Olympic champion and Canadian international goalkeeper Stephanie Labbe has announced her retirement as a player, Canada Soccer announced on Wednesday.

Labbe left Paris Saint-Germain FC after the winter break and is scheduled to take off her goalkeeper gloves for the final time after an international friendly with Canadian women’s national team this spring.

“The leadership, performances and confidence we saw from Steph this summer demonstrates the impact she has on Canada soccer’s women’s national team,” head coach Bev Priestman said in a statement. “I can’t think of a better way to go out after such dedication to the program than with the world class performances we consistently saw from her on the biggest stage possible to win this country a gold medal. I know Steph is ready to move onto the next phase of her life and on behalf of the team and Canada Soccer would like to thank Steph for her tireless commitment and what she has done for this country, she will be greatly missed.”

Labbe’s career as a professional and international player has spanned 19 years from her first call up to the national team in August 2004.

She represented Canada at three Women’s World Cups, two Olympic Games and four Concacaf tournaments. She won a Concacaf Championship in 2010, Olympic bronze medal in 2016 and Olympic gold medal in 2021. She also won three Concacaf silver medals and was the Golden Gloves winner and selected to the Best XI at the 2020 Concacaf Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

Labbe has made 85 international appearances with 44 clean sheets (including 31 shutout wins). She compiled a record nine clean sheets in 2021, in which she finished a runner up in voting for Canada Soccer player of the year. She was also a top three finalist for FIFA The Best Goalkeeper for the 2020-21 season.

She competed at the University of Connecticut and was 2008 Big East goalkeeper of the year. She made her international “A” debut on July 27, 2008 in a friendly against Singapore.

At the club level, Labbé played for Edmonton Aviators and then New England Mutiny in between her college years, then turned pro with Piteå IF in Sweden. In 2014, she helped KIF Örebro finish second in the league standings. After a move to the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), she helped Washington Spirit finish second in the league and reach the 2016 NWSL final.

Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.