Karina Chenelle LeBlanc CM [2] (born March 30, 1980) is an American-born Canadian former professional soccer goalkeeper and former general manager of the Portland Thorns FC. [3] She played for the Canadian national team [ 4 ] and multiple professional women's teams in the United States over her fourteen-year career.

Retired Canadian Olympic soccer player, Karina LeBlanc now uses her platform as a way to inspire and challenge people to live life purposefully.

KARINA LEBLANC is retired Olympic bronze medalist and professional athlete, Karina LeBlanc has the distinguished honor of being one of the longest serving soccer players for Canada.

she was honoured by Canada Soccer for reaching 100 international “A” appearances ahead of the Canada home match on 30 May 2012 at Stade Moncton in Moncton (Canada Soccer President Victor Montagliani presented commemorative plaques to both Candace Chapman and Karina LeBlanc)... after her playing career, she was celebrated by Canada Soccer on ...

May 26, 2015 · Le Blanc has announced she will retire after the World Cup final later this summer. Seventeen years ago, crowds supporting goalkeeper Karina LeBlanc and the Canadian women’s soccer team were...

Sep 18, 2011 · Goalkeeper Karina LeBlanc is a two-time Olympian who helped Canada capture a historic bronze medal at London 2012. LeBlanc appeared in one game in her Olympic debut at Beijing 2008 where the Canadian women’s soccer team competed at the Olympic Games for the first time ever, advancing to the quarterfinals.

May 17, 2021 · Karina LeBlanc is a two-time Olympian who won a bronze medal in soccer in 2012, Canada’s first-ever medal in the sport. Read her tips for sports parents here. “I was the shyest girl in the world,” she insists.

Oct 9, 2024 · PORTLAND — Canadian Karina LeBlanc is stepping down as GM of the Portland Thorns at the end of the NWSL season, the team announced Wednesday.

Dec 29, 2022 · Karina LeBlanc was appointed to the Order of Canada, one of the country’s highest honours. LeBlanc was recognised for her ‘contributions to the sport of soccer worldwide as well as for her use of soccer as a tool for social change.’

Apr 25, 2011 · Karina LeBlanc remembers herself as the quiet one when she first joined Canada’s national team in the late 1990s. It is funny how that sounds today, because chatty, inspirational, spiritual, funny: that’s the “KK” we know today. Quiet, Karina, really?