Desiree Scott
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Desiree Rose Marie Scott | ||
| Date of birth | July 31, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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FC Kansas City | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Maples Cougars | |||
| North West | |||
| 2005–2009 | University of Manitoba | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 5 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 8 | (1) |
| 2013 | FC Kansas City | 21 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Notts County | 20 | (0) |
| 2016– | FC Kansas City | 16 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003 | Canada U-16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2005–06 | Canada U-19 | 21 | (0) |
| 2010– | Canada | 124 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 May 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 April 2017 |
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Desiree Rose Marie Scott (born July 31, 1987) is a Canadian soccer midfielder for FC Kansas City in the National Women's Soccer League. Nicknamed "the destroyer", she is also a member of the Canadian national team, with whom she won Olympic bronze medals at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics.
Scott was born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Her father was born in Kingston, Jamaica, while her mother was also born in Winnipeg. She grew up participating in soccer, volleyball, track and field, and basketball. She began playing soccer at the age of eight.
From 2005 to 2009, Scott played Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) soccer for the University of Manitoba. During her tenure with the Bisons, she was named a first team CIS All-Canadian in 2009. She earned Canada West All-Star honours twice and won the Canada West Rookie of the Year award in 2005.
Scott played for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC from 2006 to 2012. In 2006, Scott appeared in five matches for the Caps (450 minutes), contributing to the team winning their second W-League title that season.
In 2010, she appeared in seven games and two playoff games for the team contributing one goal and one assist. Scott helped carry the Whitecaps to the W-League Championship where they eventually fell to Buffalo in the final.
In 2013, as part of the NWSL Player Allocation, Scott joined FC Kansas City in the new National Women's Soccer League.Notts County Ladies of the English FA WSL announced that they had signed Scott in January 2014, but she was subsequently included on the list of Canadian players allocated to the NWSL for 2014.
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