Melissa Dagenais
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | December 7, 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint-Hubert, Québec, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Damaiense | ||
| Youth career | |||
| CS St-Hubert | |||
| FC Brossard | |||
| 2015–2017 | AS Pierrefonds | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | Miami Hurricanes | 56 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | FC Sélect Rive-Sud | 24 | (0) |
| 2022 | Pierrefonds FC | 5 | (0) |
| 2024– | Damaiense | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 17, 2024 | |||
Melissa Dagenais (born December 7, 2000) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Portuguese club Damaiense in the Campeonato Nacional Feminino.
Early life
[edit]Dagenais grew up in Saint-Hubert, Québec[1][2] and began playing youth soccer at age eight with CS Saint-Hubert.[3] She initially started as a defender before transitioning to goalkeeper.[4]
College career
[edit]In 2019, Dagenais began attending the University of Miami, where she played for the women's soccer team.[5] She made her collegiate debut on August 22, 2019 against the UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros, followed by her first start on September 7 against the San Diego State Aztecs.[6] She earned her first shutout on March 14, 2021 against the FIU Panthers,[7] helping earn her ACC Defensive Player of the Week honours.[8] After two seasons as the backup goalkeeper, she became the starter in her third season in the fall of 2021.[9] In October 2021, she was named the ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Week.[10] At the end of the 2021 season, she was named to the ACC All-Academic Team.[11] She was again named to the All-Academic Team after the 2022 and 2023 seasons.[12][13]
Club career
[edit]In 2018, Dagenais began playing with FC Sélect Rive-Sud in the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec.[14] In 2022, she played with Pierrefonds FC.
In January 2024, she joined Portuguese club Damaiense in the Campeonato Nacional Feminino.[15]
International career
[edit]In October 2023, Dagenais was called up to a camp with the Canada national team for the first time, ahead of a pair of friendlies against Brazil.[16][17]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dagenais Called Up to Canadian National Team". Miami Hurricanes. October 19, 2023.
- ^ "Rencontre avec Mélissa Dagenais, gardienne de l'équipe du Canada" [Meeting with Mélissa Dagenais, goalkeeper for Team Canada]. Soccer Boucherville (in French). June 2024.
- ^ Melissa Dagenais at the Canadian Soccer Association
- ^ Lutz, Carter (October 5, 2022). "Melissa Dagenais: the heart and soul of Hurricanes soccer". The Miami Hurricane.
- ^ "Barnes Announces 2019 Soccer Recruiting Class". Miami Hurricanes. February 22, 2019.
- ^ "Melissa Dagenais Miami profile". Miami Hurricanes. August 7, 2019.
- ^ Ivany, Kevin (March 14, 2021). "Soccer Shuts Out FIU, 4-0". Miami Hurricanes.
- ^ Ivany, Kevin (March 16, 2021). "Soccer Sweeps ACC Weekly Honors". Miami Hurricanes.
- ^ White, Josh (August 20, 2022). "Dagenais Driven to Develop". Miami Hurricanes.
- ^ White, Josh (October 5, 2021). "Dagenais Earns ACC Weekly Recognition". Miami Hurricanes.
- ^ "Two Hurricanes Represented on All-ACC Academic Team". Miami Hurricanes. January 27, 2022.
- ^ "Program-Record 12 Student-Athletes Garner All-ACC Academic Distinction". Miami Hurricanes. February 1, 2023.
- ^ "Miami Soccer With Program-Record 15 All-ACC Academic Team Honorees". Miami Hurricanes. February 1, 2024.
- ^ "Une équipe semi-professionnelle féminine de soccer voit le jour sur la Rive-Sud" [A semi-professional women's soccer team is born on the South Shore]. Le Courrier du Sud (in French). May 9, 2018.
- ^ Araújo, Andreia (January 11, 2024). "Melissa Dagenais muito próxima de reforçar Damaiense" [Melissa Dagenais very close to joining Damaiense]. ZeroZero (in Portuguese).
- ^ Davidson, Neil (October 27, 2023). "Goalkeeper Melissa Dagenais savours first Canada women's soccer camp close to home". Toronto Star.
- ^ Laframboise, Kalina (October 27, 2023). "Quebec keeper on 'huge honour' of being part of Canada's national soccer team". Global News.
External links
[edit]- Melissa Dagenais at the Canadian Soccer Association
- Melissa Dagenais at PlaymakerStats
- Melissa Dagenais at Soccerway
- Melissa Dagenais profile at Miami Hurricanes
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Soccer people from Quebec
- Canadian women's soccer players
- Women's association football goalkeepers
- FC Sélect Rive-Sud (women) players
- Pierrefonds FC players
- S.F. Damaiense players
- Miami Hurricanes women's soccer players
- Ligue1 Québec féminine players
- Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino players
- 21st-century Canadian sportswomen