“It feels surreal to me,”: Membertou’s Karlee Waldvogel chosen to represent Team Indigenous Canada in soccer at 2025 Games – The Hamilton Spectator

Aug. 2, 2024

Membertou’s Karlee Waldvogel will be representing the Mi’kmaq community on a grand scale when she plays soccer for Indigenous Team Canada at the 2025 Indigenous World Games.

Waldvogel was born and raised in Mississauga, Ontario, but has deep familial roots in Membertou. She has been involved in soccer since childhood.

“I’ve been involved in soccer since I was around three years old. From my understanding, my parents told me I was a pretty hyperactive kid and they wanted to put me in some sort of sport, so they put me in both soccer and gymnastics when I was younger,” Waldvogel explained.

“I ended up having to pick between competitive gymnastics and playing high level soccer when I was a bit older. I just found myself, at that time, to really love soccer more than gymnastics, and I felt like I had a better chance of pursuing high level soccer.”

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