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Cloey Uddenberg

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Cloey Uddenberg
Personal information
Full name Cloey Elaine Uddenberg[1]
Date of birth (2002-11-13) 13 November 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Team information
Current team
AFC Toronto
Youth career
Aurora Stingers
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Guelph Gryphons 20 (2)
2023 South Alabama Jaguars 18 (0)
2024 Purdue Boilermakers 18 (1)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Aurora FC 24 (2)
2021 Guelph Union 5 (1)
2022–2024 Simcoe County Rovers 59 (14)
2025– AFC Toronto 0 (0)
International career
2019 Saint Kitts and Nevis U17 1 (0)
2017– Saint Kitts and Nevis U20 7+ (0+)
2018– Saint Kitts and Nevis 12+ (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 13, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 August 2019

Cloey Elaine Uddenberg (born 13 November 2002) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for AFC Toronto in the Northern Super League. Born in Canada, she represents Saint Kitts and Nevis at international level.

University career

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In 2020, she began attending the University of Guelph, playing for the women's soccer team. In her rookie season in 2021 (the 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic), she was OUA and U Sports Rookie of the Year, OUA West Player of the Year, and was named to the Second Team All-Canadian and U Sports All-Rookie team.[2][3][4] She became the first Guelph player to ever win the national Rookie of the Year Award.[5] In 2022, she was named an OUA West First Team All-Star.[6]

In 2023, she transferred to the University of South Alabama, where she joined the women's soccer team.[7]

In 2024, she transferred to Purdue University to play for the women's soccer team.[8] On August 25, 2024, she scored her first NCAA Division I goal in a victory over the UIC Flames.[9]

Club career

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Uddenberg played for League1 Ontario side Aurora FC from 2017 to 2019.[10][11][12]

In 2021, she played for Guelph Union.[13] She scored one goal on August 24, against Unionville Milliken SC.[14]

In 2022, she joined Simcoe County Rovers FC.[15] She was named a league First Team All-Star in 2022.[16] In 2023, she was named the league's Midfielder of the Year and a league First Team All-Star.[17][18] When she started for the club against Alliance United on May 4, 2024 she became the clubs all time record appearance leader.[citation needed]

In November 2024, she signed a professional contract with AFC Toronto in the Northern Super League for the 2025 season.[19][20]

International career

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Eligible for Canada and St. Kitts and Nevis, Uddenberg was encouraged to try out for the St. Kitts and Nevis team by her father.[21]

Uddenberg represented St Kitts and Nevis at the 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship qualifying stage and two CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualifiers (2018 and 2019).[22]

She also represents the Saint Kitts and Nevis senior team. She scored a hat trick against Grenada on May 23, 2018 at the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification.[23] She scored another hat trick on October 8, 2019 against Antigua and Barbuda at the 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification.[24]

International goals

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Scores and results list Saint Kitts and Nevis's goal tally first

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 23 May 2018 Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago  Grenada 1–0 10–0 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification
2 3–0
3 6–0
4 27 May 2018  U.S. Virgin Islands 7–0 7–0
5 4 October 2019  Aruba 4–0 6–1 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification
6 5–0
7 8 October 2019  Antigua and Barbuda 2–0 10–0
8 3–0
9 4–0

Personal life

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Uddenberg's paternal grandparents hail from Saint Kitts and Nevis.[25][26] Her sisters, Kayla and Carley, are also members of the Saint Kitts and Nevis women's national football team.[27][28]

References

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  1. ^ "The Uddenberg Sisters: from St Kitts & Nevis to the York Region". OneSoccer. 25 February 2020.
  2. ^ Cudmore, John (29 November 2021). "Richmond Hill's Cloey Uddenberg named top rookie for U Sports women's soccer". Richmond Hill Liberal.
  3. ^ "SKN's Cloey Uddenberg nabs Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year awards". SKN Pulse. 17 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Lefebvre, Uddenberg, Wroe score top divisional honours amidst award and all-star selections". Ontario University Athletics. 10 November 2021. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  5. ^ "WSCR: Cloey Uddenberg Becomes First U of G Women's Soccer Player to be Named National Rookie of the Year". Guelph Gryphons. 17 November 2021.
  6. ^ "WSCR: Four Gryphons Named 2022 OUA All-Stars". Guelph Gryphons. 2 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Jaguar soccer adds four signees for fall 2023". South Alabama Jaguars. 24 May 2023.
  8. ^ @PurdueSoccer (7 March 2024). "We are excited to welcome Cloey Uddenberg to the family!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ^ "Boilermakers Shut Out Flames". Purdue Boilermakers. 25 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Cloey Uddenberg 2017 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  11. ^ "Cloey Uddenberg 2018 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  12. ^ "Cloey Uddenberg 2019 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  13. ^ "Union completes unbeaten run through inaugural season". Guelph Sports Journal. 30 August 2021. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  14. ^ "Cloey Uddenberg 2021 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021.
  15. ^ @RoversFC_L1O (17 March 2022). "Cloey is a Rover" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  16. ^ "Simcoe skipper Cloey Uddenberg at the heart of the 2022 Women's Premier Division All-Star team". League1 Ontario. 17 November 2022.
  17. ^ "Women's Premier Division 2023: Award Winners". League1 Ontario. 20 November 2023.
  18. ^ "Triple award-winning goalkeeper Gurleen Toor selected in talented XI". League1 Ontario. 28 November 2023.
  19. ^ Butler, Signa (28 November 2024). "Cloey Uddenberg becomes 3rd local player to sign for Northern Super League's AFC Toronto". CBC Sports.
  20. ^ "AFC Toronto signs former U Sports all-Canadian midfielder Cloey Uddenberg". Waking the Red. 28 November 2024.
  21. ^ "York Catholic District School Board sisters give it their all in 2020 Olympics Qualifier Tournament". York Catholic District School Board. 26 February 2020.
  22. ^ Cudmore, John (16 May 2018). "Aurora Stingers' Uddenberg looks forward to Women's World Cup qualifier". Richmond Hill Liberal. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  23. ^ "St Kitts & Nevis send 10-0 warining". Trinidad and Tobago Guardian. 24 May 2018.
  24. ^ Baptiste, Beto. "Benna Girls suffer huge loss in final CONCACAF qualifier". Antigua Observer.
  25. ^ Massey, Rob (27 November 2021). "Nation's top rookie shines for U of G and her home country". Guelph Today.
  26. ^ Davidson, Neil (28 November 2024). "New AFC Toronto midfielder Cloey Uddenberg played her part in Canada soccer history". Toronto Star.
  27. ^ Davidson, Neil (27 January 2020). "Sugar Girlz from St. Kitts/Nevis rely on Canadian content in Olympic qualifier - Teenaged Uddenberg sisters are part of burgeoning team's roster". CBC Sports.
  28. ^ Olney, Charles (7 February 2020). "After learning from Olympic qualifying, St. Kitts & Nevis is ready to start winning". All for XI.
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