Desiree Scott won three Olympic medals for Canada, including gold at the Tokyo Games in 2021
Desiree Scott, a hard-nosed defensive midfielder who won 187 caps for Canada, has announced her retirement at the end of the National Women's Soccer League season. Desiree Scott, a hard-nosed defensive midfielder who won 187 caps for Canada, has announced her retirement at the end of the National Women's Soccer League season.
"He did an interview after and he said `How about that Desi Scott?"' Scott recalled in a 2020 interview with The Canadian Press. "He just said "She's destroying them out there.' And it just sort of stuck from there." Scott was 22 when she made her debut for Canada in February 2010 in a 2-1 win over Switzerland at the Cyprus Cup. She would become the fifth Canadian to earn 150 caps, joining Christine Sinclair, Diana Matheson, Sophie Schmidt and Rhian Wilkinson.With Canada, Scott went to three World Cups and won three Olympic medals .
"On the field she will lift up her teammates, while destroying any possible attacks from the opponent, all with the biggest and brightest smile in the stadium." In England, she had a bucket list moment when she played in an FA Cup final before 30,000 at Wembley Stadium for Notts County.
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