Clarissa Larisey (born July 2, 1999) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a forward for Damallsvenskan club BK Häcken and the Canada national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | July 2, 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | BK Häcken | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Goulbourn SC | |||
| –2013 | West Ottawa SC | ||
| 2014–2017 | Ottawa South United | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | Memphis Tigers | 73 | (34) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | West Ottawa SC | 4 | (3) |
| 2019 | Ottawa South United | 2 | (9) |
| 2021 | Valur | 7 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Celtic | 36 | (21) |
| 2023– | BK Häcken | 25 | (9) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Canada | 10 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 18, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 1, 2024 | |||
Early life
editLarisey began playing soccer at age eight with Goulbourn SC.[1] Afterwards, she played youth soccer with West Ottawa SC[2] and later moved to Ottawa South United, with whom she led the Ontario Youth Soccer League in scoring three times from 2014 to 2016.[3][4] She also played with the provincial Team Ontario from 2014 to 2016.[3]
College career
editIn 2017, she committed to the University of Memphis to play for the women's soccer team.[5] She scored her first goal in her debut on August 18, 2017 against the Samford Bulldogs.[6][3] In her freshman season, she was named to the AAC All-Rookie Team.[7] In her sophomore season, she earned First Team All-Conference and First Team All-South Region honours and helped Memphis win their first AAC Tournament title and was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Offensive Player, after scoring the first two goals of a 3–0 win against USF.[3][8][9] In her junior season, she was named AAC Co-Offensive Player of the Year, AAC First Team All-Conference, and a Second Team All-American.[3] As a senior, she was a AAC All-Conference Second Team.[10]
Club career
editIn 2018, she played with West Ottawa SC in League1 Ontario, scoring three goals in four appearances.[11]
In 2019, she joined Ottawa South United in League1 Ontario, making two appearances.[12] On May 11, she scored nine goals in a 13–0 victory over North Mississauga SC.[13]
In May 2021, she signed with Icelandic club Valur in the top tier Úrvalsdeild kvenna on a six-month contract.[14] She made her debut on May 19 against ÍBV.[15] With Valur, she won the league title in 2021.[16]
In August 2021, she joined Scottish club Celtic in the Scottish Women's Premier League.[17] She made her debut on September 5 against Aberdeen.[18] She scored her first goal on September 29, 2021 against Motherwell.[19] On March 26, 2022, she scored a goal 58 seconds into the match against Hibernian.[20] In her debut season she won the League Cup and Scottish Cup with Celtic,[21] On August 11, 2022, she scored a hat trick against Hibernian.[22][23][24] At the time of her departure from the club during the 2022–23 season, she had been the leading scorer in the Scottish Women's Premier League, after scoring twelve goals through twelve league matches.[25][26]
In January 2023, she joined Swedish club Häcken in the Damallsvenskan,[27][28] with the club paying a sizable transfer fee for her.[29][30] She scored her first goal in a pre-season friendly on January 20 against Alingsås IF.[31][32] She made her official debut on March 5 in a Swedish cup victory over Växjö DFF.[33] She made her league debut on March 26 against Djurgårdens.[34] On May 19, she scored a goal and added an assist in a 3-0 victory over Linköpings FC.[35]
International career
editIn August 2022, she earned her first callup to the Canadian national team for a pair of friendly matches against Australia.[36][37] She made her debut on September 3, 2022, coming on as a substitute.[16] She was then subsequently called up for the team's next set of friendlies in October.[38] On October 6, she earned her first assist against Argentina.[39][40] Four days later on October 10, she scored her first international goal in a friendly against Morocco.[41][42]
Personal life
editLarisey is the cousin of fellow professional soccer player Tony Mikhael.[43]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of January 30, 2024
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| BK Häcken | 2023 | Damallsvenskan | 18 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 21 | 7 | |||
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 23 | 7 | ||||
International
edit- As of June 1, 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2022 | 4 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 1 | |
International goals
edit| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | October 6, 2022 | Estadio Municipal de Chapín, Jerez, Spain |  Morocco |
4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
Honours
editCeltics
References
edit- ^ Clarissa Larisey at the Canadian Soccer Association
- ^ Curry, John (April 11, 2013). "Travelling for Soccer". Sittsville News. p. 24.
- ^ a b c d e "Clarissa Larisey Memphis Tigers profile". Memphis Tigers.
- ^ Plouffe, Dan (October 2016). "2 OSU regular season champs lose away rematches in OYSL soccer finals held in runner-ups backyards". Ottawa Sportspages.
- ^ "Eight Players Sign with Memphis Women's Soccer". Memphis Tigers. February 2, 2017.
- ^ "Women's Soccer Kicks Off Season With Shutout Victory". Memphis Tigers. August 18, 2017.
- ^ "Women's Soccer Lands Six on All-Conference Teams". Memphis Tigers. October 31, 2017.
- ^ Merk, Carson A (October 10, 2019). "Clarissa Larisey and the Memphis Tigers are striving for greatness". Beautiful Game Network.
- ^ "Memphis' Larisey Named to MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List". American Athletic Conference. January 28, 2021.
- ^ "Tigers well represented in AAC end-of-season awards; tournament play starts Thursday". Memphis Tigers. April 14, 2021.
- ^ "Clarissa Larisey 2018 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ "Clarissa Larisey 2019 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ "Larisey Leads OSU To 13 Goal Blitz While London And Unionville Held At Two A Piece". League1 Ontario. May 12, 2019.
- ^ Cleary, Martin (May 6, 2021). "High Achievers: Clarissa Larisey signs pro soccer contract with Valur in Iceland". Ottawa Sportspages.
- ^ Rhodes, Benedict (May 20, 2021). "CanWNT hopeful Clarissa Larisey on time in NCAA, first professional contract in Iceland". Canadian Premier League.
- ^ a b Davidson, Neil (October 8, 2022). "Young Canadian international forward Clarissa Larisey on the move and loving it". Toronto Star.
- ^ "Celtic FC Women sign Canadian striker Larisey Clarissa from Valur". The Celtic Star. August 31, 2022.
- ^ Ingham, Matty (September 6, 2021). "Clarrissa Larisey impresses on debut as Celtic beat Aberdeen 4-2 in SWPL1". Jobs4Football.
- ^ Frith, Wilf (September 30, 2021). "#SBSSWPL: Celtic FC Women go top, Hibs break attendance record". SheKicks.
- ^ "Watching Alonso's Celtic putting on a show at a sun-drenched Paradise". The Celtic Star. March 26, 2022.
- ^ ""So articulate. So humble. So talented" – Clarissa Larisey set for Canadian Debut". The Celtic Star. September 2, 2022.
- ^ "Full-time Report: Celtic 9-0 Hibs – Larisey gets her hat-trick then a Gallacher double". The Celtic Star. August 7, 2022.
- ^ ""I want everyone to just know Celtic," Clarissa Larisey". The Celtic Star. August 11, 2022.
- ^ Maher, Ryan (August 11, 2022). "Clarissa Larisey going for hat-trick of trophies this season". Celtic FC.
- ^ "Clarissa Larisey heading to Sweden as Celtic arrange swap plus fee deal for striker". The Celtic Star. January 8, 2023.
- ^ ""I always like to expect the best. I hope that we win everything," BK Häcken's Clarissa Larisey". The Celtic Star. January 9, 2023.
- ^ "BK Häcken värvar Clarissa Larisey från Celtic" [BK Häcken signs Clarissa Larisey from Celtic]. BK Häcken FF (in Swedish). January 9, 2023.
- ^ ""Celtic, Thank you. It has been an honour," Clarissa Larisey says her goodbyes". The Celtic Star. January 9, 2023.
- ^ "Substantial Fee for Larisey, Latest on Jacynta Rumour, New Signing Today". The Celtic Star. January 13, 2023.
- ^ Campbell, Alan (January 15, 2023). "Larisey loss to Sweden a reminder of how far SWPL still lags behind". The Herald.
- ^ "Larisey to keep writing history with Swedish club Häcken". CONCACAF. February 12, 2023.
- ^ "Clarissa Larisey: "Jag trivs verkligen bra så här långt"" [Clarissa Larisey: "I'm really enjoying myself so far"]. BK Häcken FF (in Swedish). February 4, 2023.
- ^ Christopher, Megan (March 7, 2023). "CanXNT Club Roundup: 27 February – 5 March". Rise Higher.
- ^ Bryan, Laura (March 27, 2023). "CANXNT Roundup 20th-26th March". Rise Higher.
- ^ Danielson Frost, Oskar Juan Pablo (May 19, 2023). "Kanadensiskan Clarissa Larisey avgjorde för Häcken – är ny serieledare" [Canadian Clarissa Larisey decided for Häcken - is the new series leader]. Sveriges Television (in Swedish).
- ^ ""I'm honoured, a dream come true!" Clarissa Larisey delighted by Canada call-up". The Celtic Star. August 23, 2022.
- ^ "Awujo, Larisey earn first Canada call ups". Canadian Soccer Association. September 2, 2022.
- ^ Jobin, Jonathan (October 5, 2022). "Clarissa Larisey dans la cour des grands avec l'équipe nationale de soccer" [Clarissa Larisey in the big leagues with the national soccer team]. Ici Radio-Canada Télé (in French).
- ^ Rhodes, Benedict (October 6, 2022). "Match Analysis: CanWNT 2-0 Argentina". Canadian Premier League.
- ^ "Celtic's Canadian striker Clarissa Larisey heading to Brazil". The Celtic Star. October 31, 2022.
- ^ ""A special moment I will always remember," Larisey scores first goal for Canada". The Celtic Star. October 11, 2022.
- ^ Colley, Mark (November 18, 2022). "Ottawa strikers Larisey, Chukwu take varied paths to Canadian senior women's soccer team". Ottawa Sportspages.
- ^ Warne, Steve (November 1, 2022). "Ottawa's Clarissa Larisey Making Strong Bid For Canada's National Women's Soccer Team And World Cup 2023". Faces Magazine.
External links
edit- Clarissa Larisey at Soccerway
- Clarissa Larisey at the Canadian Soccer Association
- Clarissa Larisey at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)