Gabrielle Carle

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Gabrielle Carle

| fullname = Gabrielle Carle{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce5/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=Women's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020 – Squad list: Canada |work=FIFA |page=3 |date=August 5, 2021 |access-date=February 21, 2023}}

| image = NC Courage vs Washington Spirit (Nov 2024) 026.jpg

| image_size = 200px

| caption = Carle with the Washington Spirit in 2024

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|10|12}}

| birth_place = Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

| height = 1.68 m

| position = Defender, Midfielder

| youthyears1 = 2004–2015

| youthclubs1 = AS Chaudière-Est

| youthyears2 = 2015–2016

| youthclubs2 = Dynamo de Québec

| youthyears3 = 2016–2017

| youthclubs3 = CS Lévis-Est

| currentclub = Washington Spirit

| clubnumber = 14

| collegeyears1 = 2017–2021

| college1 = Florida State Seminoles

| collegecaps1 = 100

| collegegoals1 = 8

| years1 = 2015

| clubs1 = Quebec Dynamo ARSQ

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 2018

| clubs2 = Dynamo de Québec

| caps2 = 6

| goals2 = 3

| years3 = 2022

| clubs3 = Kristianstads

| caps3 = 22

| goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2023–

| clubs4 = Washington Spirit

| caps4 = 51

| goals4 = 0

| club-update = March 28, 2025

| nationalyears1 = 2014

| nationalteam1 = Canada U17

| nationalcaps1 = 4

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2016–2018

| nationalteam2 = Canada U20

| nationalcaps2 = 8

| nationalgoals2 = 4

| nationalyears3 = 2015

| nationalteam3 = Canada U23

| nationalcaps3 = 5

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalyears4 = 2015–

| nationalteam4 = Canada

| nationalcaps4 = 55

| nationalgoals4 = 1

| nationalteam-update = April 8, 2025

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's football}}

{{MedalCountry|{{CAN}}}}

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Gabrielle Carle (born October 12, 1998) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a defender or midfielder for National Women's Soccer League club Washington Spirit and the Canadian national team.

Early life

She began playing soccer when she was five years old with AS Chaudière-Est in Lévis.{{cite web |url=https://canadasoccer.com/profile/?id=13053&teamId=2088 |title=Gabrielle Carle Canada Profile |work=Canadian Soccer Association |date=January 28, 2020}}

She attended the École secondaire des Sources in Montreal in the sport-study program.{{cite web |url=http://olympic.ca/team-canada/gabrielle-carle/ |title=Gabrielle Carle Olympic Profile |date=June 19, 2015 |publisher=Olympics |access-date=August 8, 2016}}

In 2015, she was named the best Junior player in the province of Quebec and the best Senior player in Quebec in 2016.{{cite web |url=https://seminoles.com/sports/soccer/roster/gabby-carle/ |title=Gabby Carle Profile |work=Florida State Seminoles |date=August 3, 2017 |access-date=June 30, 2021 |archive-date=August 23, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823100802/http://seminoles.com/sports/soccer/roster/gabby-carle/ |url-status=dead }}

College career

In 2017, she committed to Florida State University, where she would play for the women's soccer team.{{Cite web |archive-date=February 28, 2021 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228101932/https://en.sportsambitions.com/post/gabrielle-carle-signe-%C3%A0-florida-state |url=https://en.sportsambitions.com/post/gabrielle-carle-signe-%C3%A0-florida-state |title=Gabrielle Carle signe à Florida State |trans-title=Gabrielle Carle Signs with Florida State |date=January 4, 2017 |work=Sports Ambitions}} She scored her first goal in the 86th minute against Ole Miss on November 10 in the first round of the 2017 NCAA Women's Soccer Championship. In 2018, she helped FSU to win the 2018 NCAA Division I Championship.{{cite web |url=https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/college-soccer-articles/gabby-carle:-her-best-is-yet-to-come_aid48533 |title=Gabby Carle: Her Best is Yet to Come |work=Top Drawer Soccer |date=September 25, 2020 |first=Chuck |last=Walsh}}

Club career

In 2015, she played with Quebec Dynamo ARSQ in the USL W-League. In 2018, she re-joined Dynamo de Quebec, now in the semi-professional PLSQ.{{Cite news |url=http://www.journaldequebec.com/2018/04/11/gabrielle-carle-avec-le-dynamo |title=Gabrielle Carle avec le Dynamo |trans-title=Gabrielle Carle with the Dynamo |last=Boutin |first=Richard |work=Le Journal de Québec |language=fr}}

In December 2021, Carle joined Swedish club Kristianstads on an initial one-year contract beginning in 2022.{{cite web |url=https://www.lesoleil.com/2021/12/13/gabrielle-carle-opte-pour-la-suede-874eda7960de5154e91d44b80cbe03c7 |title=Gabrielle Carle opte pour la Suède |trans-title=Gabrielle Carle opts for Sweden |language=fr |work=Le Soleil |first=Mikael |last=Lalancette |date=December 13, 2021}}

In December 2022, she joined the Washington Spirit of the National Women's Soccer League on a two-year contract with an option for 2025.{{cite web |url=https://washingtonspirit.com/2022/12/12/washington-spirit-signs-defender-gabrielle-carle/ |title=Washington Spirit Signs Defender Gabrielle Carle |date=December 12, 2022 |work=Washington Spirit}}

International career

= Youth =

In 2013, at age 14, she was invited to a training camp for the Canada U17 team.{{Cite web |url=https://www.tsn.ca/canadian-player-profile-gabrielle-carle-1.1316925 |title=Canadian player profile: Gabrielle Carle |date=June 5, 2019 |first=Meaghen |last=Johnson |work=TSN}} The following year, she played for the Canada U20 team at the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, playing in all four of Canada's games. In 2015, Carle was named to the roster for the Pan American Games, where she featured in all five of Canada's games, with the team finishing in fourth place.

= Senior =

She debuted for the senior team on December 9, 2015, against Mexico. She scored her first goal for Canada in a 10–0 win against Guatemala in the 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship.{{cite web |url=https://www.canadasoccer.com/news/canada-one-win-away-from-olympic-berth-after-winning-group-b/ |title=Canada one win away from Olympic berth after winning Group B |work=Canadian Soccer Association |date=February 16, 2016}}

She played every minute of her team's matches at the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, scoring against Nigeria. She was named as an alternate player for Canada at the 2016 Olympics, where the team won a bronze medal.

In 2018, Carle captained the U20 side at the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, scoring twice during the group stage, and also against Mexico in the semi-finals, where Canada bowed out after a penalty shootout.

On May 25, 2019, she was named to the roster for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.{{cite web |url=https://canadasoccer.com/news/together-we-rise-canada-soccer-announces-squad-for-the-fifa-womens-world-cup-france-2019/ |title=Together We Rise: Canada Soccer announces squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 |date=May 25, 2019 |work=Canadian Soccer Association}} In 2021, she was named as an alternate for Canada for the delayed 2020 Olympics.{{cite web |url=https://www.wtxl.com/sports/college-sports/fsu/gabby-carle-set-to-represent-canada-in-tokyo-olympics |title=Gabby Carle set to represent Canada in Tokyo Olympics |date=June 24, 2021 |work=WTXL-TV}}

Carle was called up to the 23-player Canada squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.{{cite web |title=Canada Soccer unveils FIFA Women's World Cup squad for Australia & New Zealand 2023 |url=https://canadasoccer.com/news/canada-soccer-unveils-fifa-womens-world-cup-squad-for-australia-new-zealand-2023/ |website=Canadian Soccer Association |date=9 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709175922/https://canadasoccer.com/news/canada-soccer-unveils-fifa-womens-world-cup-squad-for-australia-new-zealand-2023/ |archive-date=9 July 2023 |url-status=live}}

Carle was called up to the Canada squad for the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup, which Canda finished as semifinalists.{{cite web |title=Canada Soccer Unveils 2024 Concacaf W Gold Cup Roster |url=https://canadasoccer.com/news/canada-soccer-unveils-2024-concacaf-w-gold-cup-roster/ |website=Canadian Soccer Association |access-date=7 February 2024 |archive-date=7 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240207163842/https://canadasoccer.com/news/canada-soccer-unveils-2024-concacaf-w-gold-cup-roster/ |url-status=live }}

Carle was called up to the Canada squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://canadasoccer.com/news/canada-soccer-and-canadian-olympic-committee-unveil-womens-national-team-roster-for-the-paris-olympic-games/|title=Canada Soccer and Canadian Olympic Committee unveil Women's National Team roster for Paris Olympic Games|publisher=Canada Soccer|website=www.canadasoccer.com|date=1 July 2024|access-date=1 July 2024}}

Honours

Florida State Seminoles

NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship: 2018, 2021
ACC Women's Soccer Tournament: 2018, 2020, 2021
ACC Women's Regular Season Champions: 2020

Washington Spirit

NWSL Challenge Cup: 2025{{cite news|url=https://washingtonspirit.com/blog/2025/03/08/recap-short-handed-spirit-wins-2025-nwsl-challenge-cup/|title=Recap: Short-Handed Spirit Wins 2025 NWSL Challenge Cup|date=2025-03-08|publisher=Washington Spirit|access-date=2025-03-08}}

Canada

Summer Olympics: 2021

Individual

All-ACC Second Team: 2021
College Cup All-Tournament Team: 2018

References

External links

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