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    "title": "Jessie Fleming wins 2022 Canada Soccer Player of the Year",
    "modified_at": "2026-04-21 17:39:12",
    "published_at": "2022-12-21 18:00:00",
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    "subtitle": "Jessie Fleming from Canada Soccer\u2019s Women\u2019s National Team has been named the Canada Soccer Player of the Year for the second year in a row. Fleming won the 2022 award after a year in which she helped Canada qualify for the FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 and then capture a silver\u2026",
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    "body": "<p>Jessie Fleming from Canada Soccer&rsquo;s Women&rsquo;s National Team has been named the Canada Soccer Player of the Year for the second year in a row. Fleming won the 2022 award after a year in which she helped Canada qualify for the FIFA Women&rsquo;s World Cup Australia &amp; New Zealand 2023 and then capture a silver medal at the Concacaf W Championship. She also helped her professional club Chelsea FC win the 2021-22 FA Women&rsquo;s Super League and 2022 FA Cup in England.</p><p>Fleming was a Best XI all-star at the Concacaf W Championship where she featured in all five Canada matches and co-led the tournament with three goals. She scored in the opening match against Trinidad &amp; Tobago, scored the winner against Costa Rica to secure first place in Group B, and scored the winner against Jamaica to reach Final.</p><p>Across the calendar year, the 24-year old midfielder from London, Ontario co-led Canada with five goals and led the Women&rsquo;s National Team with 17 appearances and 1,420 minutes played. She also made her first-ever start as Canada&rsquo;s captain in February and then made her milestone 100th international &ldquo;A&rdquo; appearance in a home draw against Korea Republic in June.</p><p>At the club level from January through December, Fleming has made more than 40 appearances for Chelsea FC across the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons. She helped Chelsea FC finish first overall in the FA Women&rsquo;s Super League with a record of 18 wins, two draws and two losses. She also featured as a substitute in the FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, a 3:2 win over Manchester City FC. From the first half of the 2022-23 season, Chelsea FC are in first place in the FA Women&rsquo;s Super League and have already qualified for the knockout phase of UEFA Women&rsquo;s Champions League.</p><p>This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Canada Soccer Player Awards, with the two winners of the Canada Soccer Players of the Year award named Wednesday 21 December (Women&rsquo;s National Team) and Thursday 22 December (Men&rsquo;s National Team). Voting for the Canada Soccer Players of the Year award is conducted by Canadian media and coaches.</p><p>Fleming is now in her 10th international season with Canada Soccer&rsquo;s Women&rsquo;s National Team, having made her international &ldquo;A&rdquo; debut for Canada on 15 December 2013. She has led Canada in minutes played in each of the last two seasons and has scored 19 career goals in 111 international &ldquo;A&rdquo; appearances. She follows Charmaine Hooper and Christine Sinclair as just the third Women&rsquo;s National Team player to win Canada Soccer&rsquo;s Player of the Year award in back-to-back seasons.</p><p><strong>2022 Canada Soccer Player Awards</strong><br>\u200bCanada Soccer Para Player of the Year &ndash; Samuel Charron<br>\u200bCanada Soccer Futsal Player of the Year &ndash; Daniel Chamale<br>\u200bAllstate Good Hands Award &ndash; Milan Borjan<br>\u200bCanada Soccer Young Players of the Year &ndash; Simi Awujo and Isma&euml;l Kon&eacute;<br>\u200bCanada Soccer Players of the Year &ndash; Jessie Fleming and Alphonso Davies</p><p><strong>Past Player of the Year Winner</strong><br>\u200b2022 Alphonso Davies &amp; Jessie Fleming<br>\u200b2021 Alphonso Davies &amp; Jessie Fleming<br>\u200b2020 Alphonso Davies &amp; Kadeisha Buchanan<br>\u200b2019 Jonathan David &amp; Ashley Lawrence<br>\u200b2018 Alphonso Davies &amp; Christine Sinclair<br>\u200b2017 Atiba Hutchinson &amp; Kadeisha Buchanan<br>\u200b2016 Atiba Hutchinson &amp; Christine Sinclair<br>\u200b2015 Atiba Hutchinson &amp; Kadeisha Buchanan<br>\u200b2014 Atiba Hutchinson &amp; Christine Sinclair<br>\u200b2013 Will Johnson &amp; Christine Sinclair<br>\u200b2012 Atiba Hutchinson &amp; Christine Sinclair<br>\u200b2011 Dwayne De Rosario &amp; Christine Sinclair<br>\u200b2010 Atiba Hutchinson &amp; Christine Sinclair<br>\u200b2009 Simeon Jackson &amp; Christine Sinclair<br>\u200b2008 Julian de Guzman &amp; Christine Sinclair<br>\u200b2007 Dwayne De Rosario &amp; Christine Sinclair<br>\u200b2006 Dwayne De Rosario &amp; Christine Sinclair<br>\u200b2005 Dwayne De Rosario &amp; Christine Sinclair<br>\u200b2004 Paul Stalteri &amp; Christine Sinclair<br>\u200b2003 Pat Onstad &amp; Charmaine Hooper<br>\u200b2002 Jason deVos &amp; Charmaine Hooper<br>\u200b2001 Paul Stalteri &amp; Andrea Neil<br>\u200b2000 Craig Forrest &amp; Christine Sinclair<br>\u200b1999 Jim Brennan &amp; Geraldine Donnelly<br>\u200b1998 Tomasz Radzinski &amp; Silvana Burtini<br>\u200b1997 Mark Watson &amp; Janine Helland<br>\u200b1996 Paul Peschisolido &amp; Geraldine Donnelly<br>\u200b1995 Alex Bunbury &amp; Charmaine Hooper<br>\u200b1994 Craig Forrest &amp; Charmaine Hooper<br>\u200b1993 Alex Bunbury</p><div class=\"release-content-contact\" id=\"contact-618ed7d2-90f4-47b3-b506-84e3f96d0c8f\">\n    \n    <div class=\"release-content-contact__details\">\n        <strong class=\"release-content-contact__name\">Paulo Senra</strong>\n        <em class=\"release-content-contact__description\">Chief Communications &amp; Content Officer | Chef des communications et du contenu, Canada Soccer</em>\n        <ul class=\"release-content-contact__details-list\"><li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"mailto:psenra@canadasoccer.com\"  class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"psenra@canadasoccer.com\"><svg class=\"icon icon-paper-plane release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-paper-plane\"></use>\n            </svg>psenra@canadasoccer.com</a></li>\n<li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"tel:(416)&nbsp;882-7919\"  class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"(416)&nbsp;882-7919\"><svg class=\"icon icon-mobile release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-mobile\"></use>\n            </svg>(416)&nbsp;882-7919</a></li></ul>\n    </div>\n</div>",
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