Maya Antoine

Maya Antoine
Personal information
Full name Maya Aliyah Antoine[1]
Date of birth (2001-08-08) August 8, 2001[1]
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada[1]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Center back[3]
Team information
Current team
 IFK Norrköping
Number 23
Youth career
Vaughan SC
Ontario Super REX
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 Vanderbilt Commodores 83 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024– IFK Norrköping 26 (0)
International career‡
2016 Canada U15
2018 Canada U17 10 (0)
2018–2019 Canada U20 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 13, 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 13, 2025

Maya Aliyah Antoine (born August 8, 2001) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a center back for IFK Norrköping of the Damallsvenskan. She played college soccer for the Vanderbilt Commodores and has represented Canada at various youth levels.

Early life

Antoine was born in Toronto, Ontario, to parents Gerard Antoine and Jennifer Munro-Antoine. She grew up in the nearby city of Vaughan, where she attended the local high school.[4] Antoine played youth soccer for Vaughan SC and the Ontario Super REX program.[4][5]

College career

In 2019, Antoine moved to the United States and began playing college soccer with the Vanderbilt Commodores. She played in 10 games as a freshman before going down with an injury that also kept her out of international action.[4] Antoine returned to the field in September 2020 and made her first collegiate start on September 27, in a game against Tennessee.[4] She soon became a mainstay on the Commodores squad and started every single match for the next three seasons, including in Vanderbilt's 2022 NCAA Tournament campaign.[6] Antoine was able to play a fifth year in 2023, taking advantage of her extra season of NCAA eligibility from the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] She played the year as a team captain and was named to the 2023 Mac Hermann Trophy watchlist.[7] Antoine finished her college career with one SEC first team and two second team honors. She also was named to the All-Region first team and third team in separate years.[4]

Club career

Antoine was among the list of players who registered for the 2024 NWSL Draft. However, she was not ultimately selected.[8] Instead, she trained with the Washington Spirit as a preseason trialist,[9] but did not make the team's final roster.[10]

IFK Norrköping

On March 11, 2024, Antoine signed her first professional contract with Swedish club IFK Norrköping, inking a one-year deal.[11] She made her Damallsvenskan debut against KIF Örebro DFF in the 6th week of the season.[12] Despite enduring a rocky start, Antoine was able to snag a starting position in Norrköping's squad and made 13 straight starts as a first-year professional.[12][13] On August 5, 2025, Antoine earned a one-year extension with the club.[14]

International career

Antoine made her youth debut for Canada at the age of fourteen, winning a silver medal at the 2016 CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship.[4] She has since gone on to play at multiple other youth levels, including as a member of the under-17 and under-20 squads.[15]

In 2018, Antoine was named to Canada's squad for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[16] During her team's semifinal match against Mexico, Antoine conceded a penalty kick after turning over the ball. Mexican midfielder Nicole Pérez converted the spot-kick, resulting in Canada losing the match, 1–0.[17] Antoine participated in the team's bronze medal game, in which they were defeated, 2–1, by New Zealand.[18]

During the same year, Antoine was part of the under-20 squad that reached fourth place in the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.[19][20] She was again called into U20 training camp in 2019 in preparation for the 2020 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[21] The U-20 world cup was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[22] but Antoine's possible participation had appeared dubious anyway due to an injury sustained in college play.[23]

Antoine received her first call-up to the Canadian senior team in August 2018 for a match versus Brazil the following month.[24][25] She was included on the bench during the match but was not called on to make an appearance.[26]

Career statistics

Club

As of April 13, 2025[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
IFK Norrköping 2024 Damallsvenskan 23 0 1 0 — 24 0
2025 3 0 3 0 — 6 0
Career total 26 0 4 0 0 0 30 0
  1. ^ Includes the Svenska Cupen

References

  1. ^ a b c "Commodore Soccer Signs Five for 2019". VUCommodores. February 4, 2019. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
  2. ^ a b Maya Antoine at Soccerway
  3. ^ Sundberg, Andreas. "IFK Norrköping tycker Antoine borde få landslagsplats: "Vi har mejlat förbundet"". Fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved April 13, 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "Maya Antoine". Vanderbilt University Athletics - Official Athletics Website. July 31, 2019. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
  5. ^ "Canada U-20 women's team to tour England in advance of World Cup qualifier". Kelowna Courier. July 5, 2019. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
  6. ^ Mago, Anish (November 12, 2022). "Vanderbilt Soccer upsets No. 5 Clemson, advances in DI Women's Soccer Championship - The Vanderbilt Hustler". Retrieved April 13, 2025.
  7. ^ "Three Canadian women make watch list for NCAA soccer's Hermann Trophy". Coast Reporter. August 17, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
  8. ^ "Final list of registered players announced for 2024 NWSL Draft". SoccerWire. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
  9. ^ Spirit, Washington (January 25, 2024). "Washington Spirit Announces Initial Preseason Roster". Washington Spirit. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
  10. ^ Spirit, Washington (March 13, 2024). "Washington Spirit Announces 24-Player Roster Ahead of Season Kickoff". Washington Spirit. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
  11. ^ Gustafsson, David (March 11, 2024). "Välkommen till IFK Norrköping, Maya Antoine!". IFK Norrköping (in Swedish). Retrieved April 13, 2025.
  12. ^ a b Gustafsson, David (September 22, 2024). "Antoine om debutsäsongen: "Jag har lyckats anpassa mig bättre än vad jag trodde"". IFK Norrköping (in Swedish). Retrieved April 13, 2025.
  13. ^ Persson, Eric (July 3, 2024). ""Jag gjorde inget annat än att läsa och spela fotboll"". www.nt.se (in Swedish). Retrieved April 13, 2025.
  14. ^ Sjölin, Jacob (March 18, 2025). "Succébacken förlänger med IFK: "Ger oss ytterligare en dimension"". www.nt.se (in Swedish). Retrieved April 13, 2025.
  15. ^ Persson, Eric (March 10, 2025). "IFK-backen på Kanadas radar: "Härligt att veta"". www.nt.se (in Swedish). Retrieved April 13, 2025.
  16. ^ "Rhian Wilkinson to lead Canada's entry at FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Uruguay". CityNews Toronto. October 29, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
  17. ^ "U-17 World Cup takeaways: Canada's finals dreams undone by tame effort". www.sportsnet.ca. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
  18. ^ "Canada misses out on bronze with loss to New Zealand at U-17 World Cup". CBC. December 1, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
  19. ^ "When history called, Haiti's Jeudy said: "Oui"". Concacaf. March 9, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
  20. ^ "Canada has 1 last shot at U20 World Cup after semifinal loss to Mexico". CBC. January 26, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
  21. ^ "Antoine Joins Canadian U-20 Team". Vanderbilt University Athletics - Official Athletics Website. August 12, 2019. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
  22. ^ "FIFA U-20 and U-17 Women's World Cups cancelled". OneFootball. April 13, 2025. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
  23. ^ "Rose, Regan to lead Canada at CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship". CKPG Today. The Canadian Press. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
  24. ^ "Women's Soccer: Five 'young guns' join their idols on Canada's national team Sunday". Ottawa Sun. August 31, 2018. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
  25. ^ "Canada coach blends experience and youth for Brazil women's soccer friendly". CityNews Toronto. August 22, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
  26. ^ "Canada 1-0 Brazil (Sep 2, 2018) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
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