Rhian Wilkinson

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Rhian Wilkinson

Rhian Wilkinson-7 and Ella Masar-3; on June 9 2013, in Chicago Red Stars vs Boston Breakers
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-05-12) May 12, 1982
Place of birthPointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing positionDefender
Midfielder
Striker
Club information
Current clubBoston Breakers
Number7
Youth career
1997–1999Quebec Provincial Team
1997–1998Lakers Lac St. Louis
2000–2002Tennessee Lady Vols
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2003–2005Ottawa Fury38(13)
2005–2009Team Strømmen59(6)
2009→ Western Mass Pioneers (loan)[1]1(0)
2010–2011Surrey United[2]10(1)
2013–Boston Breakers14(2)
National team‡
2003–Canada[3]141(7)
Teams managed
2009Tennessee Lady Vols (Assistant coach)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 19, 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 19, 2013

Rhian Wilkinson (born May 12, 1982) is a British-Canadian professional soccer player, who currently plays for the Boston Breakers in the National Women's Soccer League. She is a member of the Canada national women's soccer team.

Early life

Wilkinson was born in Pointe-Claire, Quebec to parents Keith Wilkinson and Shan Evans. Her British father is a former director of the Canada national rugby union team; her mother was born in Cardiff, Wales. She has an younger brother, David, 24, and a twin sister named Sara.[4]

She attended Villa Maria High School in Montreal and was Valedictorian of her class. She played for the Quebec Provincial Team from 1997-99 and was named most valuable player in 1999 after helping the club to the silver medal at the nationals. In 1997 and 1998, she helped Lac St. Louis Lakers earn two silver medals at the national club championships.[4]

Wilkinson was selected as the Greater Montreal Athletic Association's Most Valuable Soccer Player in 2000. She attended the National Training Center Camp for the Under-19 Canadian National Team in 2001.[4]

Wilkinson competed for the Lakeshore, a female ice hockey team and also played rugby from 1998-1999.[5]

University of Tennessee

Wilkinson majored in speech communication and English at the University of Tennessee, and holds both a British (EU) and a Canadian passport.[citation needed] She was chosen as the University of Tennessee’s Lady Vols' Offensive Most Valuable Player in 2002.[6]

Playing career

Club

Wilkinson was named to the 2003 W-League All Star team and the 2004 W-League Championship All Tournament team,[7]

Wilkinson played with Team Strømmen FK in the Norwegian league in the fall of 2005 [8] and later with the same club in Oslo during the 2007 and 2008 seasons.[9]

She won the W-League 2005 Scoring Championship and tied for the Assist Leader with 38 points on 13 goals and 12 assists.

Wilkinson joined LSK Kvinner of Norway's Toppserien League after the 2012 Summer Olympics. The team captured the league gold medal, finishing atop the league table.

In 2013 she joined Boston Breakers in the new National Women's Soccer League

Rhian WIlkinson playing for Canada, 2011

International

Wilkinson won the bronze medal with the Canadian women's national soccer team at the 2007 Pan American Games.[10]

Wilkinson won the gold medal at the 2011 Pan Am Games tournament when Canada defeated Brazil 4-3 in penalty kicks.

Wilkinson won the bronze medal with the Canada women's national football team that competed in the 2012 Olympics when Canada defeated France 1-0 on August 9, 2012 in the bronze medal match.[11]

Honours

Coaching career

Wilkinson is a volunteer assistant coach at her alma mater, University of Tennessee.[4]

Personal life

Wilksinson plays both the cello and the trumpet, and is a member of the Suzuki Strings Orchestra since 1994.[15] She participated in the 1997 Quebec Winter Games in Ringette.

References

  1. ↑ Player Info - Rhian Wilkinson
  2. ↑ Team Statistics: 2010-11 Metro Women Premier
  3. ↑ Canada Soccer Profile
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Rhian Wilkinson player profile". University of Tennessee. 
  5. ↑ WOMEN'S SOCCER OLYMPIAN JOINS PRACTICE
  6. ↑ TENNESSEE (W) OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Women's Soccer
  7. ↑ University of Tennessee Lady Vols
  8. ↑ asp FK Strommen Squad
  9. ↑ Team Strommen Fotball Klubb
  10. ↑ Rhian Wilkinson | Team Darfur
  11. ↑ Fifa.com
  12. ↑ 2000 SEC Women's Soccer Year in Review
  13. ↑ Athlete Bios - Pacific Sport
  14. ↑ FSQ 2007 ANNUAL GALA>
  15. ↑ Rhian Wilkinson's Official Website - Profile

External links

Boston Breakers – current squad
Canada squad – 2003 Pan American Games
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Canada squad – 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
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Canada women's football squad – 2007 Pan American Games – Bronze Medalists
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Canada squad – 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
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Canada women's football squad – 2008 Summer Olympics
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Canada squad – 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
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Canada women's football squad – 2011 Pan American Games – Gold Medalists
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Canada women's football squad – 2012 Summer Olympics – Bronze Medalists
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