Mara Bouchard

Mara Bouchard
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-04-20) April 20, 2001
Place of birth Granby, Québec, Canada
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Montreal Roses FC
Youth career
CS les Cosmos de Granby
PEF Québec
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2024 McGill Martlets 60 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 FC Sélect Rive-Sud 21 (0)
2021 CS Mont-Royal Outremont 9 (0)
2022–2024 CS Longueuil 25+ (0+)
2025– Montreal Roses FC 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 10, 2025

Mara Bouchard (born April 20, 2001) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Montreal Roses FC in the Northern Super League.

Early life

Bouchard played youth soccer with CS les Cosmos de Granby, before joining the PEF Québec program at age 15.[1] She also played for the Quebec provincial team and represented Team Quebec at the 2017 Canada Summer Games, winning the gold medal.[2][3]

University career

Bouchard attended Vanier College, before attending McGill University in 2021, where she played for the women's soccer team.[4][5] In her first season, she was named an assistant captain.[6] At the end of her first season, she was named the team's MVP, as well as the RSEQ Rookie of the Year, and named to the RSEQ All-Rookie Team, an RSEQ First Team All-Star, and the U Sports All-Rookie Team.[7][8][9] At the end of her second season, she was once again named the team MVP and an RSEQ First Team All-Star as well as a U Sports Second Team All-Canadian.[10][11][12] Ahead of the 2023 season, she was named the team captain.[13] At the end of 2023, she was again named team MVP for the third consecutive year, as well as an RSEQ First Team All-Star and a U Sports First Team All-Canadian.[14][15][16] At the end of her senior season, she once again earned RSEQ First Team All-Star as well as U Sports Second Team All-Canadian honours.[17][18] She was also named a winner of McGill's Jean Béliveau Athletic Award for combining leadership with academic excellence and athletic prowess.[19] Over her four years, she played in every match for the team, accumulating 56 consecutive regular season outings and four more in playoffs.[20]

Club career

In 2018, Bouchard joined FC Sélect Rive-Sud in the Première ligue de soccer du Québec.[21] In 2021, she played with CS Mont-Royal Outremont. In 2022, she joined CS Longueuil. She won the league's Soulier d’argent as the second best player in 2022.[22]

In January 2025, Bouchard signed with Northern Super League club Montreal Roses FC.[23][24]

Personal life

In 2021, Bouchard became an ambassador for the team sports brand Kipsa.[25]

Career statistics

As of December 22, 2024
Club Season League Playoffs National Cup League Cup Total
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Sélect Rive-Sud 2018[26] Première ligue de soccer du Québec 6 0 — — — 6 0
2019[26] 15 0 — — — 15 0
Total 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0
CS Mont-Royal Outremont 2021[26] Première ligue de soccer du Québec 9 0 — — — 9 0
CS Longueuil 2022[26] Première ligue de soccer du Québec 11 0 — — 0 0 11 0
2023 Ligue1 Québec ? ? — — 1 0 1+ 0+
2024 14 0 — — — 14 0
Total 25+ 0+ 0 0 0 0 1 0 26+ 0+
Career total 55+ 0+ 0 0 0 0 1 0 56+ 0+

References

  1. ^ Patenaude, Eric (January 9, 2025). "Mara Bouchard sous contrat avec les Roses de Montréal" [Mara Bouchard under contract with the Montreal Roses]. Le Granby Express (in French).
  2. ^ Leblanc, Samuel (July 19, 2017). "Mara Bouchard se cramponne à son rêve" [Mara Bouchard clings to her dream]. La Voix de l'Est (in French).
  3. ^ "Four new players from Quebec signed: Stéphanie Hill, Mara Bouchard, Félicia Roy and Lorie Thibault". Montreal Roses FC. January 9, 2025.
  4. ^ Menikefs, Adam (November 30, 2021). "Know Your Athlete: Mara Bouchard". The McGill Tribune.
  5. ^ "Mara Bouchard McGill profile". McGill Redbirds and Martlets.
  6. ^ Zukerman, Earl (September 10, 2021). "Laval lassoes ladies from McGill in season-opening soccer showdown". McGill Redbirds and Martlets.
  7. ^ Zukerman, Earl (November 10, 2021). "Bouchard named top rookie, among four Martlets to earn RSEQ all-star status". McGill Redbirds and Martlets.
  8. ^ Zukerman, Earl (November 17, 2021). "McGill soccer duo earns U SPORTS all-rookie honours". McGill Redbirds and Martlets.
  9. ^ Zukerman, Earl (April 6, 2022). "Swimmer Secchi and hockey's Downie-Landry named McGill athletes of the year". McGill Redbirds and Martlets.
  10. ^ Zukerman, Earl (November 8, 2022). "McGill trio merits all-conference honours as RSEQ soccer all-stars announced". McGill Redbirds and Martlets.
  11. ^ Zukerman, Earl (November 10, 2022). "McGill soccer duo merit national honours at U SPORTS All-Canadian awards gala". McGill Redbirds and Martlets.
  12. ^ Zukerman, Earl (April 11, 2023). "Swimmers Collin and Sarty named athletes of the year at McGill Athletics Awards gala". McGill Redbirds and Martlets.
  13. ^ Zukerman, Earl (August 30, 2023). "Lavoie nets winner, Guilmette gets goose-egg as Martlets begin 39th year of soccer with win over Pats". McGill Redbirds and Martlets.
  14. ^ Zukerman, Earl (November 1, 2023). "McGill's Valdes named RSEQ soccer coach of the year as four Martlets merit all-star laureates". McGill Redbirds and Martlets.
  15. ^ Zukerman, Earl (November 8, 2023). "McGill women's soccer duo of Bouchard and Hill merit All-Canadian honours". McGill Redbirds and Martlets.
  16. ^ Zukerman, Earl (April 4, 2024). "Swimmers Hazem Issa and Naomie Lo named McGill athletes of the year". McGill Redbirds and Martlets.
  17. ^ Zukerman, Earl (October 30, 2024). "McGill's Renaud named player of the year as RSEQ women's soccer laureates announced". McGill Redbirds and Martlets.
  18. ^ Zukerman, Earl (November 6, 2024). "McGill soccer stars Chloe Renaud and Mara Bouchard earn All-Canadian honours". McGill Redbirds and Martlets.
  19. ^ Zukerman, Earl (December 6, 2024). "2024 Jean Béliveau Athletic Award recipients announced at McGill". McGill Redbirds and Martlets.
  20. ^ Zukerman, Earl (January 9, 2025). "McGill soccer stars Hill and Bouchard both sign pro pacts with Montreal Roses of new Northern Super League". McGill Redbirds and Martlets.
  21. ^ "Une équipe semi-professionnelle féminine de soccer voit le jour sur la Rive-Sud" [A semi-professional women's soccer team is born on the South Shore]. Le Courrier du Sud (in French). May 9, 2018.
  22. ^ "Rapport Annuel 2021-2022" [Annual Report 2021-2022] (PDF). CS Longueuil (in French). p. 23.
  23. ^ "Les Roses s'entendent avec Mara Bouchard et trois autres Québécoises" [The Roses reach an agreement with Mara Bouchard and three other Quebecers]. La Voix de l'Est (in French). January 9, 2025.
  24. ^ Gagnon, Jonathan (January 16, 2025). "Mara Bouchard saute dans l'aventure de la Super Ligue du Nord" [Mara Bouchard jumps into the adventure of the Northern Super League]. La Voix de l'Est (in French).
  25. ^ "Mara Bouchard: une étoile montante" [Mara Bouchard: a rising star]. Le Granby Express (in French). March 8, 2021.
  26. ^ a b c d "PLSQ Stats Archive" (in French). TSI Sports.
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