Quinn (soccer)
Canadian soccer player (born 1995) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Quinn (formerly Rebecca Quinn; born 11 August 1995) is a Canadian professional soccer player and Olympic gold medallist who plays as a midfielder for National Women's Soccer League club Seattle Reign FC and the Canada national team. Quinn previously played professionally for Paris FC in France's top league Division 1 Féminine (D1F), Vittsjö GIK in the Swedish Damallsvenskan, as well as Washington Spirit in the NWSL. They were the first Canadian to play women's collegiate soccer at Duke University. Quinn previously represented Canada on the under-17, under-20, under-23 national teams.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Quinn[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1995-08-11) 11 August 1995 (age 28) | ||
Place of birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Seattle Reign FC | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
North Toronto SC | |||
Richmond Hill SC[2] | |||
Erin Mills Eagles SC | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2017 | Duke Blue Devils | 69 | (8) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013 | Toronto Lady Lynx | 4 | (0) |
2018 | Washington Spirit | 17 | (0) |
2019 | Paris FC | 2 | (0) |
2019– | Seattle Reign FC | 57 | (1) |
2020 | → Vittsjö GIK (loan) | 8 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2012 | Canada U17 | 8 | (0) |
2014 | Canada U20 | 4 | (0) |
2015 | Canada U23 | 5 | (0) |
2014– | Canada | 100 | (6) |
Medal record | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 27, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 6, 2024 |
In 2021, at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Quinn became the first out, transgender, non-binary athlete to compete at the Olympics,[3] the first to medal, and the first to earn a gold medal.[4]