# Evelyne Viens

Evelyne Viens (born 6 February 1997) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Serie A club AS Roma and the Canada national team. She played college soccer at the University of South Florida.

## Early life

Viens began playing soccer at age five with AS Mistral Laurentien. At age 14, she received an invitation to join the Quebec provincial team, but declined the opportunity. She joined CS Haute-Saint-Charles, when she was 14.

## College career

Viens played for the USF Bulls women's soccer team from 2016 to 2019, where she became the team's all-time top scorer with 73 goals and was named to the NCAA All-American team three times. She also holds the school record for the most single season goals and has the most career goals in American Athletic Conference history.
She scored her first collegiate goal on August 25, 2016, against Kentucky.

## Club career

In 2018 and 2019, she played for Dynamo de Quebec in the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec.
Sky Blue FC (later renamed NY/NJ Gotham FC) selected Viens with the fifth-overall pick in the 2020 NWSL College Draft. She made her Sky Blue FC debut on June 30, 2020 in the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup. Viens scored her first goal for the club on July 22, 2020, in a 3–2 defeat to the Chicago Red Stars during the semi-finals of the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup. In August 2020, Sky Blue loaned Viens to Paris FC. Viens returned to the club in March 2021.
In December 2021, Gotham FC loaned Viens to Damallsvenskan club Kristianstad for the 2022 season. In August 2022, she announced that she would not return to the United States. On September 10, she scored four goals in a league match and a hat-trick on September 24. On September 30, Kristianstad signed her to a two-year contract.
In August 2023, Viens joined A.S. Roma in the Italian Serie A, on a three-year contract.

## International career

She was named to the Canada national team for the first time for the 2021 SheBelieves Cup. She made her debut against the United States on February 18. She scored her first goal for Canada on April 9, 2021 in a 3-0 win against Wales. Four days later, she was in the starting eleven for the first time in the 2-0 win against the England national team and scored the first goal in the third minute.
On June 23, 2021, she was named to the roster for the 2020 Summer Olympics, which were postponed until the summer of 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. She played in the two games in Group E against the national teams of Japan and Great Britain. Canada won gold in the games, and Viens became the first USF alum to win an Olympic medal as an athlete.
On July 9, 2023, she was nominated for the 2023 World Cup. She played in each of her team's three games, being substituted twice, and was eliminated with her team in the preliminary round.
Viens was called up to the Canada squad for the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup, which Canada finished as semifinalists.
Viens was called up to the Canada squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played October 17, 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Playoffs | Playoffs | National cup | National cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Dynamo de Quebec | 2018 | Première Ligue de soccer du Québec|PLSQ | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 |
| Dynamo de Quebec | 2019 | PLSQ | 8 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 13 |
| Dynamo de Quebec | Total | Total | 15 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 21 |
| NJ/NY Gotham FC | 2020 | NWSL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 |
| NJ/NY Gotham FC | 2021 | NWSL | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 1 |
| NJ/NY Gotham FC | Total | Total | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 23 | 2 |
| Paris FC (loan) | 2020–21 | Division 1 Féminine | 14 | 11 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 11 |
| Kristianstad (loan) | 2022 | Damallsvenskan | 26 | 21 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 25 |
| Kristianstad | 2023 | Damallsvenskan | 17 | 12 | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | 22 | 16 |
| Kristianstad | Total | Total | 43 | 33 | — | — | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 54 | 41 |
| Roma | 2023–24 | Serie A | 24 | 13 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 18 |
| Roma | 2024–25 | Serie A | 4 | 3 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
| Roma | Total | Total | 28 | 16 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 45 | 23 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 113 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 152 | 98 |
* ↑ Sky Blue FC changed its name to NJ/NY Gotham FC in 2021
* ↑ Includes NWSL Challenge Cup, Coupe de France, Svenska Cupen, Coppa Italia

### International goals

    Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Viens goal.
List of international goals scored by Evelyne Viens :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 9 April 2021 | Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales | Wales | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 13 April 2021 | Bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, England | England | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 6 October 2022 | Estadio Municipal de Chapín, Jerez, Spain | Morocco | 2–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 4 | 19 February 2023 | Geodis Park, Nashville, United States | Brazil | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2023 SheBelieves Cup |
| 5 | 2 March 2024 | BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, United States | Costa Rica | 1–0 | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup |
| 6 | 25 July 2024 | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne, France | New Zealand | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2024 Summer Olympics |

## Honours

South Florida Bulls
* American Athletic Conference Champion: 2017–19
Dynamo de Quebec
* PLSQ Championship: 2018
Roma
* Serie A: 2023–24
* Coppa Italia: 2023–24
* Supercoppa Italiana: 2024
Canada
* Summer Olympics: 2021
Individual
* Serie A Striker of the Season: 2023–24
* Serie A Golden Boot: 2023–24
* PLSQ Golden Boot: 2018
* Second Team All-American: 2019
* Third Team All-American: 2017–18
* Conference Offensive Player of the Year: 2018–19
* First Team All-Conference: 2017–19