Chanté Sherese Sandiford (born 8 January 1990) is a

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who plays as a

goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...

for Icelandic club

Stjarnan Ungmennafélagið Stjarnan, commonly known as Stjarnan, is an Icelandic multi-sports club specialising in handball, football, basketball, volleyball and gymnastics located in Garðabær.and in the top 10 in the World and they have won the League ...

and

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the Guyana national team. Sandiford has played in the UEFA Women's Champions League with Russian club

FC Zorky Krasnogorsk FC Zorky Krasnogorsk (russian: ФК «Зоркий» Красногорск) is a Russian football team based in Krasnogorsk. It was founded in 1968 and played in the third-tier Soviet Second League from 1968 to 1969, from 1982 to 1989 and fr ...

and Norwegian club

Avaldsnes IL Avaldsnes Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Avaldsnes, Karmøy, Rogaland. It was founded on 16 June 1937. The club has sections for football and handball. Women's football The women's team began play in 1989, winning the 1st Division of ...

. Born in the United States, she has represented Guyana internationally.

Club career

Her collegiate career started at Villanova before her transfer to UCLA. A ruptured Achilles ended her collegiate career, but after 6 months of rehabilitation, she joined the New Jersey Wildcats. After two seasons with

Haukar Knattspyrnufélagið Haukar ( en, Hawks F.C.) is an Icelandic multi-sport club from Hafnarfjörður with divisions in Football, Handball, Basketball, Karate, Skiing & Chess. Club history The club was founded on 12 April 1931, when 13 young boys ...

, Sandiford signed with Úrvalsdeild kvenna club

in early 2021.

International career

Sandiford has already appeared with Guyana.

Personal life

Sandiford is also a personal trainer, and launched an app for achieving fitness goals on a

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diet.

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* 1990 births Living people African-American women's soccer players American expatriate women's soccer players American expatriate sportspeople in Russia American expatriate sportspeople in Iceland American expatriate sportspeople in Norway American sportspeople of Guyanese descent American women's soccer players Avaldsnes IL players Expatriate women's footballers in Iceland Expatriate women's footballers in Norway Expatriate women's footballers in Russia FC Zorky Krasnogorsk (women) players Guyanese expatriate footballers Guyanese expatriates in Iceland Guyanese expatriates in Norway Guyanese expatriates in Russia Guyanese women's footballers Guyana women's international footballers Chanté Sandiford New Jersey Wildcats players Pali Blues players People from Bethpage, New York People from Owings Mills, Maryland Citizens of Guyana through descent Chanté Sandiford Soccer players from New York (state) Soccer players from Maryland Sportspeople from Baltimore County, Maryland Sportspeople from Nassau County, New York Chanté Sandiford UCLA Bruins women's soccer players Chanté Sandiford Villanova Wildcats women's soccer players Washington Freedom players Women's association football goalkeepers 21st-century African-American sportspeople 21st-century African-American women {{US-women-footy-bio-stub

Club career

International career

Personal life

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