Sabrina Victoria D'Angelo (born May 11, 1993) is a Canadian professional

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for

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club

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and the Canada national team. D'Angelo played college soccer for the

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and was selected 21st overall in the

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by the

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. She was the

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of the

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in which she made three saves in the

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. The following year, the Flash moved to become the

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, where she won two

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s and one further

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. In 2019, D'Angelo began a four-year spell with Swedish club

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before entering the Women's Super League, first with

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and then Aston Villa. D'Angelo led

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to gold at the

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and silver at the

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, being named the Canada Soccer U20 Player of the Year for the latter. She made her senior debut for Canada in 2016. She was included on her country's squads at the

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and

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and the

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and 2023 FIFA Women's World Cups.

Early life

D'Angelo was born to Gerry and Bonnie D'Angelo in

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. She has an older brother, Derek. Growing up, D'Angelo took part in both dancing and soccer, as well as many other sports teams at school. D'Angelo attended

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in Welland, ON.

South Carolina Gamecocks

D'Angelo attended the

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, where she played for the Gamecocks from 2011 to 2014. In the 2011 season, D'Angelo started 20 of South Carolina's 21 matches and lead the SEC in goals against average (0.80) and was second in save percentage (0.824) for all matches. After just one season, she ranked all-time second in career goals against average at South Carolina. For 2011, D'Angelo was awarded numerous honours for the season, including SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Year, SEC Freshman of the Year, and SEC Goalkeeper of the Year, and she was the only freshman goalkeeper in the nation to make an All-Region team. In 2012, D'Angelo started 16 of 17 matches after missing the first four games of the season while paying for the Canadian U-20 team at the

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. D'Angelo only allowed 21 goals all season and recorded 55 saves. By the end of the season, she ranked third all-time in South Carolina history in career saves with 130. D'Angelo started all 23 games for South Carolina in 2013 and recorded the second most shutouts in a season in school history with 12, seven of those in the first eight games of the season. She recorded 0.59 goals against average and 57 saves. She was a semifinalist for the

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for 2013. She was also given

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First Team All-America honours and

First Team All-South Region honours. She was also named SEC Defensive Player of the Year for the second time in her career. D'Angelo was named team captain for the 2014 season and started 22 games before she injured her wrist, which kept her out of the net for the final three games of the season. She posted 10 shutouts, 54 saves, and a 0.58 goals against average. After her wrist injury, she logged minutes as a field player for two games.

Club career

Western New York Flash

D'Angelo was selected 21st overall by the

of the

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in the third round of the

on January 16, 2015. She was signed as a drafted player and made seven starts in seven appearances for the Flash in 2015, allowing 11 goals. On February 8, 2016, it was announced that D'Angelo would be allocated by the Canadian Soccer Association for the 2016 NWSL Season. On May 21, 2016 D'Angelo broke her left wrist during warmups before a game between the Western New York Flash and

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; however, she still played all 90 minutes of the game. She had surgery to repair her wrist on June 3 and was optimistic that she would recover quickly. She made six appearances for the Flash before she was injured. D'Angelo was named the 2016

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as she made 3 saves during the penalty shootout, leading the

to the 2016 NWSL Championship.

North Carolina Courage

On January 9, 2017 the

became the

as the team was sold and relocated to Cary, North Carolina. D'Angelo began the 2017 season as North Carolina's number one keeper, as she started seven of their first eight games. After that her playing time was very limited as Katelyn Rowland took over as North Carolina's number one keeper. In 2018 D'Angelo was once again behind Rowland on North Carolina's depth chart, as she only played in seven regular season games. The Courage participated in the inaugural

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in July 2018. D'Angelo started in goal in the Championship Game and held

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scoreless as North Carolina won 1–0. in the 2018 Play-offs, D'Angelo started North Carolina's semi-final game against the

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as Rowland was recovering from a concussion. She recorded a shutout as the Courage won 2–0, and advanced to their second straight championship game.

Vittsjö GIK

After four seasons in the NWSL, D'Angelo would sign with

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club

in December 2018.

Arsenal

In January 2023, D'Angelo joined English

club

. She made her debut for the club on January 26, playing the full quarterfinals game against

in the

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Aston Villa

After leaving Arsenal at the end of her contract, D'Angelo signed for fellow WSL club

on July 31, 2024.

International career

Youth teams

D'Angelo was first called up to the Canada Women's U-17 team in June 2007 for a nine-day training camp in

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when she was 14. In July 2008, D'Angelo was named to the roster for the first 2008 CONCACAF Women's Under-17 Championship in

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; however, she made no appearance for the team during the tournament. Canada's third-place finish in the tournament gave them a spot in the inaugural

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in October. D'Angelo was named to the roster for the U-17 World Cup, but once again made no appearance for the team. D'Angelo made her first appearance for the U-17 team in March 2010 during the CONCACAF Women's Under-17 Championship in

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. She started all five of Canada's matches in the tournament, recording two shutouts and helping Canada win their first championship title and qualify for the

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. In September 2010, D'Angelo started all three of Canada's matches in the U-17 Women's World Cup, recording a shutout against

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. Following an impressive showing at the U-17 Women's World Cup, D'Angelo was called up to train with the Canada senior national team in October 2010. Following the training camp, she was named to the roster for the Torneio Internacional Cidade de São Paulo that took place in December 2010, but made no appearance. In 2012, D'Angelo made the transition to the U-20 team and was named to the roster for the 2012 CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship in March. D'Angelo started in all five of Canada's matches of the tournament. Canada won the silver medal and qualified for the

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. D'Angelo was on the roster for the World Cup in August and started in all three of Canada's matches in the tournament; however, Canada came in 11th place. Following the tournament, D'Angelo was named 2012 Canadian U-20 Player of the Year. In February 2013, D'Angelo was named to the 23-player squad of potential Canada's Women's National Team players for the first EXCELeration camp that took place in

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Senior team

D'Angelo finally made the transition to the full Canada senior national team in December 2015, when she was called up to train with the team. She was then named to the roster for the 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in February, although she made no appearances. D'Angelo made her first appearance for the national team on March 4, 2016 during the

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in Portugal against

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. She posted a clean sheet for the match. She made one other appearance during the tournament on March 9, coming in for

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in the 46th minute. Following a major injury of Canada's starting goalkeeper,

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, in March 2016, D'Angelo was named to the roster for the

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. At the 2016 Olympics D'Angelo appeared in one game in goal for Canada, as she was the back-up keeper behind Stephanie Labbé. Canada would go on to win the bronze medal. D'Angelo appeared in two matches for Canada in 2017. She has received fewer call-ups since 2016 as former starting keeper Erin McLeod has recovered from injury, and has assumed the back-up role behind Labbé. On May 25, 2019 D'Angelo was named to the roster for the

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. D'Angelo was called up to the Canada squad for the

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, where Canada finished as runners-up. D'Angelo was called up to the 23-player Canada squad for the

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. D'Angelo was called up to the Canada squad for the

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, which Canada finished as semifinalists. D'Angelo was called up to the Canada squad for the

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Western New York Flash *

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North Carolina Courage *

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Arsenal *

: 2023–24 Canada *

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bronze medal:

Individual *

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* Canadian U-20 Female Player of the Year: 2012 *

First-Team All-South Region: 2011, 2013, 2014 *

First-Team All-America: 2013, 2014 *

First-Team Scholar All-America: 2013, 2014 * SEC Defensive Player of the Year: 2011, 2013 * SEC Freshman of the Year: 2011 * First-Team All- SEC: 2011, 2013, 2014 * Second-Team All- SEC: 2012 * SEC All-Freshman Team: 2011 * SEC All-Tournament Team: 2013 *

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All-Freshman First Team: 2011 *

MVPs Second Team: 2013 *

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Academic All-America First Team: 2014 *

All-District Team: 2014 *President's Award: 2014 *TopDrawerSoccer Best XI First Team: 2013

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:D'Angelo, Sabrina 1993 births Living people Canadian women's soccer players Canadian sportspeople of Italian descent USL W-League (1995–2015) players National Women's Soccer League players Western New York Flash players Sportspeople from Welland Women's association football goalkeepers South Carolina Gamecocks women's soccer players Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic soccer players for Canada Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Canada women's international soccer players Western New York Flash draft picks North Carolina Courage players 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players Damallsvenskan players Vittsjö GIK players Arsenal W.F.C. players Aston Villa W.F.C. players Canadian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate women's footballers in England 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players Footballers at the 2024 Summer Olympics 21st-century Canadian sportswomen