SCOTT Desiree

Date of Birth: 31 Jul 1987

Age: 34

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.56/5'1''

Place of birth: WINNIPEG, MB

Birth Country:

Canada

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Football	Women CAN Canada	1

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Sapporo Dome	Women's Group E #01 JPN Japan 1 CAN Canada 1	Finished
	Sapporo Dome	Women's Group E #08 CHI Chile 1 CAN Canada 2	Finished
	Ibaraki Kashima Stadium	Women's Group E #14 CAN Canada 1 GBR Great Britain 1	Finished
	Miyagi Stadium	Women's Quarter-final #22 CAN Canada 0 (4) PSO BRA Brazil 0 (3)	Finished
	Ibaraki Kashima Stadium	Women's Semi-final #24 USA United States 0 CAN Canada 1	Finished
	International Stadium Yokohama	Women's Gold Medal Match #26 SWE Sweden 1 (2) CAN Canada 1 (3) PSO	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Senior	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
3	Senior	2012	London, GBR

FIFA Women's World Cup

Rank	Event	Year	Location
6	Senior	2015	Canada
11	Senior	2019	France
16	Senior	2011	Germany

Destroyer [Given to her by former coach John Herdman during the 2012 Olympic qualifiers. "Most people would not think a five-foot-two loving-hearted girl as myself would get that nickname, but I think my play on the field matches it. I feel sort of like a mini-super hero when I hear 'The Destroyer'."] (canadasoccer.com, 09 Mar 2016; nationalpost.com, 26 Jun 2015)

Occupation:

University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, CAN

Languages spoken:

Kansas City NWSL [United States of America]

Huw Williams [club], GBR; Bev Priestman [national], GBR

Position style:

Midfielder (kcwoso.com, 25 Jan 2021)

Right-footed (fbref.com, 15 Feb 2018)

National league:

National Women's Soccer League [USA] (kcwoso.com, 25 Jan 2021)

She began football at age eight with her local club, the Maple Cougars in Winnipeg, MB, Canada. She grew up playing football, volleyball, athletics and basketball. (olympic.ca, 19 Aug 2016; canadasoccer.com, 10 Feb 2012)

She became interested in football because her brother older played. (olympic.ca, 19 Aug 2016)

To win gold at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (CBC Sports YouTube channel, 11 Dec 2018)

Argentinian footballer Lionel Messi, US basketball player Dwyane Wade and Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt. (canadasoccer.com, 09 Mar 2016)

Her father, who died when she was young. "He passed of a massive heart attack when I was a teenager, and I was completely devastated, as you can imagine. Losing someone you are so close to and who plays such an important part in your life is beyond tough, but I know he is with me and is a constant reminder to lead my life from a place of love and enjoy each day to the fullest." (homelessworldcup.org, 01 Sep 2014)

She always wears a pink headband on match day. (olympic.ca, 19 Aug 2016)

Philosophy:

"I want to be a person and athlete who my family, city and country can be proud of." (cscm.ca, 21 Feb 2016)

While competing for the University of Manitoba she was named the university's 2009/10 Bison Sports Female Athlete of the Year, and was named the 2005 Canada West Rookie of the Year. She was also named a Canadian Interuniversity Sport [CIS] First Team All Canadian in 2008 and 2009. In 2019 she was inducted into the Canada West Hall of Fame, becoming the first University of Manitoba inductee. (gobisons.ca, 09 Mar 2019)

General Interest

General
RETURN TO KANSAS
In late 2020 her NWSL team, the Utah Royals, were sold and relocated to Kansas City. "I actually started my professional career in Kansas City, so it's kind of coming full circle." She said she initially considered retirement following the postponement of the 2020 Olympic Games, but decided to continue playing through 2021. "Obviously with the Olympics [and] potential vaccines, I think a lot of things are back on the table in a positive way in terms of being involved in that and a professional season. I obviously still love the game and want to be a part of it, with retirement still in the back of my mind, of course." (winnipegfreepress.com, 07 Dec 2020)

CLUB HISTORY
During her college football career at the University of Manitoba she played several games for the Vancouver Whitecaps before joining the club for several more seasons after she graduated in 2009. She played for FC Kansas City in 2013 and then moved to England in 2014 to play with Notts County, before returning to Kansas City in 2016 where she continued to play for the club after it rebranded as the Utah Royals and later to the Kansas City NWSL in 2021. (winnipegfreepress.com, 07 Dec 2020; nclfc.co.uk, 27 Feb 2014; bbc.co.uk, 09 Feb 2016)

FAMILY HERITAGE
Her father was born in Kingston, Jamaica while her mother was born in Winnipeg, MB, Canada. (canadasoccer.com, 19 Aug 2016)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
PSO:: Penalty Shoot-out

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