Melanie Booth
Encyclopedia
Melanie Lynn Booth is a Canadian football player who is a defender
for the Vancouver Whitecaps
.
(a 3:0 win over Scotland)... won a silver medal with Canada at the FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship Canada 2002... finished second with Canada at the 2006 Peace Queen Cup after a 0:1 loss to the United States in the final... finished second with Canada at the 2006 CONCACAF Gold Cup
after a 1:2 loss to the United States in the final... won a bronze medal with Canada at the XV Pan American Games Rio 2007... represented Canada at the FIFA Women's World Cup
China 2007... finished second with Canada at the 2008 CONCACAF
Women's Olympic Qualification Tournament (Canada qualified for the Summer Olympics)...scored her first goal during the World Cup Qualifying tournament in a 4-0 win over Jamaica. Earned 22 caps and scored three goals playing on the Canadian U19 National Team…Played every minute of Canada’s six 2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship matches…Canada took the U-19 Women’s World Cup silver medal…Member of Canada’s 2002 Algarve Cup and 2001 Nordic Cup teams…
in Gainesville, Florida
, where she played for coach Becky Burleigh
's Florida Gators women's soccer team from 2003 to 2005, before sitting out the 2006 season due to national team commitments. She returned to Florida in 2007 to complete her collegiate career, and graduated with a bachelor's degree
in applied physiology
and kinesiology
in 2008.
'2003, '04 & '05, '07 All-American
2005 All-SEC First Team
2003 & ‘04 All-SEC Second Team
2003 All-SEC Freshman Team
2007: National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-America second-team selection at defender…SoccerBuzz.com All-America second team selection…Southeastern Conference Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 5…First goal of the season off a 23-yard free kick was game-winner in 2-0 win versus South Carolina…NSCAA/adidas and SoccerBuzz.com All-Southeast Region first-team member…Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Season honorable mention selection…National team of the week selection by both Soccer America and SoccerBuzz.com on Nov. 6…Named to the Soccer America preseason All-America team in August…Member of Canadian National Team and missed the first seven matches of the collegiate season due to the FIFA Women's World Cup in China…Canada did not advance out of Group play and Booth joined UF team on Sept. 22 in Lincoln, Neb…Made her first appearance for the Gators since the conclusion of the 2005 season on Sept. 23 at Nebraska, playing 64 minutes…Turned in nine complete matches…Provided UF with a pair of assists versus Alabama…Played 15 compete matches for Canadian National Team since June 2006…Canada took the bronze at the 2007 Pan American Games.
2006: Sat out the 2006 collegiate season due to commitments to the Canadian National Team that played several international matches in the fall of 2006.
2005: NSCAA All-America first-team selection at defender… Soccer Times All-America first team and SoccerBuzz.com All-America third-team selection…Named to the 2005 All-SEC first team…NSCAA All-Southeast Region first team member… SoccerFLA.com All-Florida team selection at defender…Named SEC Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 12…Turned in first goal of the season versus Loyola College…First-half goal versus Vanderbilt ended the Commodores five-match shutout streak…Finished 2004 tied for second on the team in goals (5) and points (13)… Team tri-captain…Played nine complete matches…Second among the 2005 Gators in minutes played (1,606), averaging more than 80 minutes per match…Started every match that UF has played during her career…Led UF with 51 shots overall, 29 in SEC action.
2004: SoccerBuzz.com All-America honorable mention selection…NSCAA All-Southeast Region first team member…Selected to SoccerFLA.com All-Florida team…Team tri-captain…Third among the Gators in minutes, averaging more than 87 per match…Made second consecutive appearance on All-SEC second team…Also named to the SEC All-Tournament team… Began season at wide midfield, but injuries to UF personnel forced her to return to the backline…Scored first collegiate goals on consecutive Friday evenings – at Kentucky and versus Mississippi State – both on free kicks…Recorded two assists in Florida’s 5-1 victory over Duke…Seventh among the Gators with nine points off of two goals and five assists…SEC Academic Honor Roll member.
2003: Soccer AmericaAll-Freshman team selection…All-America third-team member by SoccerBuzz.com – also on All-Freshman first team by SoccerBuzz.com…NSCAA All-Southeast Region first team member…Started every match, averaging 84.8 minutes…Named to the All-SEC second team…Also earned a spot on the first-ever SEC All-Freshman team…Finalist for Soccerbuzz.com National Freshman of the Year…Recorded first career assist against Florida State when she recorded two…Led Florida in assists with 11, which ranks eighth all-time for assists in a season…Turned in an assist in five of the last nine matches…Played entirety of three double overtime matches…No. 7 on Soccer America’s 2003 list of top-50 recruits.
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
for the Vancouver Whitecaps
Vancouver Whitecaps Women
The Vancouver Whitecaps FC women are a Canadian women's soccer team founded in 2001 and a part of the greater Vancouver Whitecaps FC club. Originally called the Vancouver Breakers in 2001-02, the team is a member of the W-League, the second tier of women's soccer in the United States and Canada...
.
International career
Booth was 17 years old when she won her first cap with Canada's senior team on 1 March 2002 at the Algarve CupAlgarve Cup
The Algarve Cup is a global invitational tournament for national teams in women's football . Held annually in the Algarve region of Portugal since 1994, it is one of the most prestigious women's football events, alongside the Women's World Cup and Women's Olympic Football...
(a 3:0 win over Scotland)... won a silver medal with Canada at the FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship Canada 2002... finished second with Canada at the 2006 Peace Queen Cup after a 0:1 loss to the United States in the final... finished second with Canada at the 2006 CONCACAF Gold Cup
CONCACAF Gold Cup
The CONCACAF Gold Cup is the main association football competition of the men's national football teams governed by CONCACAF, determining the regional champion of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.The Gold Cup is held every two years and when it does not fall the same year as an...
after a 1:2 loss to the United States in the final... won a bronze medal with Canada at the XV Pan American Games Rio 2007... represented Canada at the FIFA Women's World Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup
The FIFA Women's World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the...
China 2007... finished second with Canada at the 2008 CONCACAF
CONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football is the continental governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean...
Women's Olympic Qualification Tournament (Canada qualified for the Summer Olympics)...scored her first goal during the World Cup Qualifying tournament in a 4-0 win over Jamaica. Earned 22 caps and scored three goals playing on the Canadian U19 National Team…Played every minute of Canada’s six 2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship matches…Canada took the U-19 Women’s World Cup silver medal…Member of Canada’s 2002 Algarve Cup and 2001 Nordic Cup teams…
College career
Booth attended the University of FloridaUniversity of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
in Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Alachua County, Florida, United States as well as the principal city of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . The preliminary 2010 Census population count for Gainesville is 124,354. Gainesville is home to the sixth...
, where she played for coach Becky Burleigh
Becky Burleigh
Rebecca Lund "Becky" Burleigh is an American college soccer coach and former college soccer player. She is the current head coach of the Florida Gators women's soccer team of the University of Florida...
's Florida Gators women's soccer team from 2003 to 2005, before sitting out the 2006 season due to national team commitments. She returned to Florida in 2007 to complete her collegiate career, and graduated with a bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
in applied physiology
Physiology
Physiology is the science of the function of living systems. This includes how organisms, organ systems, organs, cells, and bio-molecules carry out the chemical or physical functions that exist in a living system. The highest honor awarded in physiology is the Nobel Prize in Physiology or...
and kinesiology
Kinesiology
Kinesiology, also known as human kinetics is the scientific study of human movement. Kinesiology addresses physiological, mechanical, and psychological mechanisms. Applications of kinesiology to human health include: biomechanics and orthopedics, rehabilitation, such as physical and occupational...
in 2008.
'2003, '04 & '05, '07 All-American
2005 All-SEC First Team
2003 & ‘04 All-SEC Second Team
2003 All-SEC Freshman Team
2007: National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-America second-team selection at defender…SoccerBuzz.com All-America second team selection…Southeastern Conference Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 5…First goal of the season off a 23-yard free kick was game-winner in 2-0 win versus South Carolina…NSCAA/adidas and SoccerBuzz.com All-Southeast Region first-team member…Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Season honorable mention selection…National team of the week selection by both Soccer America and SoccerBuzz.com on Nov. 6…Named to the Soccer America preseason All-America team in August…Member of Canadian National Team and missed the first seven matches of the collegiate season due to the FIFA Women's World Cup in China…Canada did not advance out of Group play and Booth joined UF team on Sept. 22 in Lincoln, Neb…Made her first appearance for the Gators since the conclusion of the 2005 season on Sept. 23 at Nebraska, playing 64 minutes…Turned in nine complete matches…Provided UF with a pair of assists versus Alabama…Played 15 compete matches for Canadian National Team since June 2006…Canada took the bronze at the 2007 Pan American Games.
2006: Sat out the 2006 collegiate season due to commitments to the Canadian National Team that played several international matches in the fall of 2006.
2005: NSCAA All-America first-team selection at defender… Soccer Times All-America first team and SoccerBuzz.com All-America third-team selection…Named to the 2005 All-SEC first team…NSCAA All-Southeast Region first team member… SoccerFLA.com All-Florida team selection at defender…Named SEC Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 12…Turned in first goal of the season versus Loyola College…First-half goal versus Vanderbilt ended the Commodores five-match shutout streak…Finished 2004 tied for second on the team in goals (5) and points (13)… Team tri-captain…Played nine complete matches…Second among the 2005 Gators in minutes played (1,606), averaging more than 80 minutes per match…Started every match that UF has played during her career…Led UF with 51 shots overall, 29 in SEC action.
2004: SoccerBuzz.com All-America honorable mention selection…NSCAA All-Southeast Region first team member…Selected to SoccerFLA.com All-Florida team…Team tri-captain…Third among the Gators in minutes, averaging more than 87 per match…Made second consecutive appearance on All-SEC second team…Also named to the SEC All-Tournament team… Began season at wide midfield, but injuries to UF personnel forced her to return to the backline…Scored first collegiate goals on consecutive Friday evenings – at Kentucky and versus Mississippi State – both on free kicks…Recorded two assists in Florida’s 5-1 victory over Duke…Seventh among the Gators with nine points off of two goals and five assists…SEC Academic Honor Roll member.
2003: Soccer AmericaAll-Freshman team selection…All-America third-team member by SoccerBuzz.com – also on All-Freshman first team by SoccerBuzz.com…NSCAA All-Southeast Region first team member…Started every match, averaging 84.8 minutes…Named to the All-SEC second team…Also earned a spot on the first-ever SEC All-Freshman team…Finalist for Soccerbuzz.com National Freshman of the Year…Recorded first career assist against Florida State when she recorded two…Led Florida in assists with 11, which ranks eighth all-time for assists in a season…Turned in an assist in five of the last nine matches…Played entirety of three double overtime matches…No. 7 on Soccer America’s 2003 list of top-50 recruits.
See also
- Florida GatorsFlorida GatorsThe Florida Gators are the intercollegiate sports teams that represent the University of Florida located in Gainesville, Florida. The "Lady Gators" is an alternative nickname sometimes used by the Gators women's teams...
- List of Florida Gators soccer players
- List of University of Florida alumni