Shanice Alfred (born 19 August 2001) is a footballer who plays as a forward. Born in Saint Lucia, she plays for the Guyana women's national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 August 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Soufrière, Saint Lucia | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Airdrie & District SA | |||
| Calgary Blizzard SC | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | MacEwan Griffins | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Seneca Sting | 25 | (48) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Pickering FC | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Guyana U20 | ||
| 2022– | Guyana | 6+ | (3+) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 December 2023 | |||
Early life
editAlfred was born in St. Lucia, before later moving to Canada at age four.[1] She began playing youth soccer at age seven with Airdrie & District SA.[1] She later played youth soccer with Calgary Blizzard SC.[2]
College career
editIn 2019, she began attending MacEwan University, where she played for the women's soccer team.[3]
In 2020, she moved to Ontario and began attending Seneca College. She made her debut on September 18, 2021, netting a hat trick in a 9–0 victory over the Sault Cougars and was named the school Athlete of the Week.[4][5] In 2021, she was named the OCAA Women's Soccer Central Division Player of the Year, and was named to the OCAA Women's Soccer Central Division All-Star Team and a CCAA Women's Soccer All-Canadians.[6] On September 13, 2022, she scored four goals in the season opener, in a 10–1 victory over the Loyalist Lancers.[7] She was twice named the Athlete of the Week in 2022,[8][9] and helped the team advance to the CCAA semi-finals.[10] In 2022, she was named an OCAA Women's Soccer East Division First Team All-Star.[11] On October 14, 2023, Alfred tied an Ontario Colleges Athletic Association record, scoring nine goals in a single match, in a 10–0 victory over the Loyalist Lancers.[12][13] In 2023, she helped Seneca win their first ever CCAA national title, also setting a team record with 25 goals in a single season.[14] She was named the OCAA Women's Soccer Player of the Year, the OCAA Top Scorer, and was named an OCAA East Division League First-Team All-Star and CCAA All-Canadian.[15]
Club career
editIn 2024, she joined Pickering FC in League1 Ontario.
International career
editAlfred was eligible to represent St. Lucia (where she was born and where her mother is from), Guyana (where her father is from), and Canada (where she was raised).[16][17]
In March and April 2017, she attended training camps with the Canada U17 team.[1]
In 2020, she began playing with the Guyana U20 team at the 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.[16] She later played with the Guyana senior team.[18][19]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Shanice Alfred at the Canadian Soccer Association
- ^ "Blizzard Girls Invited to National Team ID Camp". Calgary Blizzard SC. 27 February 2017.
- ^ "Shanice Alfred MacEwan profile". MacEwan Griffins.
- ^ "Sting Shutout Cougars to Open Season". Seneca College. 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Shanice Alfred Named Athlete of the Week". Seneca College. 21 September 2021.
- ^ "2021 OCAA Women's soccer awards". Ontario Colleges Athletic Association.
- ^ "Alfred Nets Four in Season Opener". Seneca College. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Shanice Alfred Named Athlete of the Week". Seneca College. 19 September 2022.
- ^ "Shanice Alfred Named Athlete of the Week". Seneca College. 3 October 2022.
- ^ "Alfred, Lamacchia Lead Sting". Seneca College. 9 November 2022.
- ^ "2022 OCAA Women's soccer awards". Ontario Colleges Athletic Association.
- ^ "Alfred Ties OCAA Record". Seneca College. 13 October 2023.
- ^ Benjamin, Colin (21 October 2023). "The new "Canada Generation 8" of Guyana's Lady Jags". Kaieteur News.
- ^ "Sting Claim National Championship". Seneca College. 11 November 2023.
- ^ "Seneca's Alfred headlines OCAA women's soccer awards". Ontario Colleges Athletic Association. 20 October 2023.
- ^ a b Strasser, Scott (6 March 2023). "Airdrie soccer player happy to represent Guyana on world stage". Airdrie City View.
- ^ Ferensowicz, Anna (13 March 2023). "Airdrie soccer player proudly represents her country".
- ^ "Concacaf W Road To Gold Cup: Alfred's goal gives Guyana victory over Suriname". Guyana Newsroom. 26 October 2023.
- ^ D’Addario, Adam (29 March 2023). "Seneca College Soccer Standout and Guyana National Team Player Excels On and Off Field". Seneca Journalism.