Cloey Uddenberg
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Cloey Elaine Uddenberg[1] | ||
Date of birth | 13 November 2002 | ||
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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Scores and results list Saint Kitts and Nevis's goal tally first
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "The Uddenberg Sisters: from St Kitts & Nevis to the York Region". OneSoccer. 25 February 2020.
- ^ Cudmore, John (29 November 2021). "Richmond Hill's Cloey Uddenberg named top rookie for U Sports women's soccer". Richmond Hill Liberal.
- ^ "SKN's Cloey Uddenberg nabs Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year awards". SKN Pulse. 17 November 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "WSCR: Four Gryphons Named 2022 OUA All-Stars". Guelph Gryphons. 2 November 2022.
- ^ "Jaguar soccer adds four signees for fall 2023". South Alabama Jaguars. 24 May 2023.
- ^ @PurdueSoccer (7 March 2024). "We are excited to welcome Cloey Uddenberg to the family!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Boilermakers Shut Out Flames". Purdue Boilermakers. 25 August 2024.
- ^ "Cloey Uddenberg 2017 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ "Cloey Uddenberg 2018 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ "Cloey Uddenberg 2019 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Cloey Uddenberg 2021 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021.
- ^ @RoversFC_L1O (17 March 2022). "Cloey is a Rover" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Simcoe skipper Cloey Uddenberg at the heart of the 2022 Women's Premier Division All-Star team". League1 Ontario. 17 November 2022.
- ^ "Women's Premier Division 2023: Award Winners". League1 Ontario. 20 November 2023.
- ^ "Triple award-winning goalkeeper Gurleen Toor selected in talented XI". League1 Ontario. 28 November 2023.
- ^ Butler, Signa (28 November 2024). "Cloey Uddenberg becomes 3rd local player to sign for Northern Super League's AFC Toronto". CBC Sports.
- ^ "AFC Toronto signs former U Sports all-Canadian midfielder Cloey Uddenberg". Waking the Red. 28 November 2024.
- ^ "York Catholic District School Board sisters give it their all in 2020 Olympics Qualifier Tournament". York Catholic District School Board. 26 February 2020.
- ^ Cudmore, John (16 May 2018). "Aurora Stingers' Uddenberg looks forward to Women's World Cup qualifier". Richmond Hill Liberal. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ "St Kitts & Nevis send 10-0 warining". Trinidad and Tobago Guardian. 24 May 2018.
- ^ Baptiste, Beto. "Benna Girls suffer huge loss in final CONCACAF qualifier". Antigua Observer.
- ^ Massey, Rob (27 November 2021). "Nation's top rookie shines for U of G and her home country". Guelph Today.
- ^ Davidson, Neil (28 November 2024). "New AFC Toronto midfielder Cloey Uddenberg played her part in Canada soccer history". Toronto Star.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Olney, Charles (7 February 2020). "After learning from Olympic qualifying, St. Kitts & Nevis is ready to start winning". All for XI.
External links
[edit]- 2002 births
- Living people
- Saint Kitts and Nevis women's footballers
- Women's association football midfielders
- Women's association football defenders
- Saint Kitts and Nevis women's international footballers
- Saint Kitts and Nevis people of Canadian descent
- Sportspeople of Canadian descent
- Sportspeople from Richmond Hill, Ontario
- Soccer people from Ontario
- Guelph Gryphons women's soccer players
- League1 Ontario (women) players
- Canadian people of Saint Kitts and Nevis descent
- Sportspeople of Saint Kitts and Nevis descent
- Aurora FC (women) players
- Simcoe County Rovers FC (women) players
- Guelph Union players
- Purdue Boilermakers women's soccer players
- South Alabama Jaguars women's soccer players
- AFC Toronto players