagonia
at Servette Football Club Chênois féminin in Geneva (Switzerland) {{DEFAULTSORT:Lagonia, Alyssa 1989 births FC Neunkirch players A.S.D. AGSM Verona F.C. players Women's association football midfielders Canada women's international soccer players Canadian expatriate women's soccer players Canadian sportspeople of Italian descent Canadian women's soccer players Doncaster Rovers Belles L.F.C. players Women's Super League players Living people Serie A (women's football) players Soccer people from Ontario Sportspeople from Kitchener, Ontario USL W-League (1995–2015) players Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks women's soccer players Expatriate women's footballers in England Expatriate women's footballers in Switzerland Expatriate women's footballers in Italy Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Canadian expatriate sportspeople in England Apollon Ladies F.C. players Servette FC Chênois Féminin players Swiss Women's Super League players Toronto Lady Lynx players Ottawa Fury (women) players Expatriate women's footballers in Cyprus Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus University and college women's soccer players in Canada