Véronique Maranda

Véronique Vallieres Maranda (born August 18, 1986) is a former Canadian soccer player who played as a midfielder.

Véronique Maranda
Personal information
Full name Véronique Vallieres Maranda
Date of birth (1986-08-18) August 18, 1986
Place of birth Saint-Lambert, Quebec, Canada
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
FC Sélect Rive-Sud
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Tennessee Lady Volunteers 25 (4)
2007–2009 Montreal Carabins
2011 Montreal Carabins
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004 Montreal Xtreme
2005 Ottawa Fury
2015 Laval Comets
International career
2004 Canada U19 9 (3)
2006 Canada U20 5 (1)
2003 Canada U23 4 (0)
2003–2004 Canada 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

She played youth soccer with FC Sélect Rive-Sud.[1] In 2003, she was named Soccer Player of the Year in Quebec.[2]

College career

In 2005, she began attending the University of Tennessee, playing for the women's soccer team. In her freshman year, she played in all 23 matches, scoring four goals, including her first career college goal on September 18 against Washington.[2] In 2006, she only played in two games.[2][3]

In September 2006, she departed Tennessee to attend the Université de Montréal, but due to Canadian Interuniversity Sport regulations was required to sit out one year due to transferring schools before she could represent the soccer team.[4] From 2007 through 2009, she served as team captain, was named a first team all-star, also being named league MVP in both 2008 and 2009,[5][6] and was the league leading scorer in 2009.[7]

After a year off, she returned to the Carabins in 2011,[8] helping them win the league title and being named MVP in the finals.[9]

Club career

In 2004, she played for the Montreal Xtreme, scoring her first goal in the team's first ever match against the Toronto Inferno.[10]

In 2005, she played for the Ottawa Fury.[11]

In 2015, she played with the Laval Comets, helping them finish 3rd in the 2015 USL W-League season, scoring in the 3rd place match against Quebec Dynamo ARSQ.[12] Also in 2015, she was part of the Quebec provincial team that faced the France national team that was preparing for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.[13][14]

International career

After being called to some national youth camps in 2002 and 2003,[15] Maranda earned her first cap for the Canada senior team on May 19, 2003, against England, at age 17, prior to earning any youth caps.[16] She scored her only senior goal on January 30, 2004, against China at the 2004 Four Nations Tournament.[17]

In 2003, she was named to the Canada U23 for the Pan Am Games.[1] She later represented Canada at the 2004 CONCACAF Women's U-19 Championship, scoring her first international goal against Costa Rica U19 on June 4, 2004.[18] She later appeared at the 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship, and the 2006 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.[1]

References
  1. "Véronique Maranda Canada profile". Canadian Soccer Association.
  2. "Véronique Maranda Tennessee profile". Tennessee Volunteers.
  3. "2018 Tennessee Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Tennessee Volunteers.
  4. "Véronique Maranda avec les Carabins" [Véronique Maranda with the Carabins]. Université de Montréal (in French). October 2, 2006.
  5. "Véronique Maranda Nommée Joueuese par Excellence au Québec" [Véronique Maranda Named Player of Excellence in Quebec]. Montreal Carabins (in French). October 29, 2008.
  6. "Véronique Maranda, Again the Best in Quebec" [Véronique Maranda, de Nouveau la Meilleura au Québec]. Montreal Carabins. November 4, 2009.
  7. "Soccer women get four all-star berths, two major awards". McGill University. November 4, 2009.
  8. Pires, José António (October 26, 2011). "Thouvenot-Hébert et Maranda dominent le soccer universitaire" [Thouvenot-Hébert and Maranda dominate college soccer]. Métro.
  9. "Un 4e titre au soccer pour les Carabins" [A 4th soccer title for the Carabins]. RDS. November 6, 2011.
  10. "Victoire historique de l'Xtreme de Montréal" [Historic victory of the Montreal Xtreme]. RDS. May 23, 2004.
  11. "Maranda avec les Carabins" [Maranda with the Carabins]. RDS (in French). September 22, 2006.
  12. Scavuzzo, Diane (July 27, 2015). "W-League: Washington Spirit Reserves Win Championship". Soccer Today.
  13. Zukerman, Earl (June 1, 2015). "McGill's Mounicot behind bench when Quebec hosts France national team, June 3". McGill University.
  14. "Coupe de Monde: C'est Spécial pour Maranda" [World Cup:It's Special for Maranda]. TVA Sports. June 2, 2015.
  15. Davidson, Neil (October 22, 2004). "Midfielder gets her kicks". Toronto Sun. Archived from the original on November 13, 2004.
  16. "Pellerud Announces Brazil Series Roster". Canadian Soccer Association. July 11, 2003. Archived from the original on February 27, 2005.
  17. "China Defeats Canada 2-1". Canadian Soccer Association. January 30, 2004.
  18. "Canada qualifies for women's under-19 soccer worlds". CBC. June 5, 2004.
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