Canada announces NWSL allocations for 2014, 16 Canada’s Women’s National Team players that will be featuring in this NWSL season

Canada announces NWSL allocations for 2014, 16 Canada’s Women’s National Team players that will be featuring in this NWSL season

3 January 2014

Canada Soccer and the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) have announced the official list of allocated players for the 2014 season, including the 16 Women’s National Team Canadians.

In addition to some returning players, four new Canadians have been allocated across the league’s nine clubs. The 16 Canada’s Women’s National Team players that will be featuring in this NWSL season are: Jonelle Filigno, Robyn Gayle, Selenia Iacchelli, Kaylyn Kyle, Karina LeBlanc, Adriana Leon, Erin McLeod, Diana Matheson, Carmelina Moscato, Rachel Quon, Sophie Schmidt, Desiree Scott, Lauren Sesselmann, Christine Sinclair, Chelsea Stewart and Melissa Tancredi.

The 16 Canadians join the 26 Americans and eight Mexicans allocated by their respective federation, for a total of 50 allocated players in NWSL for the 2014 season.

Canada Soccer is subsidizing the salaries of its 16 players, while U.S. Soccer and the Federation of Mexican Football do the same for their allocated players.

The club-by-club allocations of all 50 players are as follow:

Boston Breakers
Meghan Klingenberg (USA)
Kristie Mewis (USA)
Heather O'Reilly (USA)
Chelsea Stewart (CAN)
Kaylyn Kyle (CAN)
Dinora Garza (MEX)
Chicago Red Stars
Shannon Boxx (USA)
Amy LePeilbet (USA)
Christen Press (USA)
Adriana Leon (CAN)
Erin McLeod (CAN)
Rachel Quon (CAN)

Houston Dash
Whitney Engen (USA)
Melissa Tancredi (CAN)
Teresa Noyola (MEX)

FC Kansas City
Nicole Barnhart (USA)
Lauren Holiday (USA)
Amy Rodriguez (USA)
Becky Sauerbrunn (USA)
Desiree Scott (CAN)
Lauren Sesselmann (CAN)
Cecilia Santiago (MEX)

Portland Thorns FC
Rachel Buehler (USA)
Tobin Heath (USA)
Alex Morgan (USA)
Christie Sinclair (CAN)
Karina LeBlanc (CAN)
Jackie Acevedo (MEX)
Seattle Reign FC
Stephanie Cox (USA)
Sydney Leroux (USA)
Megan Rapinoe (USA)
Hope Solo (USA)
Carmelina Moscato (CAN)
Arianna Romero (MEX)
Sky Blue FC
Jill Loyden (USA)
Kelley O'Hara (USA)
Christie Rampone (USA)
Jonelle Filigno (CAN)
Sophie Schmidt (CAN)
Monica Ocampo (MEX)

Washington Spirit
Yael Averbuch (USA)
Ashlyn Harris (USA)
Ali Krieger (USA)
Robyn Gayle (CAN)
Diana Matheson (CAN)
Renae Cuellar (MEX)

Western New York Flash
Carli Lloyd (USA)
Abby Wambach (USA)
Selenia Iacchelli (CAN)
Veronica Perez (MEX)

The 2014 season of the NWSL is scheduled to start on 12 April, 2014. More details on expansion draft, college draft and season schedule will be released as it becomes available.

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Adriana Leon

July 4 2013; Adriana Leon in Chicago Red Stars vs Western New York Flash
Personal information
Date of birth	(1992-10-02) October 2, 1992 (age 21)
Place of birth	Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Attacking Midfielder Forward
Club information
Current club	Chicago Red Stars
Number	16
Youth career
2010–2011	University of Notre Dame
2012	University of Florida
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2013	Boston Breakers	6	(1)
2013–	Chicago Red Stars	10	(1)
National team‡
2009–2012	Canada U-20	8	(5)
2012–	Canada	13	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 19, 2013. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 13, 2013

Adriana Leon (born February 10, 1992) is a Canadian professional soccer player for the Chicago Red Stars in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She is also a member of the Canada national women's soccer team.

Early life

University of Notre Dame

Leon accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Notre Dame, and played for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's soccer team in 2010 and 2011. As a freshman in 2010, she came off the bench to score the Irish's lone goal in their 1–0 victory over the Stanford Cardinal in the title game of the NCAA national championship tournament. As a sophomore, she was the second leading scorer for the Irish.
After her sophomore season, Leon transferred to the University of Florida, where she played for coach Becky Burleigh's Florida Gators women's soccer team in 2012. She was the Gators' sixth leading scorer despite missing her first three matches while she was touring Japan with the Canadian national U-20 team. Leon scored four game-winning goals for the Gators, and helped lead the team to Southeastern Conference regular season and tournament championships.

Playing career

Club

In 2013, as part of the NWSL Player Allocation, Leon joined the Boston Breakers in the new National Women's Soccer League.^[1][2] Leon scored her first goal in a 5–1 loss against Sky Blue FC on June 1, 2013.^[3]
On June 29, 2013, it was announced that she had been traded to the Chicago Red Stars in exchange for her Canadian national teammate, Carmelina Moscato.^[4]

International

Leon was called to the Canada U-20 camp in December 2009 and played the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup for Canada. In December 2012, she was called up to the senior Canadian team for the 2013 Four Nations Tournament, making her first international appearance against China on January 12, 2013, scoring the game-winning goal in a 1–0 victory.^[5]

References

1. Jump up ^ "Player distribution sees NWSL take shape". FIFA. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
2. Jump up ^ "NWSL allocation easier said than done". ESPN. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
3. Jump up ^ "Breakers fall to Sky Blue FC on the road". Boston Breakers. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
4. Jump up ^ "Sources: Red Stars deal Moscato to Breakers for Leon". Equalizer Soccer. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
5. Jump up ^ "Adriana Leon scores as Canada's women's soccer team beats China 1-0". Yahoo! News. Yahoo!. January 12, 2013. Retrieved June 19, 2013.

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   Name:	Adriana Leon (CAN) @LeonAdriana9
   Height:	160 cm
   Birthdate:	1992-10-02
   Birthplace:	Mississauga, ON, CAN
   Nickname(s):	Dri
   Champion:	NCAA winner
   International "A" totals
   Appearances:	13
   Starts:	10
   Goals:	3

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   Notes

   Adriana Kristina Leon... both of her parents were born in Toronto... grew up playing soccer and hockey... enjoys shopping, gym... favourites have included Ronaldo... other favourites have included Alex Ovechkin... as a youth player in 2012, was noted by the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Technical Study Group (“goalscorer, excellent mobility, strong and fast with good dribbling, passing and finishing skills”)...
   

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   she was 17 years old when she made her debut in the Canadian youth program in 2009 with coach Carolina Morace... finished fourth with Canada at the 2010 CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship in Guatemala... represented Canada at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Japan 2012... she was 20 years old when she made her debut for Canada (she scored in the 1:0 win over China PR on 12 January 2013)...

   Adriana Leon

   
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   Name:	Adriana Leon (CAN) @LeonAdriana9
   Height:	160 cm
   Birthdate:	1992-10-02
   Birthplace:	Mississauga, ON, CAN
   Nickname(s):	Dri
   Champion:	NCAA winner
   International "A" totals
   Appearances:	13
   Starts:	10
   Goals:	3

   Profile
   Player Timeline
   Year-by-Year
   Fixtures

   Notes

   Adriana Kristina Leon... both of her parents were born in Toronto... grew up playing soccer and hockey... enjoys shopping, gym... favourites have included Ronaldo... other favourites have included Alex Ovechkin... as a youth player in 2012, was noted by the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Technical Study Group (“goalscorer, excellent mobility, strong and fast with good dribbling, passing and finishing skills”)...
   

   For Country

   she was 17 years old when she made her debut in the Canadian youth program in 2009 with coach Carolina Morace... finished fourth with Canada at the 2010 CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship in Guatemala... represented Canada at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Japan 2012... she was 20 years old when she made her debut for Canada (she scored in the 1:0 win over China PR on 12 January 2013)...
    

External links

• Boston Breakers player profile
• Canada Soccer player profile
• Notre Dame player profile
• Florida player profile
• Top Drawer Soccer player profile

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Persondata
Name	Leon, Adriana
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian soccer player
Date of birth	February 10, 1992
Place of birth	Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Date of death
Place of death

 

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• National Women's Soccer League players
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• Canadian women's soccer players
• Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's soccer players
• Florida Gators women's soccer players