Isabelle Morneau

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Isabelle Morneau
Personal information
Date of birth	(1976-04-18) April 18, 1976
Place of birth	Greenfield Park, Quebec, Canada
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
1996–1999	University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2003	Ottawa Fury Women	0	(0)
2004	Montreal Xtreme	10	(0)
2006–2007	Laval Comets	2	(0)
National team
1995–2006	Canada	85	(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Isabelle Morneau (born April 18, 1976 in Greenfield Park, Quebec) is retired Canadian soccer player who played for the Canada women's national soccer team.

Morneau has been a member of Team Canada since 1995 and has played for her country in over 75 international matches which includes three Women's World Cups.^[1] A gritty and hardworking player who has overcome many injuries throughout her entire career, Morneau is one of the veterans on the team and brings tremendous experience and know-how.^[2]

Away from international soccer, Morneau played NCAA soccer at the University of Nebraska (1996–1999) and is one of the most decorated players to have graduated from the program. She was an All-American, All-Conference, All-Academic player who led Nebraska to its best NCAA Tournament finish during her Senior Year. She graduated from Nebraska with a degree in Psychology carrying a 3.6 GPA and received a scholarship from the Big 12 Conference for post-graduate studies.

Morneau has played professionally for the Ottawa Fury Women (2003), Montreal Xtreme (2004), and currently plays for the Laval Comètes (2006–2007) of the W-League.

Now Morneau currently resides in Longueuil, Quebec and she works as a physiotherapist.

References

↑ Isabelle Morneau – FIFA competition record
↑ Vega, Damian (2003-09-28). 'S+WORLD+CUP%3B+Canada+stands+tall+in+win&pqatl=google "SOCCER; WOMEN'S WORLD CUP; Canada stands tall in win". Boston Herald.

External links

Isabelle Morneau at Canada Soccer

v t e Canada squad – 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup

1 Hawthorne 2 Stoumbos 3 Hooper 4 Ring 5 Neil 6 Donnelly 7 Morneau 8 Sedgwick 9 Wood 10 O'Brien 11 Caron 12 Mceachern 13 Kelly 14 Ross 15 Muir 16 Mongrain 17 Burtini 18 Chin 19 Gerrior 20 Singfield Coach: Beliveau

v t e Canada squad – 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup

1 Wright 2 Smith 3 Nonen 4 Franck 5 Neil 6 Donnelly 7 Morneau 8 Maglio 9 Helland 10 Hooper 11 Rosenow 12 Harvey 13 Walsh 14 Joly 15 Muir 16 Haas 17 Burtini 18 Bowie 19 Haz 20 LeBlanc Coach: Pellerud

v t e Canada squad – 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup

1 LeBlanc 2 Latham 3 Consolante 4 Andrews 5 Neil 6 Nonen 7 Morneau 8 Kiss 9 Wilkinson 10 Hooper 11 Hermus 12 Sinclair 13 Matheson 14 Moscato 15 Lang 16 Timko 17 Burtini 18 Dennis 19 McLeod 20 Swiatek Coach: Pellerud

Persondata
Name	Morneau, Isabelle
Alternative names
Short description	Association football player
Date of birth	April 18, 1976
Place of birth	Greenfield Park, Quebec, Canada
Date of death
Place of death

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