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Shelina Zadorsky is in the running for Canada Soccer’s player of the year.

The 33-year-old Londoner is one of eight nominees from the national women’s team, along with 2024 winner Vanessa Gilles, Marie-Yasmine Alidou, Adriana Leon, Emma Regan, Jayde Riviere, Janine Sonis and Holly Ward.

Zadorsky, a former St. Thomas Aquinas student, appeared in 13 international matches this past season, starting nine and logging 910 minutes while scoring twice, including a penalty in a 4-1 win over Costa Rica in June. The centre-back also made 20 appearances for West Ham United FC women with 19 starts and played 1,629 minutes on the club’s back line.

The finalists and winners will be announced late next week. Fellow Londoner Jessie

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