Chanté Sherese Sandiford (born 8 January 1990) is a footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Icelandic club Stjarnan and captains the Guyana national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chanté Sherese Sandiford[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1990[1][2] | ||
| Place of birth | Bethpage, New York, United States[1][3] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1][2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper[1][2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Stjarnan | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007 | Villanova Wildcats | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | UCLA Bruins | 50 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Washington Freedom | 13 | (0) |
| 2009 | Washington Freedom Futures | 10 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Pali Blues | 8 | (0) |
| 2012 | New Jersey Wildcats | 7 | (0) |
| 2013 | Zorky Krasnogorsk | 19 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Selfoss | 54 | (0) |
| 2018 | Avaldsnes | 6 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Haukar | 35 | (0) |
| 2021– | Stjarnan | 18 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007 | United States U17 | ||
| 2016– | Guyana | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 June 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2018 | |||
Sandiford has played in the UEFA Women's Champions League with Russian club FC Zorky Krasnogorsk and Norwegian club Avaldsnes IL. Born in the United States, she has represented Guyana internationally.
Club career edit
Her collegiate career started at Villanova before her transfer to UCLA. A ruptured Achilles ended her collegiate career,[4] but after 6 months of rehabilitation, she joined the New Jersey Wildcats.[5]
After two seasons with Haukar, Sandiford signed with Úrvalsdeild kvenna club Stjarnan in early 2021.[6]
International career edit
Sandiford has already appeared with Guyana.[7]
Personal life edit
Sandiford is also a personal trainer, and launched an app for achieving fitness goals on a vegan diet.[8][9]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Chanté Sandiford - Women's Soccer". UCLA. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ a b c Chanté Sandiford at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Chante Sandiford - Women's Soccer". Villanova University Athletics. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Chanté Sandiford: Heart of a Warrior, Mind of a Champion". The Peach Review. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ Tom Worgo (9 July 2013). "McDonogh grad braves cold to play pro soccer in Russia". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ Guðmundur Aðalsteinn Ásgeirsson (12 January 2021). "Markvörður Hauka á leið í Stjörnuna". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ Laura Armstrong (11 February 2016). "Canada dominates Guyana in women's Olympic soccer qualifier". The Star. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ^ "Maximizing your organic reach". Passion.io. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "About 1". Plant-Based Body. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
External links edit
- Chanté Sandiford at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
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