Evelyne Viens (born 6 February 1997) is a Canadian professional

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player who plays as a

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for

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club Kristianstads, on loan from

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(NWSL) club

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, and the Canada national team. She played

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at the

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Early life

Viens began playing soccer at age five with AS Mistral Laurentien. At age 14, she received an invitation to join the Quebec provincial team, but declined the opportunity. She joined CS Haute-Saint-Charles, when she was 14.

College career

Viens played for the USF Bulls women's soccer team from 2016 to 2019, where she became the team's all-time top scorer with 73 goals and was named to the NCAA All-American team three times. She also holds the school record for the most single season goals and has the most career goals in

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history. She scored her first collegiate goal on 25 August 2016 against

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Club career

Early career

In 2018 and 2019, she played for

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in the

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Gotham FC

Viens was selected fifth overall by Sky Blue FC in the

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. She made her Sky Blue FC debut on 30 June 2020 in the

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. Viens scored her first goal for the club on 22 July 2020, in a 3–2 defeat to the

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during the semi-finals of the

Loan to Paris FC

In August 2020, Viens was loaned to

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. In March 2021, Viens returned to Sky Blue FC, who rebranded to NY/NJ Gotham FC the following month.

Loan to Kristianstads

In December 2021, Viens was loaned to

club Kristianstads for the 2022 season. On September 10, she scored four goals in a league match and a hat trick on September 24.

International career

She was named to the Canada national team for the first time for the

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. She made her debut against the

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on 18 February. She scored her first goal for Canada on 9 April 2021 against

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. On 23 June 2021, she was named to the roster for the

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, which were postponed until the summer of 2021 because of the

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. Canada won gold in the games, and Viens became the first USF alum to win an Olympic medal as an athlete.

Career statistics

Club

International goals

Honours

South Florida Bulls * American Athletic Conference Champion: 2017-19 * Second Team All-American: 2019 * Third Team All-American: 2017-18 * Conference Offensive Player of the Year: 2018-19 * First Team All-Conference: 2017-19 Dynamo de Quebec * PLSQ Championship:

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Canada *

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Individual * PLSQ Golden Boot:

Notes

References

External links

South Florida profile
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