Gabrielle Carle (born October 12, 1998) is a Canadian professional

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player who plays as a defender or

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for

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club Kristianstads and the Canadian national team.

Early life

She began playing soccer when she was five years old with AS Chaudière-Est in Lévis. She attended the École secondaire des Sources in

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in the sport-study program. In 2015, she was named the best Junior player in the province of Quebec and the best Senior player in Quebec in 2016.

College career

In 2017, she committed to

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, where she would play for the women's soccer team. She scored her first goal in the 86th minute against Ole Miss on November 10 in the first round of the 2017 NCAA Women's Soccer Championship. In 2018, she helped FSU to win the 2018 NCAA Division I Championship.

Club career

Early career

In 2015, she played with

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in the

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. In 2018, she re-joined

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, now in the semi-professional PLSQ.

Kristianstads

In December 2021, Carle joined Swedish club Kristianstads on an initial one-year contract beginning in 2022.

International career

Youth

In 2013, at age 14, she was invited to a training camp for the Canada U17 team. The following year, she played for the Canada U20 team at the

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, playing in all four of Canada's games. In 2015, Carle was named to the roster for the

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, where she featured in all five games for her country, with the team finishing in fourth place.

Senior

She debuted for the senior team on December 9, 2015, against

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. She scored her first goal for Canada in a 10–0 win against Guatemala in the

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. She played every minute at the

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, scoring against

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. She was named as an alternate player for Canada at the

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, where the team won a bronze medal. In 2018, Carle captained the U20 side at the

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, scoring twice during the group stage, and also against

in the semi-finals, where Canada fell in a penalty shootout. On May 25, 2019, she was named to the roster for the

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. In 2021, she was named as an alternate for Canada for the delayed

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Honours

College

Florida State Seminoles *

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* ACC Women's Soccer Tournament:

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* ACC Women's Regular Season Champions:

Individual

* All-ACC Second Team:

*College Cup All-Tournament Team:

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Carle, Gabrielle 1998 births Living people Canadian women's soccer players Canada women's international soccer players Women's association football forwards Footballers at the 2015 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Quebec City Soccer people from Quebec Florida State Seminoles women's soccer players 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players Pan American Games competitors for Canada Olympic soccer players of Canada Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Canada Dynamo de Quebec players