* Club domestic league appearances and goalsas of April 26, 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals as of November 26, 2014
Brittany Amanda Baxter (née Timko) (born September 5, 1985)[1] is a Canadian retired soccer player who played professionally for five different clubs and earned 132 caps with the Canadian National Team.
Club career
Baxter's first senior club team was Vancouver Whitecaps Women. She also attended the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, playing on the school's soccer team from 2003 to 2007 and graduating in May 2007. She then signed for Melbourne Victory of Australia's newly formed W-League in October 2008,[2] linking up with her former coach Matt Shepherd.[3]
In the first half of the 2009–10 season Baxter played in Sweden's Damallsvenskan league for Piteå IF,[4] and in the second played for SG Essen-Schönebeck.[5] She left Essen-Schönebeck during the summer of 2010.[6]
Baxter was a member of the two Olympic Teams for Canada, in 2008 and 2012. She won a bronze medal in 2012, when Canada defeated France 1–0 in the bronze medal match.
Baxter retired from professional soccer following the 2014 season. She finished her international career with 132 caps and 5 goals.[9] She was honoured by Canada Soccer in a halftime ceremony during a Canada vs. United States friendly on November 9, 2017, alongside teammates Chelsea Stewart and Kelly Parker.[10]
Coaching
Since retiring from professional soccer, Baxter has moved into coaching. She is the Technical Director at the Port Moody Soccer Club in British Columbia.[11]
