Chanté Sherese Sandiford (born 8 January 1990) is a footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Icelandic club Stjarnan and captains the Guyana national team.

Chanté Sandiford
Personal information
Full name Chanté Sherese Sandiford[1]
Date of birth (1990-01-08) 8 January 1990 (age 34)[1][2]
Place of birth Bethpage, New York, United States[1][3]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1][2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper[1][2]
Team information
Current team
Stjarnan
Number 18
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007 Villanova Wildcats 0 (0)
2009–2011 UCLA Bruins 50 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Washington Freedom 13 (0)
2009 Washington Freedom Futures 10 (0)
2010–2011 Pali Blues 8 (0)
2012 New Jersey Wildcats 7 (0)
2013 Zorky Krasnogorsk 19 (0)
2015–2017 Selfoss 54 (0)
2018 Avaldsnes 6 (0)
2019–2021 Haukar 35 (0)
2021– Stjarnan 18 (0)
International career
2007 United States U17
2016– Guyana 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 June 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2018

Sandiford has played in the UEFA Women's Champions League with Russian club FC Zorky Krasnogorsk and Norwegian club Avaldsnes IL. Born in the United States, she has represented Guyana internationally.

Club career

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Her collegiate career started at Villanova before her transfer to UCLA. A ruptured Achilles ended her collegiate career,[4] but after 6 months of rehabilitation, she joined the New Jersey Wildcats.[5]

After two seasons with Haukar, Sandiford signed with Úrvalsdeild kvenna club Stjarnan in early 2021.[6]

International career

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Sandiford has already appeared with Guyana.[7]

Personal life

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Sandiford is also a personal trainer, and launched an app for achieving fitness goals on a vegan diet.[8][9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Chanté Sandiford - Women's Soccer". UCLA. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Chanté Sandiford at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Chante Sandiford - Women's Soccer". Villanova University Athletics. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Chanté Sandiford: Heart of a Warrior, Mind of a Champion". The Peach Review. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  5. ^ Tom Worgo (9 July 2013). "McDonogh grad braves cold to play pro soccer in Russia". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  6. ^ Guðmundur Aðalsteinn Ásgeirsson (12 January 2021). "Markvörður Hauka á leið í Stjörnuna". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  7. ^ Laura Armstrong (11 February 2016). "Canada dominates Guyana in women's Olympic soccer qualifier". The Star. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Maximizing your organic reach". Passion.io. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  9. ^ "About 1". Plant-Based Body. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
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