Quick Facts || Favourite Things || Biography

Quick Facts:

Full Name: Karina Chenelle LeBlanc
Birthday: March 30, 1980
Birthplace: Atlanta, GA
Hometown: Maple Ridge, BC
College: University of Nebraska
Height: 5′8″
Weight: 155 lbs.
Position: Goalkeeper

Resumé:
Download Karina’s resumé.
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Favourite Things:

Movie: Million Dollar Baby
Book: The Notebook
Hobbies: Writing Poetry, Emailing, Travelling, Being outdoors in the SUN
Country: Dominica
Food: Caribbean food (particularily Dominican crabbacks from my Aunt Rosilia)
Fruit: ‘Grafted mangoes
Reality TV Show: I love my reality TV, but one of the best would have to be Extreme Makeover Home Edition and the Apprentice.
TV Show: Sex in the City, The OC
Music: Reggae, Hip Hop, R & B, Rap and Gospel
Female I’d like to meet: Oprah
Male I’d like to meet: Shamar Moore (Young and the Restless)

Biography

Rutgers:

• Assistant coach at Rutgers University since 2005 (Division 1, Big East Conference)

Team Canada Milestones:

• Member of Canada’s 2008 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying team.
• Named to Canada’s roster for the 2008 Four Nations Tournament and Cyprus Cup.
• Named to Canada’s 2007 Women’s World Cup roster–her third WWC.
• Named to Canada’s roster for a two game home series vs. Netherlands in March 2006 — played one game.
• Named to Canada’s roster for a two game series vs. Mexico in February 2006 — played one game.
• Named to Canada’s roster for a two game home series vs. Germany in September 2005.
• Played against the United States in an Int’l Friendly on June 26th, 2005.
• Named to Canada’s May 2005 European Tour Roster and played two games.
• Played in three games for Canada in their April 2005 European Tour.
• Most capped goalkeeper in Canadian Women’s soccer history.
• Named Top Goalkeeper of the entire 2004 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
• Played all five games at the 2004 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Costa Rica while earing three shoutouts.
• Travelled to China for the 2004 Four Nations Tournament in January and played one game.
• Took part in a December 2003 training camp in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
• Played during the 2003 Women’s World Cup.
• Named to Canada’s 2003 Women’s World Cup roster — her second WWC.
• Played both games vs. Mexico on August 31st and September 4th.
• Played one game vs. Brasil in July, 2003.
• Played one game vs. Mexico in June, 2003 and earned her 10th career shutout.
• Played one game vs. England in May, 2003 and earned her 9th career shutout.
• Named to Canada’s 2003 Algarve Cup roster and played in three games.
• Named to Canada’s 2002 Women’s Gold Cup roster and started in four games and earning three shutouts.
• Played both games vs. Australia in late September, 2002.
• Earned her fourth shutout on April 9, 2002 against France at the France International Tournament
• Suffered an injury during a practice prior to the Canada vs USA series in June/July 2001
• Earned her third shutout against USA on March 11, 2001 at the 8th Algarve Cup
• Earned a cap against Morocco on February 12, 2001
• Played 90 minutes against the USA in Kansas City, Missouri on August 20, 2000
• Played two games during the 2000 Women’s Gold Cup
• Earned her second shutout against Japan on June 10, 2000 and also earned three of Canada’s four wins at the Pacific Cup
• Played in Canada’s opening game of the 7th Algarve Cup – 2000 and against Denmark in the fifth place game
• Made her debut for the World Cup Team when she replaced Nicole Wright on May 21, 1998 against China
• Member of Canada’s teams at the 1998 CONCACAF Championships, Australia Cup ‘99, 1999 Pan Am Games and 1999 World Cup

Biographical Info:

• Full name is Karina Chenelle LeBlanc.
• Family Includes: Vans (father), Winsome (mother), Sharma (older sis) and Kurt (younger bro)
• Was also an all-provincial basketball player and was voted British Columbia’s Most Defensive Player in basketball in 1997.
• Maple Ridge Secondary School did not sponsor a girls’ soccer team, but Karina earned five letters in basketball, four in track and four in field hockey.
• Played college soccer at the University of Nebraska and earned a degree in business administration, carrying a 3.7 GPA

Club Info:

• Currently playing with the New Jersey Wildcats in the W-League.
• 2005 W-League Awards and Honors:
  • League Champion
  • All-League Team
  • All-Conference Team (Eastern)
  • Goalkeeper of the Year (Statstically)
  • Goalkeeper of the Year (Voted)
  • Final Four All-Tournament Team
• Played with the Montreal Xtreme in the W-League for the 2004 season.
• Spent three seasons with the Boston Breakers of the WUSA.
• Earned the starting goalkeeper position with the team early in the 2002 season.

Nebraska Info:

• Jersey number = #1
• One of Nebraska’s most decorated goalkeepers in the history of the program.
• Honors and Awards (partial list):
  • A Herman Trophy Finalist.
  • Named to the 2001 Umbro Select All-Star Classic Women’s Elite College Team.
• Milestones as a Cornhusker:
  • Fourth nationally in 2000 in goals against average (0.40).
  • Started every game in 2000, logging 2007 minutes.
  • Led the Big 12 in goals against average (0.51) in 1999.
  • Fifth nationally in GAA with a 0.51 in 1999.
  • Earned Nebraska’s Most Improved Player Award as a juinor.
  • Played in all 25 games as Nebraska went 21-1-2 as a junior.
  • Ranked second in Big 12 and 17th nationally with a 0.70 GAA in 1998.
• Cornhusker Career Statistics: