Josée Bélanger

Josée Bélanger (born May 14, 1986) is a Canadian retired soccer player who played for Orlando Pride in the National Women's Soccer League and for the Canadian national team.

Josée Bélanger

Bélanger in São Paulo, during a match against Brazil, which gave Canada the bronze medal in women's football for Rio 2016
Personal information
Full name	Josée Bélanger[1]
Date of birth	(1986-05-14) May 14, 1986 (age 39)
Place of birth	Coaticook, Quebec, Canada[2]
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Full back, winger
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2011	Sherbrooke Vert et Or
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007	Laval Comets	5	(3)
2009–2012	Quebec City Amiral SC	25	(13)
2014	Laval Comets	6	(1)
2015	FC Rosengård	9	(2)
2016	Orlando Pride	14	(0)
International career
2004	Canada U-19	8	(4)
2004–2017	Canada	57	(7)
Medal record Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Bélanger signed with FC Rosengård in August 2015.^[3]

On February 8, 2016, it was announced that Bélanger would play for the Orlando Pride for the 2016 season of the National Women's Soccer League via the NWSL Player Allocation.^[4]

She retired in May 2017.^[5]

International career

She won a regional gold medal with Canada on two occasions, first at the 2004 CONCACAF Women's U-19 Championship and subsequently at the 2010 CONCACAF Women's Championship.

International statistics

Canada
Year	Apps	Goals
2004	1	0
2010	10	5
2014	11	0
2015	17	2
2016	17	0
2017	1	0
Total	57	7

International goals

Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	June 3, 2010	Hamar, Norway	Norway	1–0	1–1	Friendly
2.	November 2, 2010	Cancún, Mexico	Mexico	2–0	3–0	2010 CONCACAF Women's Championship
3.	November 5, 2010		Costa Rica	1–0	4–0
4.	December 9, 2010	São Paulo, Brazil	Netherlands	2–0	5–0	2010 International Women's Football Tournament
5.	December 19, 2010		Brazil	1–0	2–2
6.	June 21, 2015	Vancouver, Canada	Switzerland	1–0	1–0	2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
7.	December 16, 2015	Natal, Brazil	Brazil	1–2	1–2	2015 International Women's Football Tournament

Honours

Canada

• Summer Olympic Games: Bronze Medal, 2016