Erin McLeod

In the semi-final match against the United States on August 6, the referee ruled that McLeod had broken the six-second handling rule in the 76th minute, when Canada was leading 3–2.

A free kick was given to the United States which resulted in a penalty being called on Canadian player Marie-Ève Nault after the ball struck her in the arm.

The United States was given a penalty kick, which McLeod did not save.

The United States ultimately won the game in overtime, eliminating Canada's chance for the gold medal.

McLeod has suffered three ACL injuries to her right knee.

Erin Katrina McLeod (born February 26, 1983) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Stjarnan of the Icelandic Besta deild kvenna.

In 1997, when McLeod was 14, she and her family moved to Jakarta, Indonesia, where she spent both grades 9 and 10.

While in Jakarta, McLeod captained the under-15 Jakarta all-stars as the only girl on the team.

She was able to greatly improve her game by playing with boys.

Unfortunately, she grew too old for the all-star team the following year and was left to play on the high school team with many girls who had never played soccer before.

During the May 1998 riots in Indonesia, McLeod, then 15, and her family were forced to evacuate due to the impending danger.

The main airport in Jakarta was too dangerous at the time and they were forced to fly out from a smaller airport, passing a long line of tanks on the way there.

She noted that it "opened up [her] eyes to what's going on in the world" and that she didn't "know poverty like they do."

McLeod and her family eventually returned to their home in Indonesia, where she remained for another year.

While in Indonesia, McLeod was plagued by body image issues and developed an eating disorder.

She was heavier than many girls at her high school, and would often skip meals and exercise more instead.

Her family eventually hired a nutritionist to help.

In the summer of 1999, before McLeod entered grade 11, she made the decision to move back to Calgary to live with her grandmother, leaving her parents and younger sister behind in Jakarta.

After making the move back to Canada, McLeod caught the attention of Canadian under-19 coach Ian Bridge and reached her dream of representing Canada on the international stage.

McLeod attended Southern Methodist University and played for the Mustangs in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) for the 2001 and 2002 seasons.

In her rookie season, she made 84 saves and allowed 25 goals, ending the year off with a record and six shutouts.

She recorded a 1.36 goals against average (GAA) for the season.

She first appeared for the Canada women's national soccer team at the 2002 Algarve Cup and made a total of 119 appearances for the team.

In 2002, she made 85 saves and allowed 23 goals in 18 games.

She ended the season with a record and four shutouts, making 4.72 saves per game and recording a 1.19 goals against average (GAA).

During her career at SMU, McLeod played 38 games, starting 18.

McLeod has represented Canada in four FIFA Women's World Cups: 2003 in the U.S., 2007 in China, 2011 in Germany and 2015 in Canada.

She has played in two Olympic tournaments: 2008 in Beijing and 2012 in London where she helped Canada win the bronze medal.

In 2012, as part of the Canadian Soccer Association's Centennial Celebration, she was honoured on the All-Time Canada XI women's in a 20-year career.

McLeod's most notable and controversial appearance came during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

Before joining FC Rosengård in 2015, she played professional soccer for the Vancouver Whitecaps, Washington Freedom, Dalsjöfors GoIF, Chicago Red Stars, and Houston Dash.

She played collegiate soccer for the Southern Methodist University Mustangs as well as the Penn State Nittany Lions where she set several all-time records.

The most recent occurred on March 23, 2016 while playing for FC Rosengård that kept her out for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Born to Cheryl and Doug McLeod in St. Albert, Alberta, a city near Edmonton, Erin was raised with her younger sister, Cara, and older sister, Megan.

As a young girl, McLeod fell in love with hockey and the Edmonton Oilers.

At the age of five, her family moved to Calgary, where she channelled her obsession into soccer.

She quickly climbed the local soccer ranks and found herself a midfielder on a Calgary select team.

At the age of 12, the goalkeeper on the team was injured and she stepped up for the spot.

She has been a goalkeeper ever since.

McLeod's father, Doug, was an oil engineer, a job that required him to move around frequently.