Colm Vance | |
Birth Date: | 31 August 1992 |
Birth Place: | Bradford, Ontario, Canada |
Height: | 1.88 m |
Position: | Goalkeeper |
Youthclubs1: | York Jets |
Collegeyears1: | 2011–2015 |
College1: | York Lions |
Collegecaps1: | 39 |
Collegegoals1: | 0 |
Years1: | 2016–2018 |
Clubs1: | Vaughan Azzurri |
Caps1: | 18 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2019–2020 |
Clubs2: | York9 |
Caps2: | 1 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Pcupdate: | 19 October 2019 |
Colm Vance (born 31 August 1992) is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper.
Vance played varsity soccer at York University for five consecutive years, helping lead the club to numerous awards. The York Lions won OUA bronze in 2011 & 2012, then progressed to OUA league championships in 2013, 2014 & 2015 in addition to claiming CIS titles in 2014 and 2015. Vance led the way during two academic all-Canadian honours seasons (2014 & 2015) while also being named an OUA West first-team all-star in 2015.[1]
In 2016, Vance made five league appearances for Vaughan Azzurri in League1 Ontario, and also started both legs of the 2016 Inter Provincial Cup.[2] Vance returned to the Azzurri in 2017, and made seven appearances that season.[3] In 2018, he made six league appearances for Vaughan.[4]
On 12 March 2019, Vance signed his first professional contract with Canadian Premier League side York9.[5] On 19 October 2019, he made his debut as a starter in the final match of the 2019 season, a 2–0 loss to HFX Wanderers.[6] In July 2020 Vance retired from professional soccer so he could focus on his schooling.[7] [8]