Samantha Chang (soccer)

Samantha Chang (born July 13, 2000) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the South Carolina Gamecocks.

Samantha Chang
Personal information
Full name Samantha Susan Chang
Date of birth (2000-07-13) July 13, 2000
Place of birth Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Position(s) Midfield
Youth career
Mississauga SC
Brams United
Unionville-Milliken SC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– South Carolina Gamecocks
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Unionville Milliken SC 11 (4)
2019 Unionville Milliken SC 6 (1)
National team‡
2014 Canada U15 6 (0)
2016 Canada U17 5 (0)
2020 Canada U20 3 (0)
2021– Canada 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of February 22, 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of February 22, 2021

Early life

Chang was born in Mississauga, Ontario to a South Korean father and a Canadian mother and began playing soccer with the Mississauga Soccer Club at the age of 3, before eventually moving on to playing with Brams United of Brampton and then Unionville-Milliken SC.[1]

In 2017, she began playing for Unionville-Milliken's first team in League1 Ontario at age 16, serving as team captain, despite being on a roster with players as old as 25 with NCAA Division 1 experience.[2] She was named the league's Young Player of the Year.[3]

College career

In 2018, she signed a scholarship to play for the University of South Carolina's women's soccer team.[2] She missed her freshman season in 2018, due to injury. In her debut season in 2019, she appeared in 23 games and was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team.[4]

International career

Chang has represented Canada at the 2014 CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship, 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.[5]

She was named to the Canadian senior squad for the first time in 2021 for the 2021 SheBelieves Cup,[6] making her debut on February 21 against Argentina.[7]

References
  1. Samantha Chang at the Canadian Soccer Association (also available in French). Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  2. Pereira, Gene (February 17, 2018). "UMSC soccer duo "the best of the best"". Markham Review.
  3. "Toronto FC III's Rollocks And Unionville Milliken's Chang Win 2017 League1 Ontario Young Player Of Year Awards". League1 Ontario. November 6, 2017.
  4. "Samantha Chang profile". South Carolina Gamecocks.
  5. Adams, Cam (February 23, 2020). "Gamecock women's soccer player Samantha Chang selected to Canadian U20 women's national team". The Daily Gamecock.
  6. Davidson, Neil (January 25, 2020). "Bev Priestman includes six uncapped players in her first roster as Canada's women's soccer coach". The Globe and Mail.
  7. "Canada gets first win of 2021 with 1:0 victory over Argentina". Sport Information Resource Centre. February 22, 2020.
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