Christine Exeter | |
Fullname: | Christine Exeter |
Birth Date: | 1992 9, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Position: | Forward |
Youthclubs1: | Pickering SC |
Youthclubs2: | Ajax SC |
Collegeyears1: | 2010–2013 |
College1: | Louisville Cardinals |
Collegecaps1: | 72 |
Collegegoals1: | 31 |
Years1: | 2010–2011 |
Clubs1: | Toronto Lady Lynx |
Years2: | 2022 |
Clubs2: | Darby FC |
Caps2: | 14 |
Goals2: | 8 |
Years3: | 2024– |
Clubs3: | Darby FC |
Caps3: | 4 |
Goals3: | 2 |
Nationalyears1: | 2012 |
Nationalteam1: | Canada U20 |
Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Nationalyears2: | 2015– |
Nationalteam2: | Jamaica |
Nationalcaps2: | 4 |
Pcupdate: | June 7, 2024 |
Christine Exeter (born 3 September 1992) is a footballer who plays as a forward for Darby FC in League1 Ontario. Born in Canada, she represented Jamaica at senior international level.
She began playing youth soccer at age 6 with Pickering SC. She later played youth soccer with Ajax SC.[1] In 2004, at the age of 11, she was a recipient of the Bob Marley Award, which is given out to Jamaican-Canadians whose works have elevated the city of Toronto.[2]
In 2010, she began attending the University of Louisville, where she played for the women's soccer team on a soccer scholarship.[3] In 2010, she was named the Big East Rookie of the Year, after she led her team with seven goals.[4] In 2011, she was named an NSCAA Third Team All-American, the Big East Conference Offensive Player of the Year, and a First Team All-Big East, helping the team clinch the program's first ever Big East National Division title.[5] [6] In 2012, she was named to the Third Team All-Big East and was a nominee for the Hermann Trophy.[7] [8]
In 2010 and 2011, she played for the Toronto Lady Lynx in the USL W-League.[9] She was named to the 2011 W-League All-Star team.[10]
In 2022, she played for Darby FC in League1 Ontario.[11] She was named a league Third Team All-Star in 2022.[12]
Born in Canada, Exeter was also eligible to represent St. Vincent & the Grenadines, where her father was born, and Jamaica, where her mother was born.
In 2008, she was called up to a Canada U17 camp for the first time. She won a silver medal with the Canada U20 at the 2012 CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 Championship and also played at the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup.[13] She scored her first international goal at the U20 World Cup on August 27 against North Korea U20.[14]
In 2015, she switched to begin representing the Jamaica women's national football team.[15] She was named team captain ahead of her third game.[16]