Sarah Stratigakis

Sarah Stratigakis (born March 7, 1999) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the Vittsjö GIK in the Damallsvenskan and the Canada national team.

Sarah Stratigakis
Personal information
Full name Sarah Anne Stratigakis
Date of birth (1999-03-07) March 7, 1999
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Vittsjö GIK
Number 10
Youth career
Woodbridge Strikers
Unionville Milliken SC
Aurora United FC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Michigan Wolverines 70 (18)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Aurora FC 15 (13)
2018–2019 Oakville Blue Devils FC 5 (9)
2022- Vittsjö GIK 2 (0)
National team‡
2014 Canada U-15 6 (5)
2013–2016 Canada U-17 16 (3)
2015–2018 Canada U-20 13 (2)
2015–2018 Canada U-23 3 (0)
2015– Canada 5 (1)
Honours
Women's football
Representing  Canada
CONCACAF Girls' Under-15 Championship
Winner2014
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 9, 2017
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of July 7, 2021

Early life

Stratigakis was eight years old when she started playing soccer.[1] In 2017 she committed to the University of Michigan.

Club career

Early career

Stratigakis played for Aurora FC and Oakville Blue Devils FC in League1 Ontario from 2016-19.

International career

Stratigakis has represented Canada on the under-15, under-17,[2] under-20[3] and senior national teams.

Youth

In August 2014, she was named the most valuable player (MVP) of the 2014 CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship where Canada won gold.[4] In December 2015, she scored a brace against Honduras at the 2015 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship to lift Canada to the semifinals.[5] She scored the team's only goal in Canada's 1–2 loss to Haiti.[6] She was named the tournament's best midfielder at the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup at the age of 15 after helping Canada reach the quarterfinals.[7]

Senior

In July 2015, Stratigakis made her debut for the senior national team at the Pan Am Games at the age of 16.[8][9][10] She scored her first goal for the national team at the 2021 SheBelieves Cup, against Argentina.

Career statistics

International

Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Stratigakis goal.

List of international goals scored by Sarah Stratigakis

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.24 February 2021Exploria Stadium, Orlando, United States Argentina1–01–02021 SheBelieves Cup

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "Sarah Stratigakis profile". Canada Soccer Association.
  2. "Stratigakis scores in Canada's 2–1 loss to Haiti at U-17 CONCACAF championships". Winnipeg Free Press. The Canadian Press. March 7, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  3. Davidson, Neil (March 17, 2016). "Canada's coach excited to face tough group in U-20 Women's World Cup". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  4. "Under-15 Canadian girls beat Haiti on PKs". Burnaby Now. April 19, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  5. "Canada within one win of U-20 World Cup". TSN. The Canadian Press. December 8, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  6. "The Canadians defeated in U-17". ICI Radio-Canada. March 7, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  7. Cudmore, John (May 13, 2016). "Aurora United FC women set to kick it off at home". Inside Toronto. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  8. Squizzato, Daniel (July 16, 2015). "Canada's football women in tough Pan Am spot following Costa Rica loss". Canadian Olympic Team. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  9. "Toronto Pan Am / Parapan Am Games". Pan Am / Parapan Am Games. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  10. "Women's World Cup inspires next generation". Sports Net. September 27, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2016.


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