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Shanice Alfred

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Shanice Alfred
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-08-19) 19 August 2001 (age 23)
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+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 December 2023

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.

Early life

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Alfred 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

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In 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

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In 2024, she joined Pickering FC in League1 Ontario.

International career

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Alfred 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

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Shanice Alfred at the Canadian Soccer Association
  2. ^ "Blizzard Girls Invited to National Team ID Camp". Calgary Blizzard SC. 27 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Shanice Alfred MacEwan profile". MacEwan Griffins.
  4. ^ "Sting Shutout Cougars to Open Season". Seneca College. 18 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Shanice Alfred Named Athlete of the Week". Seneca College. 21 September 2021.
  6. ^ "2021 OCAA Women's soccer awards". Ontario Colleges Athletic Association.
  7. ^ "Alfred Nets Four in Season Opener". Seneca College. 13 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Shanice Alfred Named Athlete of the Week". Seneca College. 19 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Shanice Alfred Named Athlete of the Week". Seneca College. 3 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Alfred, Lamacchia Lead Sting". Seneca College. 9 November 2022.
  11. ^ "2022 OCAA Women's soccer awards". Ontario Colleges Athletic Association.
  12. ^ "Alfred Ties OCAA Record". Seneca College. 13 October 2023.
  13. ^ Benjamin, Colin (21 October 2023). "The new "Canada Generation 8" of Guyana's Lady Jags". Kaieteur News.
  14. ^ "Sting Claim National Championship". Seneca College. 11 November 2023.
  15. ^ "Seneca's Alfred headlines OCAA women's soccer awards". Ontario Colleges Athletic Association. 20 October 2023.
  16. ^ a b Strasser, Scott (6 March 2023). "Airdrie soccer player happy to represent Guyana on world stage". Airdrie City View.
  17. ^ Ferensowicz, Anna (13 March 2023). "Airdrie soccer player proudly represents her country".
  18. ^ "Concacaf W Road To Gold Cup: Alfred's goal gives Guyana victory over Suriname". Guyana Newsroom. 26 October 2023.
  19. ^ D’Addario, Adam (29 March 2023). "Seneca College Soccer Standout and Guyana National Team Player Excels On and Off Field". Seneca Journalism.
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