Stefanie Kouzas (born 10 January 2002) is a
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who plays as a
midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
. Born in Canada, she plays for the
Guyana women's national team.
Early life
Kouzas was born in
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian ...
,
Quebec
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, to a Greek father and Guyanese mother.
She played youth soccer with
Lakeshore SC
Lakeshore Soccer Club is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in the Montreal suburb of Kirkland, Quebec. The club competes in the Ligue de Soccer Elite Quebec after playing in the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec from 2015-16.
Hi ...
. In 2017, she won the Miss Teenage Québec
beauty pageant
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, qualifying for Miss Teenage Canada.
University career
For university, she attended
Champlain College Saint-Lambert
Champlain College Saint-Lambert ( French: ''Collège Champlain Saint-Lambert)'' is an English-language college in Saint-Lambert, Quebec, Canada that is part of Quebec's CEGEP public education system. It is a campus of Champlain Regional College, ...
, playing for the women's soccer team. She won
RSEQ Academic Excellence honours in both 2018 and 2019.
In 2022, she began attending
McGill University
McGill University (french: link=no, Université McGill) is an English-language public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1821 by royal charter granted by King George IV,Frost, Stanley Brice. ''McGill Universit ...
, where she played for the
women's soccer team.
Club career
In 2018, she played in the
Première ligue de soccer du Québec with
CS Monteuil.
In 2019, she played
FC Sélect Rive-Sud
FC Sélect Rive-Sud was a Canadian women's semi-professional soccer club based in Longueuil, Quebec that played in the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec.
History
The club was formed by the Association Régionale de Soccer de la Rive-Sud, w ...
in the PLSQ. She scored her first goal on June 8 against
CS Fabrose
FC Laval (formerly CS Fabrose) is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in Laval, Quebec that plays in the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec. In 2021, CS Fabrose merged with youth clubs CS Chomedey and Delta Laval to form FC Lava ...
.
International career
In 2020, she trained and was part of the preliminary squad for
Guyana U20.
In 2022, she began playing for the
Guyana senior team. She made her first start on April 8 against Nicaraugua.
See also
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List of Guyana women's international footballers
This is a non-exhaustive list of Guyana women's international footballers – association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use th ...
References
External links
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Living people
2002 births
Women's association football midfielders
Citizens of Guyana through descent
Guyanese women's footballers
Champlain College alumni
Soccer players from Montreal
Guyana women's international footballers
Canadian women's soccer players
Canadian sportspeople of Guyanese descent
Ligue1 Québec féminine players
CS Longueuil (women) players
FC Sélect Rive-Sud (women) players
AS Laval (women) players
CS St-Hubert (women) players
Canadian people of Greek descent
McGill Martlets soccer players
University and college women's soccer players in Canada