Colm Vance
{{short description|Canadian soccer player}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Colm Vance
| fullname =
| image = Colm-Vance.jpg
| caption = Vance in 2019
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|8|31|df=y}}
| birth_place = Bradford, Ontario, Canada
| height = 1.88 m
| position = Goalkeeper
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = York Jets
| collegeyears1 = 2011–2015
| college1 = York Lions
| collegecaps1 = 39
| collegegoals1 = 0
| years1 = 2016–2018
| clubs1 = Vaughan Azzurri
| caps1 = 18
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2019–2020
| clubs2 = York9
| caps2 = 1
| goals2 = 0
| nationalteam1 =
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| pcupdate = 19 October 2019
| ntupdate =
}}
Colm Vance (born 31 August 1992) is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper.
Club career
=Early career=
Vance played varsity soccer at York University for five consecutive years, helping lead the club to numerous awards. The York Lions won OUA bronze in 2011 & 2012, then progressed to OUA league championships in 2013, 2014 & 2015 in addition to claiming CIS titles in 2014 and 2015. Vance led the way during two academic all-Canadian honours seasons (2014 & 2015) while also being named an OUA West first-team all-star in 2015.{{cite web |title=Colm Vance Bio |url=https://yorkulions.ca/sports/mens-soccer/roster/colm-vance/4315 |publisher=York University Lions}}
=Vaughan Azzurri=
In 2016, Vance made five league appearances for Vaughan Azzurri in League1 Ontario, and also started both legs of the 2016 Inter Provincial Cup.{{cite web |title=Colm Vance 2016 |url=https://www.league1ontario.com/roster_players/12228064?subseason=279921 |publisher=League1 Ontario |accessdate=19 October 2019}} Vance returned to the Azzurri in 2017, and made seven appearances that season.{{cite web |title=Colm Vance 2017 |url=https://www.league1ontario.com/roster_players/17878170?subseason=389480 |publisher=League1 Ontario |accessdate=19 October 2019}} In 2018, he made six league appearances for Vaughan.{{cite web |title=Colm Vance 2018 |url=https://www.league1ontario.com/roster_players/24069464 |publisher=League1 Ontario |accessdate=19 October 2019}}
=York9=
On 12 March 2019, Vance signed his first professional contract with Canadian Premier League side York9.{{cite web |author1=Marty Thompson |title=York9 FC signs Canadian goalkeeper Colm Vance |url=https://york9fc.canpl.ca/article/york9-fc-signs-canadian-goalkeeper-colm-vance |publisher=York9 FC |accessdate=19 October 2019 |date=12 March 2019}} On 19 October 2019, he made his debut as a starter in the final match of the 2019 season, a 2–0 loss to HFX Wanderers.{{cite web |title=C. Vance |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/colm-vance/605742/ |publisher=Soccerway |accessdate=19 October 2019}} In July 2020 Vance retired from professional soccer so he could focus on his schooling.{{cite web|url=https://york9fc.canpl.ca/article/york9-fc-signs-goalkeeper-ezequiel-carrasco|title=York9 FC Signs Goalkeeper Ezequiel Carrasco|date=July 10, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://northerntribune.ca/york9-fc-colm-vance-ezequiel-carrasco/|first=John|last=Jacques|date=July 10, 2020|title=Colm Vance Retires From Professional Football}}
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|colm-vance/605742}}
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Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:Canadian men's soccer players
Category:Soccer people from Ontario
Category:York United FC players
Category:League1 Ontario players
Category:Canadian Premier League players
Category:York Lions men's soccer players
Category:Vaughan Azzurri players
Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen
Category:Sportspeople from Bradford West Gwillimbury
Category:University and college men's soccer players in Canada
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