Christine Exeter

{{short description|Canadian-born Jamaican footballer (born 1992)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Christine Exeter

| fullname = Christine Exeter

| image =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1992|9|3}}

| birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada

| height = {{height|m=1.73}}

| position = Forward

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Pickering SC

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 = Ajax SC

| collegeyears1= 2010–2013

| college1 = Louisville Cardinals

| collegecaps1= 72

| collegegoals1= 31

| years1 = 2010–2011

| clubs1 = Toronto Lady Lynx

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 2022

| clubs2 = Darby FC

| caps2 = 14

| goals2 = 8

| years3 = 2024–

| clubs3 = Darby FC

| caps3 = 10

| goals3 = 5

| nationalyears1 = 2012

| nationalteam1 = Canada U20

| nationalcaps1 = 7

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 2015–

| nationalteam2 = Jamaica

| nationalcaps2 = 4

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| pcupdate = August 2, 2024

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Christine Exeter (born 3 September 1992) is a footballer who plays as a forward for Darby FC in League1 Ontario. Born in Canada, she represented Jamaica at senior international level.

Early life

She began playing youth soccer at age 6 with Pickering SC.{{Canada Soccer player|id=1092}} She later played youth soccer with Ajax SC.{{cite web|url=https://gocards.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/christine-exeter/3780|title=Christne Exeter Louisville profile|work=Louisville Cardinals}} In 2004, at the age of 11, she was a recipient of the Bob Marley Award, which is given out to Jamaican-Canadians whose works have elevated the city of Toronto.{{cite web|url=http://jis.gov.jm/11-year-old-among-recipients-of-bob-marley-award/|title=11-year-old among recipients of Bob Marley Award|publisher=Jamaica Information Service|date=February 12, 2004}}

College career

In 2010, she began attending the University of Louisville, where she played for the women's soccer team on a soccer scholarship.{{Cite web|url=https://www.durhamregion.com/community-story/3507347-pickering-christine-exeter-and-canada-done-at-u20-world-cup-in-japan/|title=Pickering Christine Exeter and Canada done at U20 World Cup in Japan|work=Oshawa This Week|date=August 30, 2012}} In 2010, she was named the Big East Rookie of the Year, after she led her team with seven goals.{{Cite web|url=http://cardinalcouple.blogspot.com/2010/11/exeter-named-rookie-of-year-and.html|date=November 5, 2010|title=Exeter named rookie of the year and BREEDERS CUP!|work=Cardinal Couple|first1=Sonja|last1=Sykes|first2=Paul|last2=Sykes}} In 2011, she was named an NSCAA Third Team All-American, the Big East Conference Offensive Player of the Year, and a First Team All-Big East, helping the team clinch the program's first ever Big East National Division title.{{cite web|url=https://gocards.com/news/2013/3/14/Women_s_Soccer_Spotlight_Christine_Exeter|title=Women's Soccer Spotlight: Christine Exeter|date=March 13, 2013|work=Louisville Cardinals}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.durhamregion.com/community-story/3499673-christine-exeter-named-player-of-the-year/|title=Christine Exeter named Player of the Year|work=Oshawa This Week|date=November 4, 2011}} In 2012, she was named to the Third Team All-Big East and was a nominee for the Hermann Trophy.{{Cite web|url=https://www.durhamregion.com/community-story/3507074-pickering-s-christine-exeter-on-soccer-watch-list/|title=Pickering's Christine Exeter on soccer watch list|work=Oshawa This Week|date=August 18, 2012}}{{Cite web|url=https://cardinalsportszone.com/2012/08/15/womens-soccer-christine-exeter-named-to-mac-hermann-trophy-watch-list/|title=Women's Soccer: Christine Exeter named to MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List|date=August 15, 2012|first=Jeremy|last=Wahman|work=Cardinal Sports Zone}}

Club career

In 2010 and 2011, she played for the Toronto Lady Lynx in the USL W-League.{{cite web|url=https://gocards.com/news/2011/8/2/Louisville_Women_s_Soccer_Summer_Recap.aspx|title=Louisville Women's Soccer Summer Recap|date=August 2, 2011|work=Louisville Cardinals}} She was named to the 2011 W-League All-Star team.{{Cite web|url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/whitecaps-fc-womens-midfielder-named-w-league-all-league-team|title=Whitecaps FC women's midfielder named to W-League All-League Team|date=July 26, 2011|work=Vancouver Whitecaps}}

In 2022, she played for Darby FC in League1 Ontario.{{cite web|url=https://www.league1ontario.com/roster_players/54858225|title=Christine Exeter 2022 L1O Stats|work=League1 Ontario}} She was named a league Third Team All-Star in 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.league1ontario.com/news_article/show/1247890|title=Simcoe skipper Cloey Uddenberg at the heart of the 2022 Women's Premier Division All-Star team|date=November 17, 2022|work=League1 Ontario}}

International career

Born in Canada, Exeter was also eligible to represent St. Vincent & the Grenadines, where her father was born, and Jamaica, where her mother was born.

In 2008, she was called up to a Canada U17 camp for the first time. She won a silver medal with the Canada U20 at the 2012 CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 Championship and also played at the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup.{{cite web|url=https://gocards.com/news/2012/3/2/Cards_Exeter_Melhado_Named_to_Canada_s_U20_Team_at_CONCACAF_Championship|title=Cards' Exeter, Melhado Named to Canada's U20 Team at CONCACAF Championship|date=March 2, 2012|work=Louisville Cardinals}} She scored her first international goal at the U20 World Cup on August 27 against North Korea U20.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/amp/sports/soccer/canada-eliminated-from-u-20-world-cup/article4500748/|title=Canada eliminated from U-20 World Cup|work=The Globe and Mail|date=August 27, 2012}}

In 2015, she switched to begin representing the Jamaica women's national football team.{{cite web|url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sports/the-reggae-girlz-and-the-ex-factor/|title=The Reggae Girlz and the 'Ex' factor|first=Sean|last=Williams|work=Jamaica Observer|date=August 23, 2015}} She was named team captain ahead of her third game.{{Cite web|url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sports/captain-christine-exeter-aims-high-for-senior-reggae-girlz/|work=Jamaica Observer|date=November 19, 2015|title=Captain Christine Exeter aims high for Senior Reggae Girlz|first=Howard|last=Walker}}

References

External links

{{FIFA player|301241}}
[http://www.gocards.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=3780 Christine Exeter] at Louisville Cardinals website
{{soccerway|christine-exeter/229109}}

Category:1992 births

Category:Living people

Category:Jamaican women's footballers

Category:21st-century Jamaican sportswomen

Category:Women's association football forwards

Category:Louisville Cardinals women's soccer players

Category:Jamaica women's international footballers

Category:Jamaican people of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines descent

Category:Jamaican expatriate women's footballers

Category:Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in the United States

Category:Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States

Category:Soccer players from Toronto