| Melissa Dagenais | |
| Birth Date: | December 7, 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Saint-Hubert, Québec, Canada |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Currentclub: | Damaiense |
| Youthclubs1: | CS St-Hubert |
| Youthclubs2: | FC Brossard |
| Youthyears3: | 2015–2017 |
| Youthclubs3: | AS Pierrefonds |
| Collegeyears1: | 2019–2023 |
| College1: | Miami Hurricanes |
| Collegecaps1: | 56 |
| Collegegoals1: | 0 |
| Years1: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs1: | FC Sélect Rive-Sud |
| Caps1: | 24 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2022 |
| Clubs2: | Pierrefonds FC |
| Caps2: | 5 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2024– |
| Clubs3: | Damaiense |
| Caps3: | 8 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | August 17, 2024 |
Melissa Dagenais (born December 7, 2000) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Portuguese club Damaiense in the Campeonato Nacional Feminino.
Dagenais grew up in Saint-Hubert, Québec[1] [2] and began playing youth soccer at age eight with CS Saint-Hubert. She initially started as a defender before transitioning to goalkeeper.[3]
In 2019, Dagenais began attending the University of Miami, where she played for the women's soccer team.[4] She made her collegiate debut on August 22, 2019 against the UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros, followed by her first start on September 7 against the San Diego State Aztecs.[5] She earned her first shutout on March 14, 2021 against the FIU Panthers,[6] helping earn her ACC Defensive Player of the Week honours.[7] After two seasons as the backup goalkeeper, she became the starter in her third season in the fall of 2021.[8] In October 2021, she was named the ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Week.[9] At the end of the 2021 season, she was named to the ACC All-Academic Team.[10] She was again named to the All-Academic Team after the 2022 and 2023 seasons.[11] [12]
In 2018, Dagenais began playing with FC Sélect Rive-Sud in the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec.[13] In 2022, she played with Pierrefonds FC.
In January 2024, she joined Portuguese club Damaiense in the Campeonato Nacional Feminino.[14]
In October 2023, Dagenais was called up to a camp with the Canada national team for the first time, ahead of a pair of friendlies against Brazil.[15] [16]