Evelyne Viens
![]() Viens with South Florida in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Evelyne Viens[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 6 February 1997 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | L'Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec, Canada | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Roma | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
AS Mistral Laurentien | |||||||||||||||||
CS Haute-Saint-Charles | |||||||||||||||||
College career | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2016–2019 | South Florida Bulls | 77 | (73) | ||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Dynamo de Quebec | 15 | (21) | ||||||||||||||
2020–2022 | Gotham FC[a] | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | → Paris FC (loan) | 14 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
2022 | → Kristianstad (loan) | 26 | (21) | ||||||||||||||
2023 | Kristianstad | 17 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | Roma | 24 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2021– | Canada | 33 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 19, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 28, 2024 |
Evelyne Viens (born 6 February 1997) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Serie A club Roma and the Canada national team. She played college soccer at the University of South Florida.
Early life
[edit]Viens began playing soccer at age five with AS Mistral Laurentien.[2] At age 14, she received an invitation to join the Quebec provincial team, but declined the opportunity.[3] She joined CS Haute-Saint-Charles, when she was 14.[4]
College career
[edit]Viens played for the USF Bulls women's soccer team from 2016 to 2019,[5] where she became the team's all-time top scorer with 73 goals and was named to the NCAA All-American team three times.[6] She also holds the school record for the most single season goals and has the most career goals in American Athletic Conference history.[7]
She scored her first collegiate goal on August 25, 2016, against Kentucky.[8]
Club career
[edit]In 2018 and 2019, she played for Dynamo de Quebec in the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec.[9][10]
Sky Blue FC (later renamed NY/NJ Gotham FC) selected Viens with the fifth-overall pick in the 2020 NWSL College Draft.[11] She made her Sky Blue FC debut on June 30, 2020 in the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup.[12] Viens scored her first goal for the club on July 22, 2020, in a 3–2 defeat to the Chicago Red Stars during the semi-finals of the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup.[13] In August 2020, Sky Blue loaned Viens to Paris FC.[14] Viens returned to the club in March 2021.[15]
In December 2021, Gotham FC loaned Viens to Damallsvenskan club Kristianstad for the 2022 season.[16] In August 2022, she announced that she would not return to the United States.[17] On September 10, she scored four goals in a league match and a hat-trick on September 24.[18] On September 30, Kristianstad signed her to a two-year contract.[19]
In August 2023, Viens joined A.S. Roma in the Italian Serie A, on a three-year contract.[20]
International career
[edit]She was named to the Canada national team for the first time for the 2021 SheBelieves Cup.[21] She made her debut against the United States on February 18.[22][23] She scored her first goal for Canada on April 9, 2021 in a 3-0 win against Wales.[24] Four days later, she was in the starting eleven for the first time in the 2-0 win against the England national team and scored the first goal in the third minute.[25]
On June 23, 2021, she was named to the roster for the 2020 Summer Olympics, which were postponed until the summer of 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[26] She played in the two games in Group E against the national teams of Japan and Great Britain. Canada won gold in the games, and Viens became the first USF alum to win an Olympic medal as an athlete.[7][27]
On July 9, 2023, she was nominated for the 2023 World Cup.[28] She played in each of her team's three games, being substituted twice, and was eliminated with her team in the preliminary round.[29]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of May 24, 2024[30]
Club | League | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup[b] | Continental | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Dynamo de Quebec | PLSQ | 2018[31] | 7 | 8 | – | – | – | 7 | 8 | |||
2019[31] | 8 | 13 | – | – | – | 8 | 13 | |||||
Total | 15 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 21 | ||
NJ/NY Gotham FC | NWSL | 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | – | 6 | 1 | |
2021 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 17 | 1 | |||
Total | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | ||
Paris FC (loan) | Division 1 Féminine | 2020–21 | 14 | 11 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 15 | 11 | ||
Kristianstad (loan) | Damallsvenskan | 2022 | 26 | 21 | – | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 25 | |
Kristianstad | 2023 | 17 | 12 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 22 | 16 | |||
Total | 43 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 54 | 41 | ||
Roma | Serie A | 2023–24 | 24 | 13 | – | 5 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 18 | |
Career total | 109 | 78 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 144 | 93 |
- ^ Sky Blue FC changed its name to NJ/NY Gotham FC in 2021
- ^ Includes NWSL Challenge Cup, Coupe de France, Svenska cupen, Coppa Italia
International goals
[edit]- As of July 25, 2024
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 9 April 2021 | Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales | ![]() | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
2. | 13 April 2021 | Bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, England | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
3. | 6 October 2022 | Estadio Municipal de Chapín, Jerez, Spain | ![]() | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
4. | 19 February 2023 | Geodis Park, Nashville, United States | ![]() | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2023 SheBelieves Cup |
5. | 2 March 2024 | BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, United States | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup |
6. | 25 July 2024 | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne, France | ![]() | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2024 Summer Olympics |
Honours
[edit]South Florida Bulls
- American Athletic Conference Champion: 2017–19
Dynamo de Quebec
- PLSQ Championship: 2018
Roma
- Serie A: 2023–24
- Coppa Italia: 2023–24
Canada
Individual
- Serie A Striker of the Season: 2023–24
- Serie A Golden Boot: 2023–24
- PLSQ Golden Boot: 2018
- Second Team All-American: 2019
- Third Team All-American: 2017–18
- Conference Offensive Player of the Year: 2018–19
- First Team All-Conference: 2017–19
References
[edit]- ^ "Women's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020 – List of Players: Canada" (PDF). FIFA. 5 August 2021. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 October 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Evelyne Viens at the Canadian Soccer Association
- ^ Béland, Gabriel (10 November 2016). "Évelyne Viens - La buteuse vende du nord" [Évelyne Viens - The striker from the north]. La Presse (in French).
- ^ "Portrait N°10 - Evelyne Viens". Alké Soccer.
- ^ "Evelyne Viens – Women's Soccer". USF Athletics.
- ^ Boutin, Richard (22 February 2021). "Une première présence dans le maillot canadien pour Evelyne Viens" [A first appearance in the Canadian jersey for Evelyne Viens]. Le Journal de Québec (in French).
- ^ a b Santos, Leo (6 August 2021). "Viens first USF alum in history to win gold in Olympics". The Oracle. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Comeback Bulls Take Down Kentucky, 3–2". USF Athletics. 25 August 2016.
- ^ "PLSQ féminine : le groupe du Dynamo de Québec dévoilé !" [Women's PLSQ: the Dynamo de Québec group unveiled!]. Just eSoccer (in French). 11 April 2018. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ Brown, Nolan (3 July 2019). "The case for Evelyne Viens". The Oracle.
- ^ "USF's Viens Selected at No. 5 Overall in 2020 NWSL Draft". USF Athletics.
- ^ "OL Reign 0–0 Sky Blue FC". NWSLSoccer.com. National Women's Soccer League. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "Canada's Bianca St. Georges helps Chicago reach Challenge Cup final with 3–2 win over Sky Blue". The Globe and Mail. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ Paris, Valentin (28 August 2020). "Evelyne Viens prêtée au Paris FC" [Evelyne Viens loaned to Paris FC]. Paris FC (in French).
- ^ Paris, Valentin (17 March 2021). "Fin du prêt d'Evelyne Viens" [End of Evelyne Viens' loan]. Paris FC (in French).
- ^ "Välkommen Evelyne" [Welcome Evelyne]. Kristianstads DFF (in Swedish). 16 December 2021.
- ^ Ögren, Vendela (16 August 2022). "Evelyne Viens besked: Kommer inte återvända till USA" [Evelyne Viens' message: I will not be returning to the US]. Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ Téotonio, Jean-François (3 October 2022). "Le bonheur suédois d'Evelyne Viens" [The Swedish happiness of Evelyne Viens]. La Presse (in French).
- ^ Lindvall, Ella (30 September 2022). "Klart: Évelyne Viens förlänger med Kristianstad" [Clear: Évelyne Viens extends with Kristianstad]. fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ Gangué-Ruzic, Alexandre (18 August 2023). "CanWNT FW Evelyne Viens signs for AS Roma on 3 year deal; what to expect at new club?". OneSoccer.
- ^ Butler, Signa (16 February 2021). "Minus veteran stars, Canada sends young roster into SheBelieves Cup tournament". CBC.
- ^ Davidson, Neil (22 February 2021). "Canadian forward Evelyne Viens enjoying 1st taste of international soccer at SheBelieves Cup". CBC.
- ^ Molinaro, John (22 February 2021). "Evelyne Viens: 'Pretty unreal' to make CanWNT debut vs. United States". Canadian Premier League.
- ^ "Canada beats Wales in soccer friendly but loses captain Christine Sinclair to injury – TSN.ca". TSN. The Canadian Press. 9 April 2021.
- ^ "Fixtures".
- ^ @CanadaSoccerEN (23 June 2021). "Canada Soccer unveils Women's National Team roster for the Tokyo Olympic Games" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Canadian women's soccer team delivers thrilling Olympic gold-medal victory over Sweden". CBC Sports.
- ^ "Canada Soccer unveils FIFA Women's World Cup squad for Australia & New Zealand 2023 - Canada Soccer". Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Results & fixtures". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ Evelyne Viens at Soccerway
- ^ a b "PLSQ Stats Archive" (in French). TSI Sports.
External links
[edit]- South Florida profile
- Evelyne Viens at Soccerway
- Evelyne Viens at the Canadian Soccer Association