Stella Downing

Stella Renaud Downing (born December 6, 2002) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Halifax Tides FC in the Northern Super League.

Early life Downing played youth soccer with TSS FC Rovers, Fusion FC, before joining the Whitecaps FC Girls Elite in September 2015.

College career In 2020, Downing began attending the University of Memphis, where she played for the women's soccer team. On February 4, 2021, she made her collegiate debut (the 2020 Fall season was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic) against the UAB Blazers.

In 2021, she transferred to the University of Mississippi to play for the women's soccer team. She earned SEC Academic Honor Roll and Dean’s List honours in both 2021 and 2022. On October 6, 2024, she scored her first goals in a 2-1 victory over the UConn Huskies, which earned her Big East Conference Offensive Player of the Week honours. At the end of the season, she was named to the All-Big East Second Team.

Club career In 2022, she began playing with TSS FC Rovers in League1 British Columbia.

In January 2025, Downing signed with Northern Super League club Ottawa Rapid FC. On June 7, 2025, she scored her first goal in a 4-0 victory over AFC Toronto. She scored three goals and added two assists across 23 matches in all competitions.

In December 2025, she signed with fellow Northern Super League club Halifax Tides FC.

International career Downing made her debut in the Canada national program in 2017 at a training camp with the Canada U17.