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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
Date of birth	(1986-05-14) May 14, 1986 (age 39)
Place of birth	Coaticook, Quebec, Canada
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 Bronze 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Josée Bélanger was born on May 14, 1986. She is a Canadian soccer player who has now retired. She played for the Orlando Pride team in the National Women's Soccer League. Josée also played for the Canadian national team.

Playing for Clubs

Josée Bélanger played for different soccer clubs during her career. These clubs are like professional teams where players compete.

Joining FC Rosengård

In August 2015, Josée Bélanger joined a team called FC Rosengård. This team is based in Sweden. She played for them for a short time.

Playing for Orlando Pride

On February 8, 2016, it was announced that Josée would play for the Orlando Pride team. This team is part of the National Women's Soccer League in the United States. She played for them during the 2016 season.

Retirement from Soccer

Josée Bélanger stopped playing professional soccer in May 2017. She had a great career playing for both clubs and her country.

Playing for Canada

Josée Bélanger also had a successful career playing for the Canadian national team. She helped her country win important medals.

Winning Gold Medals

Josée helped Canada win gold medals twice in big regional championships. The first time was in 2004. This was at the CONCACAF Women's U-19 Championship. The second time was in 2010. This was at the CONCACAF Women's Championship.

International Game Statistics

This table shows how many games Josée played for Canada each year. It also shows how many goals she scored.

Goals for Canada

Josée Bélanger scored 7 goals for the Canadian national team. Here are the details of those goals.

#	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	June 3, 2010	Hamar, Norway	Norway	1–0	1–1	Friendly game
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

Awards and Achievements

Josée Bélanger helped her team win important awards.

Olympic Medal

• In 2016, Josée won a Bronze Medal at the Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. This was for women's soccer.

More Information

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