Cloé Lacasse

Cloé Lacasse (born 7 July 1993) is a Canadian-Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a forward for Portuguese club Benfica in the Campeonato Nacional Feminino, the top-tier women's football league in Portugal.

Cloé Lacasse
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-07-07) 7 July 1993
Place of birth Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Benfica
Number 20
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Iowa 85 (42)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 ÍBV 75 (51)
2019– Benfica 13 (23)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 February 2020

College career

Lacasse played college soccer for the University of Iowa and was the schools top scorer during all her four seasons there.[1][2] She was a first-team All-Big Ten selection in 2013 and 2014 and an NSCAA first-team all-region honoree as a senior.[3]

Professional career

Lacasse started her professional career with ÍBV in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna in 2015.[4] In 2017, she won the Icelandic Cup with ÍBV.[5] She was one of the top players in the league during the 2018 season, scoring 10 goals in 17 matches.[6]

On 19 July 2019, Lacasse signed a two-year contract with Portuguese club Benfica in the Campeonato Nacional Feminino.[7][8]

International career

After receiving Icelandic citizenship in June 2019, the head coach of the Icelandic national team, Jón Þór Hauksson, stated that she would be considered for a call-up for the team's next games.[9] In July 2020, Jón Þór revealed that Lacasse did not fulfill FIFA's rules to be eligible for the national team but the Football Association of Iceland was working with her on that issue.[10]

Personal life

Lacasse was born and raised in Sudbury, Ontario.[11][12] In 2017, Lacasse started working towards her application for an Icelandic citizenship.[13][14] In June 2019, the Judicial Affairs and Education Committee recommended that Lacasse would be given an Icelandic citizenship.[15][16] On 19 June she received her Icelandic citizenship[17] although she did not immediately receive clearance from FIFA to play with the national team.[18]

Honours

ÍBV

Benfica

References
  1. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (13 February 2020). "Verður Cloé Lacasse í íslenska landsliðshópnum í fyrsta sinn?". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  2. "Cloe Lacasse – Women's Soccer – University of Iowa Athletics". University of Iowa Athletics. hawkeyesports.com. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  3. James Allan (3 July 2017). "Lacasse Shining in Iceland". hawkeyesports.com. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  4. Scott Haddow (18 July 2017). "HADDOW: Lacasse has gone far". The Sudbury Star. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  5. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (26 September 2017). "Einn besti erlendi leikmaðurinn í Pepsi deildinni vill verða Íslendingur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  6. Víðir Sigurðsson (26 September 2018). "Cloé Lacasse best í deildinni". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  7. "Cloé Lacasse assina pelo Benfica" [Cloé Lacasse signs for Benfica]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 19 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  8. Dores, Márcia (19 July 2019). "Close Lacasse signed". S.L. Benfica. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  9. Hafliði Breiðfjörð (20 June 2019). "Jón Þór: Cloe kemur að sjálfsögðu til greina í landsliðið". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  10. Anton Ingi Leifsson (10 July 2020). "Jón Þór um Cloe: „Hún uppfyllir ekki kröfur FIFA"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  11. Orri Rafn Sigurðarson (26 September 2017). "Cloe um íslenskan ríkisborgararétt: Yrði heiður að fá tækifæri". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  12. Tómas Þór Þórðarson (4 July 2017). "Mamma vildi ekki að ég spilaði íshokkí". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  13. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (18 September 2018). "Skoraði fernu í gær og dreymir um að verða Íslendingur í desember". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  14. Sindri Sverrisson (12 May 2018). "Yrði mikill heiður að spila fyrir Ísland". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  15. Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (13 June 2019). "Cloé Lacasse við það að fá íslenskan ríkisborgararétt". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  16. "Lagt til að Cloé öðlist íslenskan ríkisborgararétt". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 13 June 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  17. Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (20 June 2019). "Cloé komin með íslenskan ríkisborgararétt: "Sannarlega biðarinnar virði"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  18. Hjörvar Ólafsson (5 December 2019). "Bestu aðstæður sem ég hef upplifað". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  19. "Benfica conquista troféu" [Benfica conquer trophy]. FPF (in Portuguese). 8 September 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
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