Karina LeBlanc

Karina LeBlanc
CM
LeBlanc in 2022
Personal information
Full name Karina Chenelle LeBlanc[1]
Date of birth (1980-03-30) March 30, 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2000 Nebraska Cornhuskers 80 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Boston Breakers 2 (0)
2004 Montreal Xtreme 1 (0)
2005–2006 New Jersey Wildcats 18 (0)
2009 Los Angeles Sol 19 (0)
2010 Philadelphia Independence 14 (0)
2011 magicJack 1 (0)
2012 Sky Blue FC 0 (0)
2013 Portland Thorns FC 21 (0)
2014–2015 Chicago Red Stars 29 (0)
International career
1998–2015 Canada 110 (0)
Medal record
Women's soccer
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Team
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 6, 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of May 31, 2015

Karina Chenelle LeBlanc CM[2] (born March 30, 1980) is an American-born Canadian former professional soccer goalkeeper and current general manager of the Portland Thorns FC.[3] She played for the Canadian national team[4] and multiple professional women's teams in the United States over her fourteen-year career.

  1. ^ a b "FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 – List of Players: Canada" (PDF). FIFA. July 6, 2015. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 8, 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  2. ^ "Order of Canada appointees – December 2022". The Governor General of Canada. December 29, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  3. ^ Peterson, Anne M. (November 1, 2021). "Karina LeBlanc named GM of NWSL Thorns, reuniting ex-Canadian keeper with Sinclair". CBC. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  4. ^ "Canadians Karina LeBlanc, Candace Chapman join Sky Blue FC of WPS". The Globe and Mail. November 16, 2011. Retrieved January 16, 2012.