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Breanna Boyd

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Retired Canadian soccer player
Breanna Boyd
Personal information
Date of birth (1981年06月10日) 10 June 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Foothills Panthers
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2002 Nebraska Cornhuskers 93 (12)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003 Carolina Courage 16 (0)
International career
2000–2003 Canada 43 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Breanna Boyd (born 10 June 1981) is a retired Canadian soccer player who played for Carolina Courage [1] [2] and the Canadian women's soccer team.[3]

Early life and education

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Boyd was born in Edmonton on 10 June 1981.[3] She comes from a family of athletes: Barry and Carol competed for the Canadian National Track and Field Team; her stepfather, Tony Meibock, competed as a Canadian speed skater in the 1992 Winter Olympics; and her grandfather was English decathlete Geoff Elliott.[3] [4] She and her two siblings were raised in Calgary.[3] [5]

Boyd attended Sir Winston Churchill High School, which did not have a soccer team; however, Boyd played for the school's volleyball and field hockey teams.[4] She also played for the Foothills Panthers soccer club, as well as the Alberta Provincial Team, where she received national titles three years in a row.[4]

In 2006, she graduated from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln,[5] [3] where she studied biological sciences.[4]

Career

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University

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Boyd played for the University of Nebraska's soccer team from 1999 to 2002.[4]

Professional

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In 2003, Boyd was drafted in the first round by the Carolina Courage,[5] [6] [7] a Women's United Soccer Association's team.

International

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From 1998 to 2001, Body was a member of the Canadian Under-21 National Team.[4] In 1999, she played at the XIII Pan American Games Winnipeg, where she finished fourth.[3]

In 2000, she was selected for the Canadian women's soccer team, playing until 2003.[3] In 2000, the placed fourth at the 2000 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup, then came in second two years later.[3] Boyd was chosen to represent Canada at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup,[8] though she couldn't participate due to ongoing effects from a concussion.[3] [9]

References

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  1. ^ Jones, Grahame L. (2003年02月03日). "Wagner Is No. 1 Pick in WUSA Draft" . Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on 2020年08月27日. Retrieved 2023年08月05日.
  2. ^ "Profile – Canada Soccer". January 28, 2020. Archived from the original on July 6, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Breanna Boyd – Profile". Canada Soccer. 2020年01月28日. Archived from the original on 2021年07月06日. Retrieved 2023年08月05日.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Breanna Boyd – Soccer 2002". University of Nebraska – Official Athletics Website. Archived from the original on 2023年08月06日. Retrieved 2023年08月06日.
  5. ^ a b c "Boyd picked eighth in WUSA draft". Globe and Mail . 2003年02月03日. Archived from the original on 2023年08月06日. Retrieved 2023年08月05日.
  6. ^ "Pellerud Announces Roster For Mexico Series". Canada Soccer. 2003年06月06日. Archived from the original on 2021年07月25日. Retrieved 2023年08月06日.
  7. ^ "Huskers at the Professional Level". University of Nebraska – Official Athletics Website. 2008年06月17日. Archived from the original on 2023年08月06日. Retrieved 2023年08月06日.
  8. ^ "Seven Huskers Named to Canadian World Cup Team". University of Nebraska – Official Athletics Website. 2003年09月08日. Archived from the original on 2023年08月06日. Retrieved 2023年08月06日.
  9. ^ "Canada Makes Roster Changes – Canada Soccer". Canada Soccer. 2003年09月18日. Archived from the original on 2021年09月23日. Retrieved 2023年08月06日.


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