Brittany Timko Baxter
Brittany
Timko Baxter

Born
05 September 1985
Age
38
Birthplace
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height
172 cm
School(s)
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Where they grew up
Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
TEAM HONOURS (3)
Stats
International "A" - CAN WNT
132 Appearances
83 Starts
5 Goals
8 Assists

Bio

Brittany Timko Baxter

née Brittany Amanda Timko... speaks English and French... her mother Kara was born in Port of Spain, TRI while her father Brian was born in Vancouver... while Brittany was born in Vancouver, her family was in fact already living in neighbouring Coquitlam... married to husband Sean in August 2013... grew up competing in basketball, soccer, track and volleyball... she was five years old when she started playing soccer for Coquitlam City Panthers... growing up, favourites included Pelé, Blackburn Rovers... earned Bachelor’s of Psychology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2008... earned her Canada Soccer Coaching B Diploma in 2019... earned her BC Soccer Technical Director Diploma in 2018... was the first past Women's National Team player elected to the Canada Soccer Board of Directors in 2021...

honoured by the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2020, with her official celebration ahead of the Canada international home match on 8 April 2022 at BC Place in Vancouver (five teammates Randee Hermus, Karina LeBlanc, Brittany Timko Baxter, Martina Franko and Rhian Wilkison were honoured)... honoured by the Soccer Hall of Fame of British Columbia the Coquitlam Sports Hall of Fame, and the University of Nebraska Athletics Hall of Fame... as part of the London 2012 team, honoured by the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame and BC Sports Hall of Fame... she was celebrated as part of the London 2012 Olympic soccer team honoured in the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame’s Class of 2019 in Toronto on 23 October 2019 (she was one of 18 players that attended the event)...

won a bronze medal with Canada at the London 2012 Olympic Games... represented Canada at three FIFA Women’s World Cups (USA 2003, China 2007, Germany 2011), including a fourth-place finish at USA 2003... in all, represented Canada at two Olympic Games (Beijing 2008 and London 2012)... won five Concacaf medals with Canada (2002 silver, 2004 bronze, 2006 silver, 2008 silver, 2012 silver)... won a bronze medal with Canada at the Pan American Games Rio 2007... career 132 international “A” appearances across 13 years from 2002 to 2014 with Canada Soccer's Women's National Team… when she left international football, she ranked tied for fourth in international “A” appearances (132) with Canada Soccer’s Women’s National Team...

after her playing career, she was celebrated by Canada Soccer on 9 November 2017 in the half-time presentation to former Olympic bronze medal winners at BC Place in Vancouver (on that day, Kelly Parker, Chelsea Stewart and Brittany Timko Baxter were honoured at the Canada match)...

won a silver medal with Canada at the FIFA U-19 Women’s World Championship Canada 2002… in all, represented Canada at two FIFA youth tournaments (U-19 at Canada 2002 and Thailand 2004)... won a Concacaf youth medal with Canada (2004 gold U-19)… graduated from youth football as Canada’s all-time second-best goalscorer with 16 youth international goals, at the time only training Christine Sinclair (since passed in the rankings)... as a youth player at Thailand 2004, was noted by the FIFA U-19 Women’s World Championship Technical Study Group as a “goalscorer, confident taking of defenders, good in the air”...

club career in Canada, USA, Australia, Sweden, and Germany... with Vancouver Whitecaps FC, a two-time USL W-League Championship winner (2004 and 2006)...

one of several players that participated in FIFA Live Your Goals festivals ahead of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015... attended the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 in Vancouver...

said Timko Baxter in 2013 describing herself as a player, “I am determined on defence and I like to join the attack”... said Timko Baxter in 2017, “the experiences and memories will last a lifetime and the girls on the Women’s National Team became sisters”... wrote the University of Nebraska Athletics Hall of Fame in 2023, she is “one of the most decorated soccer players in Big 12 Conference history”...

For Country

she was 16 years old when she made her debut for Canada (9 April 2002)... won a silver medal with Canada at the 2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup / FIFA World Cup Qualifiers for USA 2003... won a silver medal with Canada at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Canada 2002... represented Canada at the 2003 Algarve Women's Cup... finished fourth with Canada at the FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003... won a gold medal at the 2004 CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship in Canada (Canada also qualified for Thailand 2004)... finished third with Canada at the 2004 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying tournament in Costa Rica... finished fifth with Canada at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Thailand 2004... she played in a career-high 16 consecutive Canada matches from 2003 to 2004... 

she was the 13th women's footballer to make her 50th appearance for Canada (30 July 2006)... won a silver medal with Canada at the 2006 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup / FIFA World Cup Qualifiers for China 2007... represented Canada at the FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007... won a bronze medal with Canada at the XV Pan American Games Rio 2007... she was the eighth women's footballer to make her 75th appearance for Canada (02 April 2008)... finished second with Canada at the 2008 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying tournament (Canada qualified for the Beijing 2008 Olympics)... she scored her first international “A” goal for Canada on 14 June 2008 in Suwon, KOR (Peace Queen Cup)… reached the quarter-final phase with Canada at the Beijing 2008 Women's Olympic Football Tournament... 

finished second with Canada at the 2009 Cyprus Women's Cup... she was the seventh women's footballer to make her 100th appearance for Canada (7 June 2011), at the time also the second youngest to reach the milestone... finished first with Canada at the 2011 Cyprus Women's Cup... represented Canada at the FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011... was selected to play at the XVI Pan American Games, but missed the tournament because of an injury... won a silver medal with Canada at the 2012 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying tournament in Vancouver (Canada qualified for London 2012)... finished second with Canada at the 2012 Cyprus Women's Cup... won an Olympic bronze medal with Canada at the London 2012 Women's Olympic Football Tournament... 

For Sport

served on Canada Soccer’s Board of Directors (starting in 2021-22)...

has served as an assistant coach in Coquitlam... served as head coach at Port Moody SC girls program...

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