Quinn (soccer)

Quinn (born Rebecca Catherine Quinn; August 11, 1995) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Swedish club Vittsjö GIK, on loan from OL Reign, and the Canada women's national soccer team.

This article is about the Canadian soccer player. For other players with the surname Quinn, see Quinn.

Quinn
Quinn playing for the Duke Blue Devils in October 2014
Personal information
Birth name Rebecca Catherine Quinn
Date of birth (1995-08-11) August 11, 1995
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back, midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Vittsjö GIK
(on loan from OL Reign)
Youth career
Erin Mills Eagles
Richmond Hill 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– OL Reign 6 (0)
2020– → Vittsjö GIK (loan) 8 (0)
National team‡
2012 Canada U17 8 (0)
2014 Canada U20 4 (0)
2015 Canada U23 5 (0)
2013– Canada 57 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 15, 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 1, 2020

Club career

Washington Spirit

After playing college soccer with the Duke Blue Devils, Quinn became the highest drafted Canadian in National Women's Soccer League history when they were selected third overall by the Washington Spirit in the 2018 NWSL College Draft.[1]

Paris FC

After one season in the NWSL, Quinn signed with Division 1 Féminine club Paris FC.[2]

Reign FC

On July 15, 2019, Quinn returned to the NWSL and signed with Reign FC.[3]

International career

Quinn won a silver medal at the 2012 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship in Guatemala. They also represented Canada at the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and 2015 Pan American Games.

On March 7, 2014, Quinn made their senior national team debut in a 3–1 win against Italy in the 2014 Cyprus Cup. On February 16, 2016, they scored a hat-trick against Guatemala in a 10–0 win at the CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

Quinn won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics with Team Canada.[4] On May 25, 2019 they were named to the roster for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[5]

International goals

Goal		 Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition
1. February 16, 2016 [6] BBVA Compass Stadium Guatemala

5150.01005 5–0

10–0

CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifier
2.

5150.01005 6–0

3.

5150.01005 7–0

4. October 8, 2018 [6] H-E-B Park, Edinburg  Cuba

5350.03005 8–0

5650.06005 12–0

 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship
5. October 14, 2018 [6] Toyota Stadium, Frisco  Panama

5350.03005 5–0

5650.06005 7–0

 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship Semi-final

Personal life

Born in Toronto to a sporting family, Quinn's father was a rugby player and their mother played basketball.

Quinn attended Duke University, where they played collegiate soccer for the Duke Blue Devils.[1]

In 2020, Quinn came out as transgender, and said that they use they/them pronouns.[7] They were permitted to continue playing professional women's football because they were assigned female at birth and their biological sex remained female.[8] They have expressed disappointment with media using their birth name when they came out.[9]

Honours
International

References
  1. Ben McKeown (January 18, 2018). "Rebecca Quinn becomes highest-drafted Canadian in NWSL history". The Globe and Mail.
  2. Neil Davidson (February 5, 2019). "Rebecca Quinn signs with Paris FC, the latest Canadian to opt for a European team". Globe and Mail.
  3. Rantz, Susie (July 15, 2019). "Reign make series of moves to bolster roster". Sounder at Heart. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  4. "Rebecca Quinn". Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  5. "Together We Rise: Canada Soccer announces squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019". Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  6. Quinn at the Canadian Soccer Association (also available in French). Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  7. McElwee, Molly (September 9, 2020). "Canada international Quinn comes out as transgender". The Telegraph. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  8. Gornall, Katie; Falkingham, Katie (September 23, 2020). "Quinn: Canada's transgender footballer on being 'visible' and playing at the Olympics". BBC Sport. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  9. @TheQuinny5 (September 12, 2020). "Nearly every publication, including LGBTQ news sources, has used my deadname while reporting my story. The news matters and it's crucial to write about trans people using their name & pronouns. Please do your research, change your headlines, and grow" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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