Rachelle Beanlands | |
Fullname: | Rachelle Anne Beanlands |
Birth Date: | 1993 5, mf=yes |
Birth Place: | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
Height: | 1.75 m |
Position: | Goalkeeper |
Youthclubs1: | Gloucester Hornets |
Youthclubs2: | Cumberland United |
Youthclubs3: | Nepean SC |
Youthclubs4: | Ottawa South United |
Youthclubs5: | Ottawa Fury |
Collegeyears1: | 2012–2015 |
Collegecaps1: | 78 |
Collegegoals1: | 0 |
Clubs1: | Ottawa Fury FC |
Years1: | 2011 |
Clubs2: | Laval Comets |
Years2: | 2012–2015 |
Nationalteam1: | Canada |
Nationalyears1: | 2011 |
Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Rachelle Anne Beanlands (born May 11, 1993) is a former Canadian soccer player. She played as a goalkeeper.
She began playing youth soccer with the Glouchester Hornets.[1] She later played for Cumberland United,[2] Ottawa Fury Academy, and Ottawa South United.[1]
In 2010, she was named 2010 Ottawa Soccer Athlete of the Year after playing with the Ottawa Fury U17s, posting a 12-0-2 record allowing only five goals, helping the team win the 2010 Super Y-League North American Championships. She was named to the Canada U17 team.[3]
From 2011 to 2015, she attended the University of Maryland, playing for the Maryland Terrapins, redshirting her first year.[4] By the end of her tenure, she had the most starts for a goalkeeper in the school's history with 78.[5] Beanlands was a five-time academic all-conference honoree, and in 2014 was named to the Capital One Academic All-District Team, and was awarded the Big Ten Medal of Honor in 2016.[6]
She played club soccer for the Ottawa Fury[7] and Laval Comets.[8]
Beanlands received multiple callups to Canadian youth team camps. She was part of the Canada U17 team that won the 2010 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship,[9] as well as serving asbackup goalkeeper at the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
She made her sole appearance for Canada against Argentina recording a clean sheet in a 1-0 victory, at the 2011 Pan American Games;[10] Canada ultimately won gold.[11]
After her playing career, she attended medical school at the University of Western Ontario,[12] and became a medical doctor.[13]