Colm Vance

Colm Vance
Vance in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-08-31) 31 August 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Bradford, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
York Jets
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 York Lions 39 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Vaughan Azzurri 18 (0)
2019–2020 York9 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2019

Colm Vance (born 31 August 1992) is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Early career

Vance played varsity soccer at York University for five consecutive years, helping lead the club to numerous awards. The York Lions won OUA bronze in 2011 & 2012, then progressed to OUA league championships in 2013, 2014 & 2015 in addition to claiming CIS titles in 2014 and 2015. Vance led the way during two academic all-Canadian honours seasons (2014 & 2015) while also being named an OUA West first-team all-star in 2015.[1]

Vaughan Azzurri

In 2016, Vance made five league appearances for Vaughan Azzurri in League1 Ontario, and also started both legs of the 2016 Inter Provincial Cup.[2] Vance returned to the Azzurri in 2017, and made seven appearances that season.[3] In 2018, he made six league appearances for Vaughan.[4]

York9

On 12 March 2019, Vance signed his first professional contract with Canadian Premier League side York9.[5] On 19 October 2019, he made his debut as a starter in the final match of the 2019 season, a 2–0 loss to HFX Wanderers.[6] In July 2020 Vance retired from professional soccer so he could focus on his schooling.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "Colm Vance Bio". York University Lions.
  2. ^ "Colm Vance 2016". League1 Ontario. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Colm Vance 2017". League1 Ontario. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Colm Vance 2018". League1 Ontario. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  5. ^ Marty Thompson (12 March 2019). "York9 FC signs Canadian goalkeeper Colm Vance". York9 FC. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  6. ^ "C. Vance". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  7. ^ "York9 FC Signs Goalkeeper Ezequiel Carrasco". July 10, 2020.
  8. ^ Jacques, John (July 10, 2020). "Colm Vance Retires From Professional Football".


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