Canada’s Deanne Rose becomes youngest female Olympian to score in soccer

In Canada’s bronze medal victory over Brazil today, Deanne Rose became the youngest scorer in the history of Olympic women’s soccer.

The Canadian women’s soccer team is back on the Olympic podium after defeating Brazil 2-1 in the bronze medal match. It’s a position that they’re becoming accustomed to after winning the same medal in the 2012 London Olympics against France. The only difference is that Canada didn’t wait until the 91st minute to get the job done.

The game’s first goal came from the foot of speedy 17-year old Deanne Rose in the 25th minute. Ashley Lawrence provided the assist on her score after a brilliant run to set up Rose. The goal put her in the record books as the youngest female scorer in Olympic history. Canada’s iconic soccer star Christine Sinclair extended their lead to 2-0 a few minutes after halftime. Her goal came from an assist by Rose around the 52nd minute of the match. Sinclair earned her 250th cap from the contest and the goal is her 165th in international competition.

Brazil made the contest interesting around the 79th minute when Beatriz scored a goal. However, Canadian coach John Herdman and his players would hold on for the win after a nerve-racking finish. The bronze medal signals the first time that Canada has won consecutive medals in a team sports at the Summer Olympics since 1908.

For the 33-year old Sinclair, it will most likely mark her last Olympic match for her storied career. As for Rose, along with other young Canadian stars such as Lawrence, she will be a name to pay close attention to for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

This is an incredible achievement for the young Rose who merits watching in four years when she likely returns to the Olympics in Tokyo. She could be the future of Canadian soccer.