GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida soccer adds senior striker Montelene Dymond [pronounced Mon-ta-lean] to the 2026 roster.
Dymond led Florida International in 2025 with eight goals and 16 points, earning All-Conference USA second-team honors. She shared third with four goals among the 2024 Panthers team that advanced to the NCAA Tournament after winning both the Conference USA regular-season and tournament titles. She is a left-footed player who is comfortable with both feet.
“We are so excited to welcome Montelene to the Gator family!,” Florida Head Coach Nick Zimmerman said. “Montelene is such a powerful and pacey player that causes so many problems for defenders. She will fit in perfectly with how we want to play. Go Gators!”
Dymond is the 10th transfer to join the Gators – Tatum Borman, Breahn Fisher, Charlotte Grim, Hannah Jibril, Zoe Main, Ella Petersen, Kelsey Smith, Adia Symmonds and Kyra Taylor. Florida’s 2026 roster includes six freshmen as UF signed four in November and added Addy Dean and Courtney Hogan at the turn of the year.
Montelene Dymond
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Position: Forward
High School: St. Joan of Arc Catholic High School
Club: Barrie SC
Previous Schools: Florida International (2024 & 2025) / Kansas (2023)
Hometown: Barrie, Ontario
Info
At FIU (2025 & 2024) and Kansas (2023):
Club/High School:
Ontario Cup finalist
2022 I-model central region champions
League champions from Under 9 to Under 17
Played three years for St. Joan of Arc High School
Ranked No. 2 overall and No. 1 attacking player in 2023 First Touch Football (FTF) Canada Top 100 rankings
Also played hockey and flag football
Dymond Career Statistics (at FIU & Kansas)
Season
GP-GS
Min
Shots
G (GWG)
A
Pts
2023 at KU
12-0
243
10
2 (1)
0
4
2024 at FIU
17-5
599
20
4 (0)
0
8
2025 at FIU
17-5
733
31
8 (4)
0
16
Totals
46-10
1575
61
14 (5)
0
28