Clarissa Larisey

Clarissa Larisey (born July 2, 1999) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a forward for Damallsvenskan club BK Häcken and the Canada national team.

Early life

Larisey began playing soccer at age eight with Goulbourn SC. Afterwards, she played youth soccer with West Ottawa SC and later moved to Ottawa South United, with whom she led the Ontario Youth Soccer League in scoring three times from 2014 to 2016. She also played with the provincial Team Ontario from 2014 to 2016.

College career

In 2017, she committed to the University of Memphis to play for the women's soccer team. She scored her first goal in her debut on August 18, 2017 against the Samford Bulldogs. In her freshman season, she was named to the AAC All-Rookie Team. In her sophomore season, she earned First Team All-Conference and First Team All-South Region honours and helped Memphis win their first AAC Tournament title and was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Offensive Player, after scoring the first two goals of a 3–0 win against USF. In her junior season, she was named AAC Co-Offensive Player of the Year, AAC First Team All-Conference, and a Second Team All-American. As a senior, she was a AAC All-Conference Second Team.

Club career

In 2018, she played with West Ottawa SC in League1 Ontario, scoring three goals in four appearances.

In 2019, she joined Ottawa South United in League1 Ontario, making two appearances. On May 11, she scored nine goals in a 13–0 victory over North Mississauga SC.

In May 2021, she signed with Icelandic club Valur in the top tier Úrvalsdeild kvenna on a six-month contract. She made her debut on May 19 against ÍBV. With Valur, she won the league title in 2021.

In August 2021, she joined Scottish club Celtic in the Scottish Women's Premier League. She made her debut on September 5 against Aberdeen. She scored her first goal on September 29, 2021 against Motherwell. On March 26, 2022, she scored a goal 58 seconds into the match against Hibernian. In her debut season she won the League Cup and Scottish Cup with Celtic, On August 11, 2022, she scored a hat trick against Hibernian. At the time of her departure from the club during the 2022–23 season, she had been the leading scorer in the Scottish Women's Premier League, after scoring twelve goals through twelve league matches.

In January 2023, she joined Swedish club Häcken in the Damallsvenskan, with the club paying a sizable transfer fee for her. She scored her first goal in a pre-season friendly on January 20 against Alingsås IF. She made her official debut on March 5 in a Swedish cup victory over Växjö DFF. She made her league debut on March 26 against Djurgårdens. On May 19, she scored a goal and added an assist in a 3-0 victory over Linköpings FC.

International career

In August 2022, she earned her first callup to the Canadian national team for a pair of friendly matches against Australia. She made her debut on September 3, 2022, coming on as a substitute. She was then subsequently called up for the team's next set of friendlies in October. On October 6, she earned her first assist against Argentina. Four days later on October 10, she scored her first international goal in a friendly against Morocco.

Personal life

Larisey is the cousin of fellow professional soccer player Tony Mikhael.

Career statistics

Club

As of January 30, 2024

International

Honours

Celtics

• Scottish Women's Cup: 2021–22
• Scottish Women's Premier League Cup: 2021–22