Jayde Riviere
Jayde Riviere
Jayde Yuk Fun Riviere is a Canadian professional football player who plays as a right-back for Women's Super League club Manchester United and the Canada women's national team.
Jayde in numbers
147
Appearances
8
Goals
3
Trophies
4
Awards
Jayde Riviere
Manchester United FC
She was introduced to football by her dad at the age of three.
Jayde Riviere
Manchester United FC
She hated the repetitive drills her dad made her do, but they built her football foundation. He pushed her to train hard for multiple hours a day, and she even missed birthday parties and family events for football training.
Jayde Riviere
Manchester United FC
Her father was born in Dominica, and her mother was born in Hong Kong. She talks about the importance of understanding her roots and heritage.
Jayde Riviere
Manchester United FC
She listens to Soca music and steel drums on the way to training.
Jayde Riviere
Manchester United FC
She regularly returns to her youth club Markham SC to help with football camps.
Jayde Riviere
Manchester United FC
She was honored in her hometown of Markham when the mayor declared August 6 to be "Jayde Riviere Day" in Markham after Canada's gold medal victory at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Jayde Riviere
Manchester United FC
She would like to set up a football academy for girls in Dominica.
Jayde Riviere
Manchester United FC
She also played volleyball, flag football, and did track and field in high school.
Jayde Riviere
Manchester United FC
She majored in Movement Science in the Kinesiology Program at the University of Michigan.
Jayde Riviere
Manchester United FC
Her biggest role models have become her current teammates after growing up watching the Canadian team on TV.
Jayde Riviere
Manchester United FC
She has a ritual of always putting her equipment on right to left.
Jayde Riviere
Manchester United FC
She likes to collect keychains from her travels.
Jayde Riviere
Manchester United FC
Her favorite motto is: "You can’t control the uncontrollable. Control what you can control."
Jayde Riviere
Manchester United FC
She has a football field named after her in her hometown.
Jayde Riviere
Manchester United FC
She has been mentored by several veteran players, especially Christine Sinclair and Stephanie Labbé.
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