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Julianne Vallerand
Personal information
Full name Julianne Rita Marie Vallerand
Date of birth (2001-08-09) August 9, 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Montréal, Québec, Canada
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Halifax Tides FC
Number 44
Youth career
CS Terrebonne
2016–2017 AS Varennes
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 West Virginia Mountaineers 80 (16)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Lakers du Lac St-Louis 10 (1)
2019 CS Mont-Royal Outremont 5 (2)
2021–2022 AS Blainville 4 (0)
2024–2025 Spokane Zephyr FC 11 (1)
2025– Halifax Tides FC 1 (0)
International career‡
2016 Canada U15 7 (1)
2018 Canada U17 8 (0)
2019 Canada U20
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of August 3, 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of December 1, 2018

Julianne Rita Marie Vallerand (born August 9, 2001) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Halifax Tides FC in the Northern Super League.

Early life

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Vallerand played youth soccer with CS Terrebonne and AS Varennes. She played with Team Quebec at the 2017 Canada Summer Games, winning gold.[1]

College career

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In 2019, Vallerand began attending West Virginia University, where she played for the women's soccer team.[2] On August 23, 2019, she made her debut and scored her first goal in a 2-0 victory over the Duquesne Dukes.[3] In August 2021, she was named the West Virginia Student Athlete of the Week.[4] In October 2023, she was named the Big 12 Conference Defender of the Week.[5] She was named to the Big 12 All-Academic Team in each of her five seasons, as well as the Academic All-District Team in her final three seasons.[2] Over her five seasons, she scored 16 goals and added another six assists, while obtaining both a bachelor's degree in criminology and a Master of Business Administration.[6]

Club career

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In 2018, Vallerand played in the Première ligue de soccer du Québec with Lakers du Lac St-Louis. In 2019, she joined CS Mont-Royal Outremont. In 2021, she joined AS Blainville.

In May 2024, Vallerand signed with Spokane Zephyr FC of the USL Super League.[7][8] On October 27, 2024, she made her professional debut, starting against Tampa Bay Sun FC.[9] On December 14, 2024, she scored her first professional goal, also against Tampa Bay Sun.[10] She was named to the league's Team of the Month in December 2024.[11]

In July 2025, she signed with Northern Super League club Halifax Tides FC.[12][13]

International career

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Vallerand played with the Canada U15 at the 2016 CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship, winning silver and being named to the tournament All-Star Team.[14] In 2017, she played with the Canada U17 team the Four Nations Cup.[15] She later played with the squad at the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship (winning bronze) and the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup (finishing fourth).[16] In July 2019, she was named to the Canada U20 team for a series of friendlies in England.[17]

Career statistics

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As of July 30, 2025
Club Season League Playoffs National Cup League Cup Total
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lakers du Lac St-Louis 2018[18] Première ligue de soccer du Québec 10 1 — — — 10 1
CS Mont-Royal Outremont 2019[18] Première ligue de soccer du Québec 5 2 — — — 5 2
AS Blainville 2021[18] Première ligue de soccer du Québec 1 0 — — 0 0 1 0
2022[18] 3 0 — — 0 0 3 0
Total 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Spokane Zephyr FC 2024–25 USL Super League 11 1 — — — 11 1
Career total 30 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 4

References

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  1. ^ "Welcome Julianne Vallerand to Halifax Tides FC". Halifax Tides FC. July 29, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Julianne Vallerand West Virginia profile". West Virginia Mountaineers.
  3. ^ Pharis, Chris (August 23, 2019). "No. 11 WVU Opens 2019 With A Win". West Virginia Mountaineers.
  4. ^ "Vallerand Named Student-Athlete of the Week". West Virginia Mountaineers. August 24, 2021.
  5. ^ Sneed, Olivia (October 11, 2023). "Massey, Vallerand Honored by Big 12". West Virginia Mountaineers.
  6. ^ Sneed, Olivia (May 30, 2024). "Pair of Mountaineers Sign with Inaugural USL Super League Teams". West Virginia Mountaineers.
  7. ^ Teneyck, Alexa (May 23, 2024). "Two new players, Emma Jaskaniec and Julianne Vallerand, sign to Spokane Zephyr FC". SWX Local Sports.
  8. ^ Krueger, Henry (May 24, 2024). "Spokane Zephyr FC adds Emma Jaskaniec and Julianne Vallerand". Spokane Zephyr FC.
  9. ^ Crawford, Kaya (October 29, 2024). "Zephyr FC Travels to the Big Apple for Rematch With Brooklyn FC to Kick Off Six-Match Road Trip". Spokane Zephyr FC.
  10. ^ "Spokane Zephyr FC Shows Grit in Tough 3-2 Loss to Tampa Bay". Spokane Zephyr FC. December 14, 2024.
  11. ^ "USL Super League Team of the Month – December". USL Super League. December 19, 2024.
  12. ^ Healey, Josh (July 30, 2025). "Tides sign versatile defender Julianne Vallerand". HFX Football Post.
  13. ^ Palov, Willy (July 30, 2025). "Halifax Tides add versatile ex-USL player Julianne Vallerand". SaltWire Network.
  14. ^ Gauthier, Audrey (September 22, 2016). "Une bourse excellence pour Vallerand" [An excellence scholarship for Vallerand]. Métro (in French).
  15. ^ VanHorn, Olivia (August 9, 2019). "Two Mountaineers to Attend U-20 Camp". West Virginia Mountaineers.
  16. ^ Julianne Vallerand at the Canadian Soccer Association
  17. ^ St-Gelais, Roby (July 5, 2019). "U20: six Québécoises sur l'équipe canadienne" [U20: Six Quebecers on the Canadian team]. Le Journal de Québec (in French).
  18. ^ a b c d "PLSQ Stats Archive" (in French). TSI Sports.
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