Calaigh Copland Explained

Calaigh Copland (born 12 March 1987) is a footballer who plays for Unionville Milliken SC in League1 Ontario. Born in Canada, she represented Guyana at international level.

Early life

Copland was born in Ottawa and raised in Peterborough, Ontario.^[1] She later played at the senior amateur level with Peterborough City SC.^{[2] [3]}

College career

From 2006 to 2009, she attended Seneca College, playing for the women's soccer team.^{[4] [5] [6]} She was named an East Division All-Star in the 2008/09 season.^[7]

In 2009, she moved to the Ryerson University. In her debut season with Ryerson, she was named an OUA Second-Team All Star, leading the Rams in goals with six.^{[8] [9]}

Playing career

From 2015 to 2018, she played for Woodbridge Strikers in League1 Ontario.^{[10] [11] [12] [13]}

In 2019, she played for Durham United FA.^[14]

In 2021, she played for Vaughan Azzurri.^[15]

In 2022, she played with North Mississauga SC.^[16]

In 2023, she played for Unionville Milliken SC.^[17]

International career

In May 2009, she attended an identification camp for the Canada national team.

At age 28, she joined the Guyana women's national football team after being encouraged to try out for the team by her club level teammate and Guyana national team player Donna Carvalhal, who discovered her Guyanese heritage. She played her first international match in August 2015 and scored her first goal on August 21, 2015 against St. Kitts and Nevis. In February 2016, she played against the country of her birth, Canada, at the 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship.^[18]

International goals

Scores and results list Guyana's goal tally first

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
	21 August 2015					2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification
	25 May 2018					2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification

Notes and References

1. Web site: Peterborough soccer player playing with Team Guyana at Olympic qualifiers. January 21, 2016. The Peterborough Examiner. Mike. Davies.
2. Web site: Blodgett and Copland score twice for Peterborough. July 11, 2008. Peterborough This Week.
3. Web site: Copland and Gilson score in women's debut. May 27, 2009. Peterborough This Week.
4. Web site: Calaigh Copland Seneca Sting profile. Seneca College.
5. Web site: Lords return home without a medal. Oshawa This Week. October 28, 2008.
6. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20160210211714/http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/2008/09/15/copeland-stings-knights-with-pair. Copeland stings Knights with pair. September 15, 2008. February 10, 2016. The Peterborough Examiner. dead.
7. Web site: Women's Soccer Awards Announced. Ontario Colleges Athletic Association. October 24, 2008.
8. Web site: Rams pick up points on the road. Ryerson Rams. September 5, 2010.
9. Web site: Rams overrun OUA Awards ceremony. The Eye Opener. November 11, 2009. Kaleigh. Ambrose.
10. Web site: Woodbridge Strikers 6 - Sanjaxx Lions 1. October 5, 2015. League1 Ontario.
11. Web site: Calaigh Copland 2016 L1O Stats. League1 Ontario.
12. Web site: Calaigh Copland 2017 L1O Stats. League1 Ontario.
13. Web site: Calaigh Copland 2018 L1O Stats. League1 Ontario.
14. Web site: Calaigh Copland 2019 L1O Stats. League1 Ontario.
15. Web site: Calaigh Copland 2021 L1O Stats. League1 Ontario.
16. Web site: Calaigh Copland 2022 L1O Stats. League1 Ontario.
17. Web site: Calaigh Copland 2023 L1O Stats. League1 Ontario.
18. Web site: Former Peterborough resident Calaigh Copland plays with Team Guyana in Olympic qualifier. February 12, 2016. The Peterborough Examiner.