Shanice Alfred

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Shanice Alfred

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|8|29|df=y}}

| birth_place = Soufrière, Saint Lucia

| height = 1.75m

| position = Forward

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Airdrie & District SA

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 = Calgary Blizzard SC

| collegeyears1 = 2019

| college1 = MacEwan Griffins

| collegecaps1 = 1

| collegegoals1 = 0

| collegeyears2 = 2021–2023

| college2 = Seneca Sting

| collegecaps2 = 25

| collegegoals2 = 48

| years1 = 2024–

| clubs1 = Pickering FC

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2020

| nationalteam1 = Guyana U20

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

| nationalyears2 = 2022–

| nationalteam2 = Guyana

| nationalcaps2 = 6+

| nationalgoals2 = 3+

| pcupdate = 25 July 2023

| ntupdate = 3 December 2023

}}

Shanice Alfred (born 29 August 2001) is a footballer who plays as a forward. Born in Saint Lucia, she plays for the Guyana women's national team.

Early life

Alfred was born in St. Lucia, before later moving to Canada at age four.{{Canada Soccer player|id=4448}} She began playing youth soccer at age seven with Airdrie & District SA. She later played youth soccer with Calgary Blizzard SC.{{cite web|url=https://calgaryblizzard.com/blizzard-girls-invited-national-team-id-camp/|title=Blizzard Girls Invited to National Team ID Camp|date=February 27, 2017|work=Calgary Blizzard SC}}

College career

In 2019, she began attending MacEwan University, where she played for the women's soccer team.{{cite web|url=https://www.macewangriffins.ca/sports/wsoc/2019-20p/bios/alfred_shanice_lamm?view=gamelog|title=Shanice Alfred MacEwan profile|work=MacEwan Griffins}}

In 2020, she moved to Ontario and began attending Seneca College. She made her debut on September 18, 2021, netting a hat trick in a 9–0 victory over the Sault Cougars and was named the school Athlete of the Week.{{cite journal|url=https://senecasting.ca/varsity/News_Slider/2021-22/09-18_WSOC|title=Sting Shutout Cougars to Open Season|date=September 18, 2021|journal=Seneca College}}{{cite journal|url=https://www.senecasting.ca/varsity/News_Slider/2021-22/09-20_AOTW_Alfred|date=September 21, 2021|title=Shanice Alfred Named Athlete of the Week|journal=Seneca College}} In 2021, she was named the OCAA Women's Soccer Central Division Player of the Year, and was named to the OCAA Women's Soccer Central Division All-Star Team and a CCAA Women's Soccer All-Canadians.{{cite journal|url=https://www.ocaa.com/sports/wsoc/2021-22/awards|title=2021 OCAA Women's soccer awards|journal=Ontario Colleges Athletic Association}} On September 13, 2022, she scored four goals in the season opener, in a 10–1 victory over the Loyalist Lancers.{{cite journal|url=https://www.senecasting.ca/varsity/News_Slider/2022-23/09-13_WSOC|title=Alfred Nets Four in Season Opener|date=September 13, 2022|journal=Seneca College}} She was twice named the Athlete of the Week in 2022,{{cite journal|url=https://www.senecasting.ca/varsity/News_Slider/2022-23/09-19_AOTW_alfred|title=Shanice Alfred Named Athlete of the Week|date=September 19, 2022|journal=Seneca College}}{{cite journal|url=https://senecasting.ca/varsity/News_Slider/2022-23/10-11_AOTW_alfred|title=Shanice Alfred Named Athlete of the Week|date=October 3, 2022|journal=Seneca College}} and helped the team advance to the CCAA semi-finals.{{cite journal|url=https://www.senecasting.ca/varsity/News_Slider/2022-23/11-09_WSOC|title=Alfred, Lamacchia Lead Sting|date=November 9, 2022|journal=Seneca College}} In 2022, she was named an OCAA Women's Soccer East Division First Team All-Star.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.ocaa.com/sports/wsoc/2022-23/awards|title=2022 OCAA Women's soccer awards|journal=Ontario Colleges Athletic Association}} On October 14, 2023, Alfred tied an Ontario Colleges Athletic Association record, scoring nine goals in a single match, in a 10–0 victory over the Loyalist Lancers.{{cite web|url=https://www.senecasting.ca/sports/wsoc/2023-24/boxscores/20231014_z32u.xml|title=Alfred Ties OCAA Record|date=October 13, 2023|work=Seneca College}}{{cite web|url=https://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2023/10/21/the-new-canada-generation-8-of-guyanas-lady-jags/|title=The new "Canada Generation 8" of Guyana's Lady Jags|work=Kaieteur News|date=October 21, 2023|first=Colin|last=Benjamin}} In 2023, she helped Seneca win their first ever CCAA national title, also setting a team record with 25 goals in a single season.{{cite journal|url=https://www.senecasting.ca/varsity/News_Slider/2023-24/11-11_WSOC|title=Sting Claim National Championship|date=November 11, 2023|journal=Seneca College}} She was named the OCAA Women's Soccer Player of the Year, the OCAA Top Scorer, and was named an OCAA East Division League First-Team All-Star and CCAA All-Canadian.{{cite journal|url=https://www.ocaa.com/sports/wsoc/2023-24/releases/10202023ocaaawards|title=Seneca's Alfred headlines OCAA women's soccer awards|date=October 20, 2023|journal=Ontario Colleges Athletic Association}}

Club career

In 2024, she joined Pickering FC in League1 Ontario.

International career

Alfred was eligible to represent St. Lucia (where she was born and where her mother is from), Guyana (where her father is from), and Canada (where she was raised).{{cite web|url=https://www.airdriecityview.com/local-sports/airdrie-soccer-player-happy-to-represent-guyana-on-world-stage-6639296|title=Airdrie soccer player happy to represent Guyana on world stage|first=Scott|last=Strasser|date=March 6, 2023|work=Airdrie City View}}{{cite web|url=https://www.discoverairdrie.com/articles/airdrie-soccer-player-proudly-represents-her-country-|title=Airdrie soccer player proudly represents her country|first=Anna|last=Ferensowicz|date=March 13, 2023}}

In March and April 2017, she attended training camps with the Canada U17 team.

In 2020, she began playing with the Guyana U20 team at the 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. She later played with the Guyana senior team.{{cite web|url=https://newsroom.gy/2023/10/26/concacaf-w-road-to-gold-cup-alfreds-goal-gives-guyana-victory-over-suriname/|title=Concacaf W Road To Gold Cup: Alfred's goal gives Guyana victory over Suriname|date=October 26, 2023|work=Guyana Newsroom}}{{cite web|url=https://www.senecajournalism.ca/seneca-college-soccer-standout-and-guyana-national-team-player-excels-on-and-off-field/|title=Seneca College Soccer Standout and Guyana National Team Player Excels On and Off Field|first=Adam|last=D’Addario|date=March 29, 2023|work=Seneca Journalism}}