Amandine Pierre-Louis[2] (born 18 February 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Première Ligue club Saint-Étienne.[3] Born in Canada, she plays for the Haiti women's national team.

Amandine Pierre-Louis
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-02-18) 18 February 1995 (age 29)[1]
Place of birth Montreal, Quebec, Canada[1]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Saint-Étienne
Number 12
Youth career
FC St-Léonard
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 West Virginia Mountaineers 92 (14)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Laval Comets
2018–2019 Sky Blue 14 (0)
2020 Metz 2 (0)
2021 Slavia Prague 8 (1)
2021–2022 AaB 12 (0)
2022–2023 Rodez AF 15 (1)
2023- Saint-Étienne 16 (3)
International career
2012 Canada U-17 8 (2)
2014 Canada U-20 2 (0)
2023– Haiti 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024

College career

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Pierre-Louis appeared in 92 games during her four-year college career at West Virginia University. In 2016 she helped the Mountaineers reach their first College Cup Final. In her senior year in 2017 she was named Big 12 Co-Defensive Player of the Year.[4]

During her college career, she played with the Laval Comets in the USL W-League.[5]

Club career

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Sky Blue FC, 2018–2019

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Pierre-Louis was selected by Sky Blue FC with the 6th overall pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft, she was the second Canadian selected in the first round. She was named to the final roster for the 2018 season, but due to injury has not yet appeared in a game for Sky Blue.[6]

International career

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Pierre-Louis has represented Canada at various youth levels. She was part of Canada's U-17 Team for the 2012 CONCACAF Women's Under-17 Championship and the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Azerbaijan. Pierre-Louis, whose father hails from Haiti, was named to Canada's team for the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Canada.[7]

Pierre-Louis received her first senior Canada women's national soccer team call-up in January 2017 for a training camp in Los Angeles. Pierre-Louis has not yet been capped by Canada[8] and still remains eligible to file a one-time switch with FIFA in order to play for Haiti, which she qualifies through her father.[1]

In June 2023, Pierre-Louis was called up to the Haiti women's national team.[9]

Honours

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West Virginia Mountaineers

Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Amandine Pierre-Louis at the Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved September 15, 2020.  
  2. ^ "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Canada 2014 – List of Players: Canada" (PDF). FIFA. 4 August 2014. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Nová posila slávistek Amandine Pierre-Louis!". 25 February 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  4. ^ "AMANDINE PIERRE-LOUIS". Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Amandine Pierre-Louis : " J'ai dû accepter mentalement que je n'allais pas être parfaite "". 8 February 2018.
  6. ^ "NWSL draft results: All the picks from all 4 rounds". 18 January 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Amandine Pierre-Louis (CAN)". Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Coach John Herdman looks to survey new wave of women's soccer talent". The Globe and Mail. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Foot – Sélection Féminine : Nicolas Delepine sort sa préliste de 25 joueuses avec Amandine Pierre-Louis !". 16 June 2023.
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