Selenia Iacchelli

Selenia Iacchelli (born 5 June 1986) is a Canadian soccer player who played as a midfielder.

Selenia Iacchelli
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-06-05) 5 June 1986
Place of birth Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 Nebraska Cornhuskers 77 (9)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004 Edmonton Aviators Women 2 (0)
2006–2008 Vancouver Whitecaps 20 (2)
2010 Torres 4 (0)
Edmonton Victoria SC
National team
2003 Canada U-23 1 (0)
2004 Canada U-19 6 (0)
2006 Canada U-20 3 (1)
2013–2014 Canada 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

International career

She represented Canada at the 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship and 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship. After a series of injuries she made her debut for the senior Canadian team at the age of 27 in November 2013, in a 0–0 draw with Mexico.[1]

Club career

Iacchelli's move to Western New York Flash collapsed in April 2014 when she failed the medical.[2] A year earlier she had agreed a move to Doncaster Rovers Belles of the English FA WSL, but broke her arm.[3]

Career statistics
Club Season League Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Edmonton Aviators Women 2004[4] W-League 2020

Personal life

Iacchelli and Canadian teammate Emily Zurrer operate a food truck business which sells frozen yoghurt and Belgian waffles.[5]

References
  1. Stock, Curtis (15 January 2014). "Injuries don't deter Iacchelli". Edmonton Journal. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  2. Sandor, Steven (9 April 2014). "After Iacchelli fails physical, Canada loses another NWSL allocation". the11.ca. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  3. Paterson, Hayley (9 March 2013). "Belles suffer injury curse". Doncaster Free Press. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  4. "Edmonton Aviators Women Roster". United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on 5 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  5. Weber, Marc (21 November 2013). "Food for thought becomes food for truck for Canadian soccer teammates". The Province. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014.


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