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MONTREAL \u2014 Sophie Guilmette<\/a>, a former goalkeeper with the McGill University women’s soccer team, has signed a contract with UMF Selfoss of Iceland.<\/p>\n The club competes in a 10-team second-division league for the Icelandic Cup.\u00a0Selfoss, located in southern Iceland, is a commercial hub with a population of 10,420, making it the largest residential area in the region.<\/p>\n The 25-year-old played last season with Halifax Tides FC of the Northern Super League (NSL), a six-team Canadian professional circuit.\u00a0<\/p>\n “I feel extremely grateful to have been part of the Northern Super league’s inaugural season,” wrote Guilmette on her social media account. “It was an absolute honour to represent Canada and the city of Halifax in what was a ground-breaking year. I will forever cherish the moments I have shared with friends, family, teammates and staff… Most importantly, I will carry the immense impact this league had and continues to have on the soccer community all around Canada.\u00a0 That being said, I couldn’t be more excited for this chapter in a new environment, both on and off the pitch.”<\/p>\n A 5-foot-6 goalkeeper, Guilmette transferred to McGill from Vanderbilt University in 2021 and completed a master’s degree in kinesiology and physical education. Over three seasons with the Martlets, she made 37 regular-season starts and posted an 18-9-10 record, with 16 shutouts, a 0.80 goals-against average and a .803 save percentage.<\/p>\n A two-time selection to the President’s Student-Athlete Honour Roll, she was named an RSEQ second-team all-star in 2023.<\/p>\n “Sophie has overcome a lot of adversity over the years and always managed to push through,” said Jose-Luis Valdes<\/a>, head coach of the McGill Martlets. “The main thing needed for a pro career is not just talent but the ability to keep pushing through challenges, staying professional, working hard and remaining focused on the task ahead. When your opportunity comes, you have to take advantage of it.<\/p>\n “She now has an opportunity to be their number one goalkeeper in Iceland. She’s very happy with the move, and hopefully she does well and more opportunities follow.”<\/p>\n Before McGill, Guilmette played at the CEGEP level with Vanier College. She earned a scholarship to Vanderbilt in 2019, helping the team capture the Southeastern Conference title in 2020 and earning SEC Academic Honor Roll recognition.<\/p>\n Guilmette made her debut with Canada’s youth program at age 15 in 2016. She was the starting goalkeeper for Canada’s silver-medal team at the 2016 CONCACAF U-15 tournament in Orlando. She also helped Lakeshore SC win a Quebec Cup title in 2016 and led Quebec to gold at the 2017 Canada Games.<\/p>\n Guilmette is one of five McGill players to reach the professional ranks in women’s soccer. The group includes goalkeeper Sarah Dubois (BA ’18), who has played in France, defender Natasha Tcheki-Jamgotchian (BSc ’19), who has competed in Sweden, and Montreal Roses FC players Stephanie Hill<\/a> (BSc ’23, MSc ’25) and Mara Bouchard<\/a> (BA ’25).<\/p>\n UMF Selfoss, which last won the Icelandic Football Cup in 2019, will play its next game against Haukar on April 26.<\/p>\n The top two teams in the league earn promotion to Iceland’s 12-team premier division. Overall, there are 31 professional teams across three divisions in the country. =======================================================================================<\/p>\n L’ex-gardienne de McGill Sophie Guilmette<\/a> signe un contrat pro en Islande<\/p>\n MONTR\u00c9AL \u2014 L’ancienne gardienne de but de l’\u00e9quipe f\u00e9minine de soccer de l’Universit\u00e9 McGill, Sophie Guilmette<\/a>, a sign\u00e9 un contrat avec l’UMF Selfoss, en Islande.<\/p>\n Le club \u00e9volue dans un circuit de deuxi\u00e8me division compos\u00e9 de 10 \u00e9quipes et participe \u00e9galement \u00e0 la Coupe d’Islande. Situ\u00e9e dans le sud du pays, la ville de Selfoss est un centre commercial comptant 10 420 habitants, ce qui en fait la plus importante agglom\u00e9ration de la r\u00e9gion.<\/p>\n \u00c2g\u00e9e de 25 ans, Guilmette a \u00e9volu\u00e9 la saison derni\u00e8re avec le Halifax Tides FC de la Northern Super League (NSL), un circuit professionnel canadien de six \u00e9quipes.<\/p>\n \u00ab Je me sens extr\u00eamement reconnaissante d’avoir fait partie de la saison inaugurale de la Northern Super League, a \u00e9crit Guilmette sur ses r\u00e9seaux sociaux. Ce fut un immense honneur de repr\u00e9senter le Canada et la ville de Halifax lors d’une ann\u00e9e charni\u00e8re. Je ch\u00e9rirai toujours les moments partag\u00e9s avec mes amis, ma famille, mes co\u00e9quipi\u00e8res et le personnel\u2026<\/p>\n Surtout, je garderai avec moi l’impact consid\u00e9rable que cette ligue a eu \u2014 et continue d’avoir \u2014 sur la communaut\u00e9 du soccer partout au Canada. Cela dit, je suis plus qu’enthousiaste \u00e0 l’id\u00e9e d’entamer ce nouveau chapitre dans un nouvel environnement, autant sur le terrain qu’\u00e0 l’ext\u00e9rieur. \u00bb<\/p>\n Gardienne\u00a0qui mesure\u00a05 pieds et 6 pouces, elle s’est jointe \u00e0 McGill en 2021 apr\u00e8s un passage \u00e0 l’Universit\u00e9 Vanderbilt, o\u00f9 elle avait obtenu une bourse en 2019. Elle a compl\u00e9t\u00e9 une ma\u00eetrise en kin\u00e9siologie et en \u00e9ducation physique avec les Martlets.<\/p>\n En trois saisons \u00e0 McGill, elle a amorc\u00e9 37 matchs de saison r\u00e9guli\u00e8re, compilant une fiche de 18-9-10, avec 16 blanchissages, une moyenne de buts allou\u00e9s de 0,80 et un pourcentage d’arr\u00eats de ,803.<\/p>\n Double r\u00e9cipiendaire du tableau d’honneur des \u00e9tudiants-athl\u00e8tes du principal, elle a \u00e9galement \u00e9t\u00e9 nomm\u00e9e sur la deuxi\u00e8me \u00e9quipe d’\u00e9toiles du RSEQ en 2023.<\/p>\n \u00ab Sophie a surmont\u00e9 beaucoup d’adversit\u00e9 au fil des ann\u00e9es et a toujours su pers\u00e9v\u00e9rer, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 l’entra\u00eeneur-chef des Martlets de McGill, Jose-Luis Valdes<\/a>. Pour faire carri\u00e8re chez les professionnelles, il ne suffit pas d’avoir du talent. Il faut aussi \u00eatre capable de traverser les \u00e9preuves, de demeurer professionnel, de travailler fort et de rester concentr\u00e9 sur l’objectif. Quand une occasion se pr\u00e9sente, il faut savoir la saisir.<\/p>\n Elle aura maintenant l’occasion d’\u00eatre la gardienne num\u00e9ro un en Islande. Elle est tr\u00e8s heureuse de ce nouveau d\u00e9fi et, esp\u00e9rons-le, d’autres opportunit\u00e9s suivront. \u00bb<\/p>\n Avant son passage \u00e0 McGill, Guilmette a jou\u00e9 au niveau coll\u00e9gial avec le Coll\u00e8ge Vanier. \u00c0 Vanderbilt, elle a contribu\u00e9 \u00e0 la conqu\u00eate du titre de la Southeastern Conference en 2020 et a \u00e9t\u00e9 nomm\u00e9e au tableau d’honneur acad\u00e9mique de la SEC.<\/p>\n Elle a fait ses d\u00e9buts au sein du programme jeunesse canadien \u00e0 l’\u00e2ge de 15 ans, en 2016. Elle \u00e9tait la gardienne partante de l’\u00e9quipe canadienne qui a remport\u00e9 la m\u00e9daille d’argent au tournoi des moins de 15 ans de la CONCACAF, disput\u00e9 \u00e0 Orlando. Elle a aussi aid\u00e9 le Lakeshore SC \u00e0 remporter la Coupe du Qu\u00e9bec en 2016 et men\u00e9 le Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 la m\u00e9daille d’or aux Jeux du Canada en 2017.<\/p>\n Guilmette devient l’une des cinq joueuses de McGill \u00e0 avoir acc\u00e9d\u00e9 aux rangs professionnels du soccer f\u00e9minin. On retrouve notamment la gardienne Sarah Dubois (BA ’18), qui a jou\u00e9 en France, la d\u00e9fenseure Natasha Tcheki-Jamgotchian (BSc ’19), qui a \u00e9volu\u00e9 en Su\u00e8de, ainsi que les joueuses du Roses FC de Montr\u00e9al, Stephanie Hill<\/a> (BSc ’23, MSc ’25) et Mara Bouchard<\/a> (BA ’25).<\/p>\n L’UMF Selfoss, qui a remport\u00e9 la Coupe d’Islande pour la derni\u00e8re fois en 2019, disputera son prochain match contre Haukar le 26 avril.<\/p>\n Les deux premi\u00e8res \u00e9quipes du circuit acc\u00e8dent \u00e0 la premi\u00e8re division islandaise, qui compte 12 formations. Au total, le pays compte 31 \u00e9quipes professionnelles r\u00e9parties sur trois divisions.<\/p>\n SOURCE: \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Earl Zukerman<\/a>
Sports Information Officer
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McGill University
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