Clare Rustad
Personal information
Full name Clare Ada Rustad[1]
Date of birth (1983-05-27) May 27, 1983
Place of birth North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder / defender
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2004 Washington Huskies
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 19 (0)
2007 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 12 (0)
2009–2010 Toronto Lady Lynx 14 (2)
International career
2002 Canada U-19 6 (1)
2000–2008 Canada 45 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Clare Ada Rustad (born May 27, 1983) is a Canadian former soccer midfielder. Her last club was the Toronto Lady Lynx in 2010. She played for Canada women's national soccer team between 2000 and 2008, making 45 appearances and scoring three goals.

Playing career

Club

Rustad played collegiate soccer for the University of Washington between 2001 and 2004, and professionally for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. She is a distinguished alumnus of Gordon Head Soccer Association.

International

Rustad competed for the Canada national under-19 soccer team at the 2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship, winning the silver medal.[2] She made her international debut for Canada on June 26, 2000 against China in the 2000 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup. She last represented Canada at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, retiring from international football afterwards.[2]

Broadcasting career

Rustad has served as a soccer analyst on CBC, TSN and Sportsnet for events including the Pan Am Games, the FIFA Women's World Cup, and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[3]

Personal life

Rustad grew up on Saltspring Island in British Columbia. She began medical school at the University of Toronto in 2008 and graduated in 2012. She has a molecular biology degree from the University of Washington and a master's degree in epidemiology from the University of Cambridge. Dr. Rustad is currently a resident in Family Medicine in Ontario.[4] In March 2013, Rustad joined the National Organizing Committee for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup held in Canada.[2]

Honours

References

  1. ↑ "Clare Rustad". Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Clare Rustad joins NOC for Canada 2015". FIFA.com. March 14, 2013. Archived from the original on June 1, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Dr. Clare Rustad bio". CBC Media Centre. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  4. ↑ Smith, Elaine (August 12, 2008). "Rustad, soccer team off to Olympic quarter-finals". U of T News. University of Toronto. Archived from the original on August 15, 2008. Retrieved August 2, 2013.


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