Chelsea Blaine Stewart (born April 28, 1990) is a Canadian former soccer player who played as a defender for the Canada women's national soccer team. Personal Stewart was born in Denver, Colorado to a Canadian father and an Italian mother (from Naples). She was raised in Denver and The Pas, Manitoba, her father's homeland. She comes from a family of sport. Her father and brother both played ice hockey while her sister is also a soccer player. She was raised in Abbotsford, British Columbia. Youth career Stewart attended Vanderbilt University her freshman year and scored 3 goals in 18 games for the Commodores. She then transferred to UCLA, and after sitting out a year because of national team commitments, scored 2 goals in 66 games for the Bruins. Club career In January 2014, the Canadian women's national team allocated Stewart to the Boston Breakers of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She signed on loan for Japanese club INAC Kobe Leonessa in October 2014. In 2015, Stewart returned to the NWSL after the Western New York Flash signed her as a Discovery Player. Stewart was waived by the Flash on July 22, 2015. Stewart signed for Bundesliga club SC Freiburg on August 8, 2016. International career Stewart has represented Canada on the U-20 youth as well as participating in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. When the Canadian team that competed in the 2012 Olympics defeated France 1–0 on August 9, 2012 in the bronze medal match, Stewart was awarded a medal since she had played in four of the matches for Canada. References External links 1990 births Living people Citizens of Canada through descent Soccer people from Manitoba Canadian expatriate women's soccer players Canadian women's soccer players Canada women's international soccer players Women's association football midfielders People from The Pas 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players Vancouver Whitecaps FC (women) players USL W-League (1995–2015) players Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic soccer players of Canada Olympic medalists in football Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Soccer players from Denver People from Highlands Ranch, Colorado UCLA Bruins women's soccer players INAC Kobe Leonessa players Nadeshiko League players Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Japan Expatriate women's footballers in Japan Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate women's footballers in Germany SC Freiburg (women) players Vanderbilt Commodores women's soccer players Western New York Flash players National Women's Soccer