Brittany Baxter

Brittany Amanda Baxter (née Timko) (born September 5, 1985)^[1] is a Canadian retired soccer player who played professionally for five different clubs and earned 132 caps with the Canadian National Team.

Brittany Baxter

Baxter with Canada in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Brittany Amanda Baxter
Date of birth	(1985-09-05) September 5, 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder / forward
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2006	Nebraska Cornhuskers	71	(41)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2006	Vancouver Whitecaps	17	(4)
2008–2009	Melbourne Victory	9	(2)
2009	Piteå IF	7	(0)
2010	SG Essen-Schönebeck	0	(0)
2014	Seattle Sounders Women	3	(0)
International career‡
2002–2004	Canada U-19	32	(16)
2002–2014	Canada	132	(5)
Medal record Women's soccer Representing  Canada Olympic Games 2012 London Team Pan American Games 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team 2011 Guadalajara Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 26, 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 26, 2014

Club career

Baxter's first senior club team was Vancouver Whitecaps Women. She also played on the University of Nebraska–Lincoln soccer team from 2003 to 2007, graduating in May 2007. She then signed for Melbourne Victory of Australia's newly formed W-League in October 2008,^[2] linking up with her former coach Matt Shepherd.^[3]

In the first half of the 2009–10 season Baxter played in Sweden's Damallsvenskan league for Piteå IF,^[4] and in the second played for SG Essen-Schönebeck.^[5] She left Essen-Schönebeck during the summer of 2010.^[6]

Baxter was signed by the Seattle Sounders Women in the W-League on May 2, 2014.^[7]

International career

Baxter enjoyed international success at the youth level, where she played mostly as a forward. She earned the Adidas Golden Shoe as top scorer at the 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship with seven goals in four games.

Baxter won the gold medal at the 2011 Pan American Games soccer tournament when Canada defeated Brazil 4–3 in penalty kicks.

Baxter was a member of the two Olympic Teams for Canada, in 2008 and 2012. She won a bronze medal in 2012, when Canada defeated France 1–0 in the bronze medal match.

Baxter played in the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2007 and 2011.^[8]

Baxter retired from professional soccer following the 2014 season. She finished her international career with 132 caps and 5 goals.^[9] She was honoured by Canada Soccer in a halftime ceremony during a Canada vs. United States friendly on November 9, 2017, alongside teammates Chelsea Stewart and Kelly Parker.^[10]

Coaching

Since retiring from professional soccer, Baxter has moved into coaching. She is the Technical Director at the Port Moody Soccer Club in British Columbia.^[11]

Honours

• 2022: Canada Soccer Hall of Fame^[12]

Personal life

Baxter and her husband Sean, have two children, a son, Johnny and a daughter Zoe.^[11]

References

1. "Athlete Detail Page – Brittany Baxter". Canadian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on August 20, 2008. Retrieved August 21, 2008.
2. "Victory Women on track for Westfield W-League debut". Melbourne Victory. October 14, 2008. Archived from the original on April 19, 2017. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
3. "Victory in Melbourne » melbourne victory". Archived from the original on January 6, 2009. Retrieved April 2, 2009.
4. "Sidan kan inte hittas". Archived from the original on October 23, 2013. Retrieved January 28, 2009.
5. "Wechselübersicht Frauenfußball Winter 2010". Archived from the original on September 28, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2010.
6. "Wechselbörse – Saison 2010/11". Archived from the original on July 19, 2011.
7. "Sounders Sign Brittany Baxter from Canada National Team – Seattle Sounders Women". Archived from the original on May 12, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
8. "B.BAXTER". Retrieved August 15, 2019.
9. "Brittany Timko Baxter (CAN)". Retrieved August 15, 2019.
10. "CSA to honour Brittany Baxter during Can v USA match Nov 9th". Archived from the original on August 16, 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
11. "Brittany Timko: Women's soccer is in such a good place". November 15, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
12. Davidson, Neil (February 5, 2020). "Karina LeBlanc, Brittany Timko Baxter named to Canada Soccer Hall of Fame". cbc.ca. The Canadian Press. Retrieved August 31, 2022.

External links

• Brittany Baxter at the Canadian Soccer Association / Canada Soccer Hall of Fame
• Bio at Melbourne Victory
• Nebraska player bio Archived July 12, 2011, at the Wayback Machine