Shannon Woeller

Shannon Elizabeth Woeller (born January 31, 1990) is a Canadian soccer defender who plays for Vancouver Rise FC in the Northern Super League.

College career Woeller played high school soccer for Prince of Wales Secondary School in her native city. She then went to Rutgers University, where she played from 2009 to 2013.

Club career While still at school and college, Woeller played for Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Seattle Sounders in the W-League In 2015, she went to play at Stjarnan, at Iceland top-tier league. On January 26, 2017, Woeller signed up with FF USV Jena, where she replaced countrywoman Rachel Melhado, after more than a year without a club.

After FF USV Jena was relegated from the Frauen-Bundesliga following their last place finish in the 2017–2018 season, Woeller announced she was joining Eskilstuna United DFF in the Damallsvenskan in Sweden.

Woeller was announced as the first signing to Northern Super League's Vancouver Rise for the league's inaugural 2025 season. She started in the league's inaugural match on April 16, 2025, a 1-0 win over Calgary Wild FC. On July 19, 2025, she became the first outfield player to play 1,000 minutes in the NSL for the Rise. She suffered an ACL injury in August 2025, which ruled her out for the remainder of the 2025 season. On April 16, 2026, Woeller was named as team captain, alongside Quinn, for the 2026 season.

International career Woeller was 15 years old, when she was called for coach Lewis Page to a Canadian U15 camp. In 2008, she was part of the team that won the 2008 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship in Mexico. In the same year, Woeller was included in the 21-players squad that represented Canada at the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. On March 7, 2009 she made her debut for Canadian senior team in a match against Netherlands at the 2009 Cyprus Cup. In 2010, Woeller was part of the group that played at 2010 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship and finished fourth, failing to qualify for the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Germany. In 2011, she was included by coach John Herdman in the 18-players squad that represented Canada at the 2011 Pan American Games in Mexico. The team concluded its participation in the competition, winning the gold medal in a match against Brazil. In 2012, Woeller was in the 20-players squad that played at the 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament. The tournament was held in her native city and Canada qualified for the women's tournament at the Olympic Games. Although, she was not part of the final 18 players who represented Canada in London.

On May 25, 2019 she was named to the roster for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Personal life Woeller is great granddaughter of the Canadian former ice hockey player Beattie Ramsay and granddaughter of Archdeacon David John Woeller.