Back from injury, rising star Jayde Riviere looks forward to 2nd Women's World Cup

Just 22, Jayde Riviere already has a glittering soccer resume. And she is expected to add to that reputation at the Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

The fullback from Markham, Ont., who plays her club football for Manchester United, has already won Olympic gold, featured at the 2019 World Cup in France and won 37 caps for Canada. Not to mention earn an endorsement deal with Under Armour.

Riviere is poised beyond her years, on and off the field.

"She's incredible. The way she has come in and just owned the fullback position," said Canada captain Christine Sinclair. "Nothing seems to faze her. It doesn't matter if she's playing an Olympic gold-medal game, training or playing against a Marta [of Brazil] or playing against the U.S."

"She just has this confidence about her that she's going to own whoever she plays against," Sinclair added. "She just plays so fearless, which is obviously an invaluable trait to have."

Seventh-ranked Canada opens Group B play July 20 against No. 40 Nigeria in Melbourne before taking on No. 22 Ireland on July 26 in Perth and No. 10 Australia on Aug. 31 back in Melbourne.

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Riviere was 18, with just senior five caps to her name, when she started against New Zealand in the 2019 tournament. She then saw action off the bench against the Netherlands and Sweden, which eliminated Canada with a 1-0 win in the round of 16.

At 20, she played four games at the Tokyo Olympics, and came off the bench in the final against Sweden. Markham marked the gold-medal performance by declaring it Jayde Riviere Day.

The young defender announced via social media in September that she had played her last game at the University of Michigan. She elected to