Nora Sylvia Abolins (Latvian: Nora Silvija Āboliņa;[1] born 7 December 1992) is a footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Born in Canada, she represented the Latvia national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nora Sylvia Abolins | ||
| Date of birth | 26 January 1992[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Belleville, Ontario, Canada[2] | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper[4] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004-? | Belleville Youth SC[5] | ||
| Toronto Jr. Lady Lynx | |||
| Kingston Football Club | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Detroit Mercy Titans | ||
| 2013 | Western Kentucky Lady Toppers | 20 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | Durham United FC | 18 | (0) |
| 2016 | QBIK | 24 | (0) |
| 2017 | Östersunds DFF | 13 | (0) |
| 2017 | KIF Örebro | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | Vaughan Azzurri | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2018 | Latvia | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018 | Ryerson Rams (women, assistant coach)[6] | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 March 2018 | |||
Early life
Abolins was raised in Demorestville, Ontario.[3]
College career
Abolins attended the University of Detroit Mercy in Detroit, Michigan and the Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky, both of them in the United States.[3][7]
Club career
In 2015, she joined Durham United FC of League1 Ontario. She helped lead the team to win the league title, playing all 18 league matches, while only conceding eight goals against. Her performance resulted in her being named the League1 Ontario Goalkeeper of the Year and league Most Valuable Player honours.[8][9]
Her performance with Durham attracted the attention of European teams and she joined QIBK Karlstad in the Elitettan, the Swedish second division in 2016.[10] In 2017, she joined another Swedish side, Östersunds DFF.[11] She later joined KIF Örebro of the top tier Damallsvenskan.[12]
In 2021, she returned to League1 Ontario with Vaughan Azzurri.[13]
International career
Her performance led to her being called up to the Latvian national team in the Baltic Cup and the Turkish women's national team tournament.[14]
Coaching career
Afterwards, she joined Ryerson University as an assistant coach.[15]