Kira Bertrand
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | July 28, 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Brampton, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Woodbridge Strikers | ||
| Youth career | |||
| North Mississauga SC | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | SWOSU Bulldogs | 76 | (6) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | K–W United FC | ||
| 2015–2017 | North Mississauga SC | 32+ | (0) |
| 2018– | Woodbridge Strikers | 51 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009 | Dominica U20 | 2 | (1) |
| 2010– | Dominica | 8+ | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 19, 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of April 24, 2022 | |||
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Kira Bertrand (born July 28, 1992) is a footballer who plays for League1 Ontario club Woodbridge Strikers SC. She represents the Dominica women's national team. She scored the first competitive goal for the Dominica woman's national team program with her goal in 2009 while playing with the U20s.
Early life[edit]
Bertrand was born in Canada and played youth soccer with North Mississauga SC.[1]
College career[edit]
Bertrand attended Southwestern Oklahoma State University in the United States, where she played for the women's soccer team.[2] In 2012, she helped SWOSU to a second-place finish in its first year as members of the Great American Conference (GAC).[3] She was named the GAC Defender of the Year three times from 2011 to 2013, also earning All-Central Region honours in 2012 and 2013.[4] In addition she was also a three-time First Team All-GAC selection and two-time All-GAC tournament choice.[4] In November 2013, she was named GAC Defender of the Week.[5] In total, she appeared in 75 games for the Bulldogs, and afterwards joined the team as a graduate assistant coach, while she completed her master's degree.[4] She served as team captain in her senior year and was a nine-time GAC Defensive Player of the Week and was named team MVP twice.[6] In 2015, she returned to SOWSU as an assistant coach.[7]
Club career[edit]
In 2014, she played with K-W United FC in the USL W-League.[8]
From 2015 to 2017, Bertrand played for North Mississauga SC in League1 Ontario.[9][10] In 2015, she won the League Cup with North Mississauga[11] and was named a League First-Team All Star.[12] In 2016, she played in the mid-season league All-Star Game[13] and at the end of the season was once again named a League First Team All-Star.[14][15] In 2017, she was again selected to play in the league's mid-season All-Star game[16] and was named a league First Team All-Star for the third consecutive year.[17]
She then began playing for the Woodbridge Strikers in League1 Ontario beginning in 2018.[18][19][20][21] In 2018, she was named a league Third-Team All Star.[22] In 2020, she was named to the League1 Ontario Women's All-Time Best XI.[23]
International career[edit]
Bertrand represents the Dominica women's national football team.[24] She served as team captain in 2022.[25][26]
In 2009, she made her debut for the program with the Dominica U20 at the qualification tournament for the 2010 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, where she scored the first competitive goal for the Dominican Women’s National Program.[27] In 2010, she made her debut for the senior team at the 2010 World Cup qualifiers.[27]
Personal[edit]
She is the older sister of fellow Dominica international player Kylee Bertrand.[28][29]
References[edit]
- ↑ Colpitts, Iain (May 20, 2015). "Panthers gearing up for League1 opener". Mississauga News.
- ↑ "Kira Bertrand SWOSU profile". Southwestern Oklahoma State Bulldogs.
- ↑ "Top SWOSU athletes honored at banquet" (PDF). The Southwestern. May 2, 2012. p. 5.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Kira Bertrand SWOSU Coaching profile". Southwestern Oklahoma State Bulldogs.
- ↑ "College Round-Up for Oct. 6". Southwest Times Record. November 6, 2013.
- ↑ "North Mississauga Panthers - 2015 Season Preview". League1 Ontario. May 21, 2015.
- ↑ Self, Doug (August 5, 2015). "Former Standout Kira Bertrand Returning to Join SWOSU Soccer Staff". Southwestern Oklahoma State Bulldogs.
- ↑ "Photos: Fury Women beat K-W United". National Post.
- ↑ "Kira Bertrand 2016 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ↑ "Kira Bertrand 2017 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ↑ "2015 League1 Ontario Women's All-Stars". North Mississauga SC. November 13, 2015.
- ↑ "2015 League1 Ontario Women's All-Stars". League1 Ontario. November 9, 2015.
- ↑ Colpitts, Iain (July 19, 2016). "North Mississauga duo picked for League1 Ontario all-star soccer game". Mississauga News.
- ↑ "League1 Ontario Announces 2016 Women's First And Second Team All-Stars". League1 Ontario. November 18, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- ↑ Colpitts, Iain (November 22, 2016). "Mississauga players named League1 Ontario All-Stars". Mississauga News.
- ↑ "Two League 1 Women's Players Selected For All-Star Game, July 25th!". North Mississauga SC. July 25, 2017.
- ↑ "Standout Performers Recognized At League1 Ontario 2017 Awards Banquet". League1 Ontario. November 13, 2017.
- ↑ "Kira Bertrand 2018 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ↑ "Kira Bertrand 2019 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ↑ "Kira Bertrand 2021 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ↑ "Kira Bertrand 2022 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ↑ "Top 2018 Performers Recognized At Year-End Awards Gala". League1 Ontario. November 26, 2018.
- ↑ Thompson, Marty (May 27, 2020). "Reviewing L1O Women's All-Time Best XI". League1 Ontario.
- ↑ "NMSC sisters to represent Dominica". North Mississauga SC. April 1, 2015.
- ↑ "Dominica's team includes 7 overseas based players for CONCACAF senior women's qualifiers". Dominica News Online. February 16, 2022.
- ↑ "Kira Bertrand will Captain the Dominica Senior National Women's Football Team". Emo News. February 10, 2022.
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 "Academy Alumnus Selected to Play For the Dominica National Team". Red Devils Academy. February 8, 2010.
- ↑ Colpitts, Iain (November 20, 2015). "Bertrand earns all-conference nod". Mississauga News.
- ↑ "Dominica looks to rebound from devastation of Maria... eyes strong start to Nations League qualifying". CONCACAF. June 1, 2018.
External links[edit]
- Kira Bertrand at SoccerwayLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- SWOSU Statistics
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- 1992 births
- Dominica women's footballers
- Women's association football defenders
- Southwestern Oklahoma State Bulldogs women's soccer players
- Dominica women's international footballers
- Dominica expatriate footballers
- Dominica expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
- Soccer players from Brampton
- Canadian women's soccer players
- League1 Ontario (women) players
- Canadian expatriate women's soccer players
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Canadian people of Dominica descent
- North Mississauga SC (women) players
- Woodbridge Strikers (women) players
