Evelyne Viens
Canadian soccer player

Evelyne Viens
Viens with South Florida in 2019
Personal information
Full nameEvelyne Viens[1]
Date of birth (1997-02-06) 6 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birthL'Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec, Canada
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s)Forward
Team information
Current team
Roma
Youth career
AS Mistral Laurentien
CS Haute-Saint-Charles
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2019South Florida Bulls77(73)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2019Dynamo de Quebec15(21)
2020–2022Gotham FC[a]13(0)
2020–2021→ Paris FC (loan)14(11)
2022→ Kristianstad (loan)26(21)
2023Kristianstad17(12)
2023–Roma29(16)
International career‡
2021–Canada36(7)
Medal record
Women's soccer
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 17, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 17, 2024

Evelyne Viens (born 6 February 1997) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Serie A club AS Roma and the Canada national team. She played college soccer at the University of South Florida.

Early life

Viens began playing soccer at age five with AS Mistral Laurentien.[2] At age 14, she received an invitation to join the Quebec provincial team, but declined the opportunity.[3] She joined CS Haute-Saint-Charles, when she was 14.[4]

College career

Viens played for the USF Bulls women's soccer team from 2016 to 2019,[5] where she became the team's all-time top scorer with 73 goals and was named to the NCAA All-American team three times.[6] She also holds the school record for the most single season goals and has the most career goals in American Athletic Conference history.[7]

She scored her first collegiate goal on August 25, 2016, against Kentucky.[8]

Club career

In 2018 and 2019, she played for Dynamo de Quebec in the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec.[9][10]

Sky Blue FC (later renamed NY/NJ Gotham FC) selected Viens with the fifth-overall pick in the 2020 NWSL College Draft.[11] She made her Sky Blue FC debut on June 30, 2020 in the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup.[12] Viens scored her first goal for the club on July 22, 2020, in a 3–2 defeat to the Chicago Red Stars during the semi-finals of the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup.[13] In August 2020, Sky Blue loaned Viens to Paris FC.[14] Viens returned to the club in March 2021.[15]

In December 2021, Gotham FC loaned Viens to Damallsvenskan club Kristianstad for the 2022 season.[16] In August 2022, she announced that she would not return to the United States.[17] On September 10, she scored four goals in a league match and a hat-trick on September 24.[18] On September 30, Kristianstad signed her to a two-year contract.[19]

In August 2023, Viens joined A.S. Roma in the Italian Serie A, on a three-year contract.[20]

International career

She was named to the Canada national team for the first time for the 2021 SheBelieves Cup.[21] She made her debut against the United States on February 18.[22][23] She scored her first goal for Canada on April 9, 2021 in a 3-0 win against Wales.[24] Four days later, she was in the starting eleven for the first time in the 2-0 win against the England national team and scored the first goal in the third minute.[25]

On June 23, 2021, she was named to the roster for the 2020 Summer Olympics, which were postponed until the summer of 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[26] She played in the two games in Group E against the national teams of Japan and Great Britain. Canada won gold in the games, and Viens became the first USF alum to win an Olympic medal as an athlete.[7][27]

On July 9, 2023, she was nominated for the 2023 World Cup.[28] She played in each of her team's three games, being substituted twice, and was eliminated with her team in the preliminary round.[29]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played October 17, 2024[30]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsNational cup[b]ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dynamo de Quebec2018[31]PLSQ78———78
2019[31]PLSQ813———813
Total1521———1521
NJ/NY Gotham FC2020NWSL000061—61
2021NWSL1301031—171
Total1301092—232
Paris FC (loan)2020–21Division 1 Féminine1411—10—1511
Kristianstad (loan)2022Damallsvenskan2621—43213225
Kristianstad2023Damallsvenskan1712—54—2216
Total4333—97215441
Roma2023–24Serie A2413—52833718
2024–25Serie A43—004285
Total2816—521254523
Career total1138010241114615298
  1. ^ Sky Blue FC changed its name to NJ/NY Gotham FC in 2021
  2. ^ Includes NWSL Challenge Cup, Coupe de France, Svenska Cupen, Coppa Italia

International goals

Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Viens goal.
List of international goals scored by Evelyne Viens
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
19 April 2021Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales Wales2–03–0Friendly
213 April 2021Bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, England England1–02–0
36 October 2022Estadio Municipal de Chapín, Jerez, Spain Morocco2–04–0
419 February 2023Geodis Park, Nashville, United States Brazil2–02–02023 SheBelieves Cup
52 March 2024BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, United States Costa Rica1–01–0 (a.e.t.)2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup
625 July 2024Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne, France New Zealand2–12–12024 Summer Olympics

Honours

South Florida Bulls

  • American Athletic Conference Champion: 2017–19

Dynamo de Quebec

  • PLSQ Championship: 2018

Roma

Canada

Individual

  • Serie A Striker of the Season: 2023–24
  • Serie A Golden Boot: 2023–24
  • PLSQ Golden Boot: 2018
  • Second Team All-American: 2019
  • Third Team All-American: 2017–18
  • Conference Offensive Player of the Year: 2018–19
  • First Team All-Conference: 2017–19

References

  1. ^ "Women's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020 – List of Players: Canada" (PDF). FIFA. 5 August 2021. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 October 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Evelyne Viens at the Canadian Soccer Association
  3. ^ Béland, Gabriel (10 November 2016). "Évelyne Viens - La buteuse vende du nord" [Évelyne Viens - The striker from the north]. La Presse (in French).
  4. ^ "Portrait N°10 - Evelyne Viens". Alké Soccer.
  5. ^ "Evelyne Viens – Women's Soccer". USF Athletics.
  6. ^ Boutin, Richard (22 February 2021). "Une première présence dans le maillot canadien pour Evelyne Viens" [A first appearance in the Canadian jersey for Evelyne Viens]. Le Journal de Québec (in French).
  7. ^ a b Santos, Leo (6 August 2021). "Viens first USF alum in history to win gold in Olympics". The Oracle. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Comeback Bulls Take Down Kentucky, 3–2". USF Athletics. 25 August 2016.
  9. ^ "PLSQ féminine : le groupe du Dynamo de Québec dévoilé !" [Women's PLSQ: the Dynamo de Québec group unveiled!]. Just eSoccer (in French). 11 April 2018. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  10. ^ Brown, Nolan (3 July 2019). "The case for Evelyne Viens". The Oracle.
  11. ^ "USF's Viens Selected at No. 5 Overall in 2020 NWSL Draft". USF Athletics.
  12. ^ "OL Reign 0–0 Sky Blue FC". NWSLSoccer.com. National Women's Soccer League. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  13. ^ "Canada's Bianca St. Georges helps Chicago reach Challenge Cup final with 3–2 win over Sky Blue". The Globe and Mail. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  14. ^ Paris, Valentin (28 August 2020). "Evelyne Viens prêtée au Paris FC" [Evelyne Viens loaned to Paris FC]. Paris FC (in French).
  15. ^ Paris, Valentin (17 March 2021). "Fin du prêt d'Evelyne Viens" [End of Evelyne Viens' loan]. Paris FC (in French).
  16. ^ "Välkommen Evelyne" [Welcome Evelyne]. Kristianstads DFF (in Swedish). 16 December 2021.
  17. ^ Ögren, Vendela (16 August 2022). "Evelyne Viens besked: Kommer inte återvända till USA" [Evelyne Viens' message: I will not be returning to the US]. Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  18. ^ Téotonio, Jean-François (3 October 2022). "Le bonheur suédois d'Evelyne Viens" [The Swedish happiness of Evelyne Viens]. La Presse (in French).
  19. ^ Lindvall, Ella (30 September 2022). "Klart: Évelyne Viens förlänger med Kristianstad" [Clear: Évelyne Viens extends with Kristianstad]. fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  20. ^ Gangué-Ruzic, Alexandre (18 August 2023). "CanWNT FW Evelyne Viens signs for AS Roma on 3 year deal; what to expect at new club?". OneSoccer.
  21. ^ Butler, Signa (16 February 2021). "Minus veteran stars, Canada sends young roster into SheBelieves Cup tournament". CBC.
  22. ^ Davidson, Neil (22 February 2021). "Canadian forward Evelyne Viens enjoying 1st taste of international soccer at SheBelieves Cup". CBC.
  23. ^ Molinaro, John (22 February 2021). "Evelyne Viens: 'Pretty unreal' to make CanWNT debut vs. United States". Canadian Premier League.
  24. ^ "Canada beats Wales in soccer friendly but loses captain Christine Sinclair to injury – TSN.ca". TSN. The Canadian Press. 9 April 2021.
  25. ^ "Fixtures".
  26. ^ @CanadaSoccerEN (23 June 2021). "Canada Soccer unveils Women's National Team roster for the Tokyo Olympic Games" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  27. ^ "Canadian women's soccer team delivers thrilling Olympic gold-medal victory over Sweden". CBC Sports.
  28. ^ "Canada Soccer unveils FIFA Women's World Cup squad for Australia & New Zealand 2023 - Canada Soccer". Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  29. ^ "Results & fixtures". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  30. ^ Evelyne Viens at Soccerway
  31. ^ a b "PLSQ Stats Archive" (in French). TSI Sports.
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