Cloé Lacasse
Cloé Lacasse (born 7 July 1993) is a Canadian-Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a forward for Portuguese club Benfica in the Campeonato Nacional Feminino, the top-tier women's football league in Portugal.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 7 July 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Sudbury, Ontario, Canada | ||
Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Benfica | ||
Number | 20 | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2014 | Iowa | 85 | (42) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2019 | ÍBV | 75 | (51) |
2019– | Benfica | 13 | (20) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 February 2020 |
College career
Lacasse played college soccer for the University of Iowa and was the schools top scorer during all her four seasons there.[1][2] She was a first-team All-Big Ten selection in 2013 and 2014 and an NSCAA first-team all-region honoree as a senior.[3]
Professional career
Lacasse started her professional career with ÍBV in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna in 2015.[4] In 2017, she won the Icelandic Cup with ÍBV.[5] She was one of the top players in the league during the 2018 season, scoring 10 goals in 17 matches.[6]
On 19 July 2019, Lacasse signed a two-year contract with Portuguese club Benfica in the Campeonato Nacional Feminino.[7][8]
International career
After receiving Icelandic citizenship in June 2019, the head coach of the Icelandic national team, Jón Þór Hauksson, stated that she would be considered for a call-up for the team's next games.[9]
Personal life
Lacasse was born and raised in Sudbury, Ontario.[10][11] In 2017, Lacasse started working towards her application for an Icelandic citizenship.[12][13] In June 2019, the Judicial Affairs and Education Committee recommended that Lacasse would be given an Icelandic citizenship.[14][15] On 19 June she received her Icelandic citizenship[16] although she did not immediately receive clearance from FIFA to play with the national team.[17]
Honours
ÍBV
- Icelandic Cup: 2017
- League Cup Women A: 2016
- Super Cup runner-up: 2018
Benfica
- Supertaça de Portugal: 2019[18]
References
- Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (13 February 2020). "Verður Cloé Lacasse í íslenska landsliðshópnum í fyrsta sinn?". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- "Cloe Lacasse – Women's Soccer – University of Iowa Athletics". University of Iowa Athletics. hawkeyesports.com. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- James Allan (3 July 2017). "Lacasse Shining in Iceland". hawkeyesports.com. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- Scott Haddow (18 July 2017). "HADDOW: Lacasse has gone far". The Sudbury Star. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (26 September 2017). "Einn besti erlendi leikmaðurinn í Pepsi deildinni vill verða Íslendingur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- Víðir Sigurðsson (26 September 2018). "Cloé Lacasse best í deildinni". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- "Cloé Lacasse assina pelo Benfica" [Cloé Lacasse signs for Benfica]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 19 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- Dores, Márcia (19 July 2019). "Close Lacasse signed". S.L. Benfica. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- Hafliði Breiðfjörð (20 June 2019). "Jón Þór: Cloe kemur að sjálfsögðu til greina í landsliðið". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- Orri Rafn Sigurðarson (26 September 2017). "Cloe um íslenskan ríkisborgararétt: Yrði heiður að fá tækifæri". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- Tómas Þór Þórðarson (4 July 2017). "Mamma vildi ekki að ég spilaði íshokkí". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (18 September 2018). "Skoraði fernu í gær og dreymir um að verða Íslendingur í desember". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- Sindri Sverrisson (12 May 2018). "Yrði mikill heiður að spila fyrir Ísland". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (13 June 2019). "Cloé Lacasse við það að fá íslenskan ríkisborgararétt". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- "Lagt til að Cloé öðlist íslenskan ríkisborgararétt". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 13 June 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (20 June 2019). "Cloé komin með íslenskan ríkisborgararétt: "Sannarlega biðarinnar virði"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- Hjörvar Ólafsson (5 December 2019). "Bestu aðstæður sem ég hef upplifað". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- "Benfica conquista troféu" [Benfica conquer trophy]. FPF (in Portuguese). 8 September 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
External links
- Cloé Lacasse at Soccerway
- Profile at Football Association of Iceland
- University of Iowa profile at hawkeyesports.com