Candace Marie Chapman (born 2 April 1983) is a retired

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-born,

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player. From

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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,

. She is a graduate of the

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with majors in sociology and computer applications.

Club career

After being named as a discovery player by the

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of WPS on 16 January 2009, she played with them for the 2009 season. She subsequently agreed to terms with

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for the 2010 season. Following Gold Pride's folding, she signed for

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, where she played the 2011 season along with fellow Canadian and national team captain Christine Sinclair.For the 2013 NWSL season Chapman joined

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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

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with her goal against

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in the 27th minute in

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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,

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. As of May 2018 she is an assistant coach for the Arlington Soccer Association.

References

External links

* * / Canada Soccer Hall of Fame
Washington Spirit player profile

Western 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 {{Canada-women-footy-bio-stub