Candace Marie Chapman (born 2 April 1983) is a retired
Trinidad and Tobago
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-born,
Canadian
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soccer
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player. From
Ajax
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Greek mythology and tragedy
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, Ontario, she played as a
defender and was a member of the
Canadian national team. She is currently a youth team national coach.
Early life
Chapman was born in
Port of Spain,
Trinidad and Tobago
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. She is a graduate of the
University of Notre Dame
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with majors in sociology and computer applications.
Club career
After being named as a discovery player by the
Boston Breakers
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of WPS on 16 January 2009, she played with them for the
2009 season. She subsequently agreed to terms with
FC Gold Pride
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for the
2010 season. Following Gold Pride's folding, she signed for
Western New York Flash
The Western New York Flash (WNY Flash) was an American soccer club based in Elma, New York that competed in the United Women's Soccer league. They have won league championships in four different leagues: the USL W-League in 2010, Women's Pro ...
, where she played the
2011 season along with fellow Canadian and national team captain
Christine Sinclair.For the 2013 NWSL season Chapman joined
Washington Spirit
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in the new
National Women's Soccer League. Because she holds US permanent residency, she was not subject to the league's limit on international players.
International career
On 6 August 2008, Chapman scored the first point in the first event at the
2008 Summer Olympics
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with her goal against
Argentina
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in the 27th minute in
Tianjin
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,
China
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.
Chapman received her 100th cap against Mexico on 27 January 2012. The game ended in a 3–1 victory for Canada. She won an Olympic bronze medal at the
2012 Summer Olympics when Canada defeated France 1–0 on 9 August 2012. she is an assistant coach for the Arlington Soccer Association.
Coaching career
Candace continues to coach throughout Maryland with the private coaching service,
CoachUp
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History
CoachUp was founded in 2011 by former professional basketball player Jordan Fliegel with engineers Arian Radmand and Gabe Durazo. Its site, Coach ...
.
As of May 2018 she is an assistant coach for the Arlington Soccer Association.
References
External links
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Canada Soccer Hall of Fame
Washington Spirit player profileWestern New York Flash player profile
1983 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Port of Spain
Naturalized citizens of Canada
Trinidad and Tobago emigrants to Canada
Women's association football defenders
Boston Breakers players
FC Gold Pride players
Black Canadian women's soccer players
Canadian women's soccer players
Canada women's international soccer players
Women's association football midfielders
Vancouver Whitecaps FC (women) players
Western New York Flash players
Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Footballers at the 2011 Pan American Games
Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for Canada
Olympic medalists in football
Olympic soccer players of Canada
Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's soccer players
Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
2007 FIFA Women's World Cup players
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players
Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada
Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada
USL W-League (1995–2015) players
FIFA Century Club
National Women's Soccer League players
Washington Spirit players
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Pan American Games medalists in football
Atlanta Silverbacks Women players
Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games
Women's Professional Soccer players
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