Isabelle Morneau (born April 18, 1976 in

Greenfield Park, Quebec Greenfield Park is a former city in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It is currently a borough of the city of Longueuil. It covers an area of , with a population of 16,733 at the 2016 census of Canada. Greenfield Park is the only borough of Longueu ...

) is

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retired

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

player who played for the

Canada women's national soccer team The Canada women's national soccer team (french: Équipe du Canada féminine de soccer) represents Canada in international soccer competitions. They are overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association, the governing body for soccer in Canada. The ...

. She was selected as a member of the

Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame The Canada Soccer Hall of Fame honours people and institutions for their contributions to Canadian soccer. It was founded in 1997 by the Ontario Soccer Association and was originally located in Vaughan, Ontario. As of 2019, the Canada Soccer Ha ...

in 2014. Morneau has been a member of Team Canada since 1995 and has played for her country in over 75 international matches which includes three Women's World Cups. A gritty and hardworking player who has overcome many injuries throughout her entire career, Morneau is one of the veterans on the team and brings tremendous experience and know-how. Away from international soccer, Morneau played

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soccer at the

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(1996–1999) and is one of the most decorated players to have graduated from the program. She was an All-American, All-Conference, All-Academic player who led Nebraska to its best NCAA Tournament finish during her senior year. She graduated from Nebraska with a degree in Psychology carrying a 3.6 GPA and received a scholarship from the

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for post-graduate studies. Morneau has played professionally for the

Ottawa Fury Women Ottawa Fury Women was a Canadian women's soccer team based in Ottawa, Ontario. Founded in 2000, the team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues USL W-League, the second tier of women's soccer in the United States and Canada. The team competed i ...

(2003),

Montreal Xtreme The Montreal Xtreme were a women's soccer club based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They played only the 2004 season in the W-League. The team played its home games in Soccerplexe Catalogna in Lachine, Quebec. The team's colours were blue and wh ...

(2004), and currently plays for the Laval Comètes (2006–2007) of the W-League. Now Morneau currently resides in

Longueuil, Quebec Longueuil () is a city in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of the Montérégie administrative region and the central city of the urban agglomeration of Longueuil. It sits on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River directly acr ...

and she works as a

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* / Canada Soccer Hall of Fame 1976 births Living people Canada Soccer Hall of Fame inductees Canadian women's soccer players Canada women's international soccer players 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup players 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup players 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup players Women's association football defenders Nebraska Cornhuskers women's soccer players Sportspeople from Longueuil Soccer people from Quebec Ottawa Fury (women) players USL W-League (1995–2015) players Laval Comets players {{Canada-women-footy-bio-stub