Florence Belzile

Florence Belzile (born April 9, 2003) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Ottawa Rapid FC in the Northern Super League.

Early life Originally, from Quebec, Belzile moved around Canada during her youth, due to her father's job in the military. After moving to Ottawa, she played youth soccer with Cumberland United SC (later merged to form Ottawa TFC), Ottawa Fury FC, and Ottawa South United. In 2019, she joined the Ontario REX program.

College career In 2021, Belzile began attending the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, where she played for the women's soccer team. On October 20, 2022, she scored a brace in a 4-2 victory over the Penn State Nittany Lions. In 2023, she was named to the TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week three times. Ahead of the 2024 season, she was named a Big Ten Conference Player to Watch. Over her four years at Nebraska, she was named an Academic All-Big 10 three times and won the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team three times; both from 2022 to 2024.

In January 2025, Belzile signed with Northern Super League club Ottawa Rapid FC. On May 25, 2025, after having been away from the club due to completing her university exams, she made her debut for the team, in a substitute appearance against Montreal Roses FC. On July 19, 2025, she scored her first goal in a 3-0 victory over Calgary Wild FC. On September 13, 2025, she scored her third goal for the Rapid, an equalizer in the 47th minute of a 1-1 draw against Halifax Tides FC.

International career In November 2019, Belzile was called up to a camp in Mexico with the Canada U17 team, where she earned her first cap in a friendly.

Personal life Belzile is in a relationship with fellow soccer player Maxime Filion.