Erin McLeod

Erin McLeod

McLeod at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, June 2015
Personal information
Full name	Erin Katrina McLeod
Date of birth	(1983-02-26) February 26, 1983 (age 34)
Place of birth	St. Albert, Alberta, Canada
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	FC Rosengård
Number	11
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2002	SMU Mustangs	38	(0)
2004–2005	Penn State Nittany Lions	45	(0)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2006	Vancouver Whitecaps	21	(0)
2009–2010	Washington Freedom	28	(0)
2011–2012	Dalsjöfors GoIF	16	(0)
2013	Chicago Red Stars	16	(0)
2014–2015	Houston Dash	31	(0)
2016–	FC Rosengård	2	(0)
National team‡
2000	Canada U-17
2001–2002	Canada U-19	22	(0)
2002–	Canada	115	(0)
Honours Olympic Games 2012 London Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 8, 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 13, 2015

Erin Katrina McLeod (born February 26, 1983) is a Canadian soccer player, Olympic bronze medalist and visual artist. A veteran goalkeeper for the Canada women's national soccer team, she also plays for FC Rosengård in the Damallsvenskan, the highest division of women's football in Sweden. She first appeared for the Canada women's national soccer team at the 2002 Algarve Cup and has since made 115 appearances for the team. In 2012, as part of the Canadian Soccer Association's Centennial Celebration, she was honoured on the All-Time Canada XI women's team.

McLeod has represented Canada in three FIFA Women's World Cups: 2007 in China, 2011 in Germany and 2015 in Canada. She has played in two Olympic tournaments: 2008 in Beijing and 2012 in London where she helped Canada win the bronze medal. Before joining FC Rosengård in 2015, she played professional soccer for the Vancouver Whitecaps, Washington Freedom, Dalsjöfors GoIF, Chicago Red Stars, and Houston Dash. She played collegiate soccer for the Southern Methodist University Mustangs as well as the Penn State Nittany Lions where she set several all-time records.

McLeod's most notable and controversial appearance came during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. In the semi-final match against the United States on August 6, the referee ruled that McLeod had broken the six-second handling rule in the 76th minute, when Canada was leading 3–2. A free kick was given to the United States which resulted in a penalty being called on Canadian player Marie-Ève Nault after the ball struck her in the arm. The United States was given a penalty kick, which McLeod did not save. The United States ultimately won the game in overtime, eliminating Canada's chance for the gold medal.