Draft:Anna Karpenko
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | April 10, 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Richmond Hill SC | |||
| Vaughan Azzurri | |||
| Ontario REX | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Harvard Cimson | 41 | (0) |
| 2024 | Georgetown Hoyas | 19 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Vaughan Azzurri | 3 | (0) |
| 2022– | Vaughan Azzurri | 20 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Canada U17 | 10 | (0) |
| 2019 | Canada U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Canada U20 | 13 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 24, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 17, 2022 | |||
Anna Karpenko (born April 10, 2002) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper.
Early life
[edit]Karpenko began playing youth soccer at age six with Richmond Hill SC.[1] She later played with Vaughan Azzurri and the Ontario REX program.[2]
College career
[edit]In 2020, Karpenko began attending Harvard University, where she played for the women's soccer team,[3] however, the first season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, delaying her debut until the following season.[4] She made her collegiate debut on August 27 against the Fairfield Stags.[5] Ahead of the 2023 season, she was named a team captain.[6] She helped Harvard win the Ivy League title in 2023 and was named to the All-Ivy League Second Team and the Ivy League All-Tournament team.[7][8]
In 2024, she transferred to Georgetown University for her graduate season to play for the women's soccer team.[9][10] She was named to the Big East Conference Honor Roll for the first two weeks of the season.[11][12]
Club career
[edit]In 2016 and 2017, she played with Vaughan Azzurri in League1 Ontario.[13][14] She returned to play for them from 2022 to 2024.[15][16][17]
International career
[edit]In February 2017, Karpenko made her debut in the Canadian national program attending a camp with the Canada U17 team.[1] She was then named to the side for the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship (winning a bronze medal) and the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup (finishing a fourth).[1][18]
She subsequently represented the Canada U20 team at the 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, and the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[1] At the 2022 CONCACAF U20s, she helped Canada win the bronze medal and won the Golden Glove as the top goalkeeper of the tournament and was named to the tournament Best XI.[19]
In late November 2021, she was called up to the Canada senior team for a training camp.[20][21] In April 2024, she was named to the roster for the 2024 SheBelieves Cup.[22]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Anna Karpenko at the Canadian Soccer Association
- ^ "Canada U-20 women's team to tour England in advance of World Cup qualifier". TSN. July 5, 2019.
- ^ "Women's Soccer Welcomes Incoming Class of 2024". Harvard Crimson. May 1, 2020.
- ^ "Anna Karpenko Harvard profile". Harvard Crimson.
- ^ "Women's Soccer Opens 2021 Season with 1-0 Victory over Fairfield". Harvard Crimson. August 27, 2021.
- ^ "Karpenko, Lung and Rose Named Captains for 2023 Women's Soccer Season". Harvard Crimson. February 28, 2023.
- ^ "Rose, Kristinsdóttir Earn Major Awards; Six All-Ivy Honorees Announced for Women's Soccer". Harvard Crimson. November 1, 2023.
- ^ "No. 10 Women's Soccer to Host Maine in First Round of 2023 NCAA Women's Soccer Championship". November 8, 2023.
- ^ "Anna Karpenko Georgetown profile". Georgetown Hoyas.
- ^ "Women's Soccer Welcomes Three Transfers to the Hilltop for 2024 Season". Georgetown Hoyas. July 25, 2024.
- ^ "Karpenko Earns Spot on BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll". Georgetown Hoyas. August 19, 2024.
- ^ "Lawson Renie Earns BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, Two Other Hoyas Earn Spots on Honor Roll". Georgetown Hoyas. August 26, 2024.
- ^ "Anna Karpenko 2016 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ "Anna Karpenko 2017 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ "Anna Karpenko 2022 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ "Anna Karpenko 2023 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ "Anna Karpenko 2024 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ Johnson, Meaghen (November 27, 2018). "Under-17 'keeper Karpenko 'has been a wall' for Canada". TSN.
- ^ "Women's Soccer's Rose, Karpenko Selected for Canada U20 World Cup Squad". Harvard Crimson. July 22, 2022.
- ^ "Women's Soccer's Rose, Karpenko Selected for Canada U20 January Camp". Harvard Crimson. January 10, 2022.
- ^ "Women's Soccer's Rose, Karpenko Set to Compete for Canada in U20 World Cup Qualifiers". Harvard Crimson. February 23, 2022.
- ^ "Harvard GK Karpenko added to CanWNT roster". TSN. April 5, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Anna Karpenko at the Canadian Soccer Association
- Anna Karpenko at Soccerway