Rhian Wilkinson

Rhian Wilkinson ( born May 12, 1982 in Pointe -Claire, Quebec, Canada ) is a British- Canadian soccer player. She is the daughter of a Danish born Canadian and a Welsh girl. The all-rounder played for the Boston Breakers and the Canadian national soccer team.

Career

Wilkinson began playing football in their home province and moved in 2000 to the University of Tennessee. In 2003 she played with the Ottawa Fury in the W- League, then four years in Norway with Lillestrøm SK Kvinner, and then the short-term on loan at the Western Mass Lady Pioneers back in the W-League. Since 2010 she plays for Surrey United Firefighters.

Her first senior international made ​​Wilkinson on April 26, 2003 at 1:6 against the United States. With the Canadian national soccer team they finished in fourth place at the World Cup 2003. In 2007, she stepped down from Canada in the preliminary round of the World Cup. At the 2008 Summer Olympics she came with her team to the quarter- finals. There they lost in extra time with 1-2 against eventual champions USA. On June 14, she made the test match against North Korea her 100th international game. She was a member of the Canadian squad for the World Cup and was used in the opening match against Germany. In the two other games it was used, but Canada difference after the first round devoid of points from.

For the 2012 Olympics, she was also nominated. She came in all six games for use with the team and won the bronze medal.

In the 2013 season she played in the newly established National Women 's Soccer League, the highest professional league in the American women's soccer for the Boston Breakers.

Achievements

  • CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup: Winner 2010
  • Pan American Games 2003: Silver Medal
  • Pan American Games 2007: Bronze Medal
  • Pan American Games 2011: Gold Medal
  • Olympic Games 2012: Bronze Medal
Pointe-Claire Defense (sports) 2003 Pan American Games 2007 Pan American Games 2011 Pan American Games
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