Breanna Boyd

Breanna Boyd
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-06-10) 10 June 1981 (age 45)
Place of birth Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Defender
Youth career
Foothills Panthers
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2002 Nebraska Cornhuskers 93 (12)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003 Carolina Courage 16 (0)
International career
2000–2003 Canada 43 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Breanna Boyd (born 10 June 1981) is a retired Canadian soccer player who played for Carolina Courage and the Canadian women's soccer team.

Early life and education

Boyd was born in Edmonton on 10 June 1981. She comes from a family of athletes: Barry and Carol competed for the Canadian National Track and Field Team; her stepfather, Tony Meibock, competed as a Canadian speed skater in the 1992 Winter Olympics; and her grandfather was English decathlete Geoff Elliott. She and her two siblings were raised in Calgary.

Boyd attended Sir Winston Churchill High School, which did not have a soccer team; however, Boyd played for the school's volleyball and field hockey teams. She also played for the Foothills Panthers soccer club, as well as the Alberta Provincial Team, where she received national titles three years in a row.

In 2006, she graduated from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, where she studied biological sciences.

Career

University

Boyd played for the University of Nebraska–Lincoln's soccer team from 1999 to 2002.

Professional

In 2003, Boyd was drafted in the first round by the Carolina Courage, a Women's United Soccer Association's team.

International

From 1998 to 2001, Body was a member of the Canadian Under-21 National Team. In 1999, she played at the XIII Pan American Games Winnipeg, where she finished fourth.

In 2000, she was selected for the Canadian women's soccer team, playing until 2003. In 2000, the placed fourth at the 2000 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup, then came in second two years later. Boyd was chosen to represent Canada at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, though she couldn't participate due to ongoing effects from a concussion.

References

  1. ↑ Jones, Grahame L. (2003-02-03). "Wagner Is No. 1 Pick in WUSA Draft". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2020-08-27. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
  2. ↑ "Profile – Canada Soccer". January 28, 2020. Archived from the original on July 6, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
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  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Breanna Boyd – Soccer 2002". Nebraska Athletics. Archived from the original on 2023-08-06. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
  5. 1 2 3 "Boyd picked eighth in WUSA draft". Globe and Mail. 2003-02-03. Archived from the original on 2023-08-06. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
  6. ↑ "Pellerud Announces Roster For Mexico Series". Canada Soccer. 2003-06-06. Archived from the original on 2021-07-25. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
  7. ↑ "Huskers at the Professional Level". Nebraska Athletics. 2008-06-17. Archived from the original on 2023-08-06. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
  8. ↑ "Seven Huskers Named to Canadian World Cup Team". Nebraska Athletics. 2003-09-08. Archived from the original on 2023-08-06. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
  9. ↑ "Canada Makes Roster Changes – Canada Soccer". Canada Soccer. 2003-09-18. Archived from the original on 2021-09-23. Retrieved 2023-08-06.