Veteran goalkeeper Erin McLeod, whose soccer career has taken her to Sweden, Germany, Iceland and the Unites States, is coming back to Canada as the first player signed by the Northern Super League's Halifax Tides FC.
Veteran goalkeeper Erin McLeod, whose soccer career has taken her to Sweden, Germany, Iceland and the Unites States, is coming back to Canada as the first player signed by the Northern Super League's Halifax Tides FC.
McLeod is the new league's fifth player signing, following forward Jade Kovacevic , midfielder Charlotte Bilbault and goalkeeper Gabrielle Lambert and midfielder Farkhunda Muhtaj . McLeod has family ties to Halifax and has spent time there working as an equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility consultant.
"My motivation started coming back. And after about a month of not playing any games, I started playing games and playing really really well." McLeod was 19 when she made her Canada senior debut in a 4-0 victory over Wales in March 2002 at the Algarve Cup.
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