Chelsea Stewart

Chelsea Stewart

File:Chelsea Stewart (cropped).JPG
Personal information
Full name	Chelsea Blaine Stewart
Date of birth	(1990-04-28) April 28, 1990
Place of birth	Denver, United States
Height
Position(s)	Defender / Midfielder
Youth career
2004–2007	Mountain Vista High School
2007–2008	Shattuck-St. Mary's
2009	Vanderbilt University
2011–2013	UCLA
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2010	Vancouver Whitecaps	28	(0)
2014	Boston Breakers	10	(0)
2014	→ INAC Kobe Leonessa (loan)	2	(0)
2015	Western New York Flash	3	(0)
International career‡
2008–2010	Canada U-20	24	(4)
2009–	Canada	44	(0)
Medal record Olympic Games 2012 London Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 15, 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 29, 2013

Chelsea Blaine Stewart (born April 28, 1990) is a soccer player who plays as a defender who last played for the Western New York Flash of the National Women's Soccer League. She is also a member of Canada women's national soccer team.

Personal

Stewart was born in Denver, Colorado to a Canadian father and an Italian mother (from Naples). She was raised in Denver and The Pas, Manitoba, his father's homeland. She comes from a family of sport. Her father and brother both played ice hockey while her sister is also a soccer player. She was raised in Abbotsford, British Columbia.

Youth career

Stewart attended Vanderbilt University her freshman year and scored 3 goals in 18 games for the Commodores. She then transferred to UCLA, and after sitting out a year because of national team commitments, scored 2 goals in 66 games for the Bruins.

Club career

In January 2014, the Canadian women's national team allocated Stewart to the Boston Breakers of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL. She signed on loan for Japanese club INAC Kobe Leonessa in October 2014. In 2015, Stewart returned to the NWSL after the Western New York Flash signed her as a Discovery Player. Stewart was waived by the Flash on July 22, 2015.

International career

Stewart has represented Canada on the U-20 youth as well as participating in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. When the Canadian team that competed in the 2012 Olympics defeated France 1–0 on August 9, 2012 in the bronze medal match, Stewart was awarded a medal since she had played in four of the matches for Canada.

External links

• Chelsea Stewart – FIFA competition record