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Chelsea Surpris

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Chelsea Surpris
Surpris with Yzeure Allier in 2022
Personal information
Full name Chelsea Ariane Surpris[1]
Date of birth (1996-12-20) 20 December 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Crowley, Texas, U.S.
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s) Right back, Left back, Center back
Team information
Current team
Apollon Ladies
Number 2
Youth career
Dallas Sting
Nolan Catholic Vikings
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Texas Longhorns 60 (2)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 FC Dallas 7 (0)
2020–2021 ASJ Soyaux 4 (0)
2021–2022 Yzeure Allier 20 (0)
2022–2023 Grenoble 17 (4)
2024– Apollon Ladies 6 (0)
International career
United States U20
2020– Haiti 12 (2)
Managerial career
2019–2020 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:51, 29 January 2020 (UTC)

Chelsea Ariane Surpris (born 20 December 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Cypriot First Division club Apollon Ladies. Born in the United States, she plays for the Haiti national team.

Club career

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Surpris played for the Dallas Sting club team in her youth, helping the team to win the 2011 USYSA and 2014 ECNL national championships.

In 2019, Surpris played for the Dallas Sting in the WPSL.[3]

High school and college career

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Surpris played for the Nolan Catholic Vikings in high school, where she was the team's most valuable player in 2012 while also competing as a track and field athlete. In college, she played for the Texas Longhorns from 2015 to 2018. In total, she made 60 appearances, scoring 2 goals and recording 2 assists.[4]

International career

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Born in the United States, Surpris is of Haitian descent through her parents. She was previously a member of the United States under-20 national team player pool. She has been capped for the Haiti women's national team, including an appearance in the 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship against the United States on 28 January 2020.[5]

Coaching career

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Surpris was appointed as an assistant coach for the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's team on 24 October 2019.[6]

Personal life

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Surpris graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Human Dimensions of Organization and a minor in business.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying – Player National Team Roster" (PDF). CONCACAF. 21 January 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Play-Off Tournament for the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023" (PDF). FIFA. 12 February 2023. p. 1. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Women's Premier Soccer League". www.wpslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ "Chelsea Surpris - Soccer". University of Texas Athletics.
  5. ^ https://www.concacaf.com/en/olympics-qualifying-women/game-detail/509676 [bare URL]
  6. ^ a b "Chelsea Surpris - Soccer Coach". Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns.
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