Christine Exeter

Christine Exeter (born 3 September 1992) is a footballer who plays as a forward. Born in Canada, she represented Jamaica at senior international level.

Christine Exeter
Personal information
Full name Christine Exeter
Date of birth (1992-09-03) 3 September 1992
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Pickering SC
Ajax SC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Louisville Cardinals 72 (31)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Toronto Lady Lynx
2022 Darby FC 14 (8)
International career
2012 Canada U20 7 (1)
2015– Jamaica 4
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 July 2022

Early life

She began playing youth soccer at age 6 with Pickering SC.[1] She later played youth soccer with Ajax SC.[2] In 2004, at the age of 11, she was a recipient of the Bob Marley Award, which is given out to Jamaican-Canadians whose works have elevated the city of Toronto.[3]

College career

In 2010, she began attending the University of Louisville, where she played for the women's soccer team on a soccer scholarship.[4] In 2010, she was named the Big East Rookie of the Year, after she led her team with seven goals.[5] In 2011, she was named an NSCAA Third Team All-American, the Big East Conference Offensive Player of the Year, and a First Team All-Big East, helping the team clinch the program's first ever Big East National Division title.[6][7] In 2012, she was named to the Third Team All-Big East[2] and was a nominee for the Hermann Trophy.[8][9]

Club career

In 2010 and 2011, she played for the Toronto Lady Lynx in the USL W-League.[10] She was named to the 2011 W-League All-Star team.[11]

In 2022, she played for Darby FC in League1 Ontario.[12] She was named a league Third Team All-Star in 2022.[13]

International career

Born in Canada, Exeter was also eligible to represent St. Vincent & the Grenadines, where her father was born, and Jamaica, where her mother was born.[1]

In 2008, she was called up to a Canada U17 camp for the first time.[1] She won a silver medal with the Canada U20 at the 2012 CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 Championship and also played at the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup.[1][14] She scored her first international goal at the U20 World Cup on August 27 against North Korea U20.[15]

In 2015, she switched to begin representing the Jamaica women's national football team.[16] She was named team captain ahead of her third game.[17]

References
  1. Christine Exeter at the Canadian Soccer Association
  2. "Christne Exeter Louisville profile". Louisville Cardinals.
  3. "11-year-old among recipients of Bob Marley Award". Jamaica Information Service. February 12, 2004.
  4. "Pickering Christine Exeter and Canada done at U20 World Cup in Japan". Oshawa This Week. August 30, 2012.
  5. Sykes, Sonja; Sykes, Paul (November 5, 2010). "Exeter named rookie of the year and BREEDERS CUP!". Cardinal Couple.
  6. "Women's Soccer Spotlight: Christine Exeter". Louisville Cardinals. March 13, 2013.
  7. "Christine Exeter named Player of the Year". Oshawa This Week. November 4, 2011.
  8. "Pickering's Christine Exeter on soccer watch list". Oshawa This Week. August 18, 2012.
  9. Wahman, Jeremy (August 15, 2012). "Women's Soccer: Christine Exeter named to MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List". Cardinal Sports Zone.
  10. "Louisville Women's Soccer Summer Recap". Louisville Cardinals. August 2, 2011.
  11. "Whitecaps FC women's midfielder named to W-League All-League Team". Vancouver Whitecaps. July 26, 2011.
  12. "Christine Exeter 2022 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  13. "Simcoe skipper Cloey Uddenberg at the heart of the 2022 Women's Premier Division All-Star team". League1 Ontario. November 17, 2022.
  14. "Cards' Exeter, Melhado Named to Canada's U20 Team at CONCACAF Championship". Louisville Cardinals. March 2, 2012.
  15. "Canada eliminated from U-20 World Cup". The Globe and Mail. August 27, 2012.
  16. Williams, Sean (August 23, 2015). "The Reggae Girlz and the 'Ex' factor". Jamaica Observer.
  17. Walker, Howard (November 19, 2015). "Captain Christine Exeter aims high for Senior Reggae Girlz". Jamaica Observer.
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