Canadian centre-back Grace Calnan joins FC Porto from Barcelona | OneFootball

FC Porto have secured another signing for their volleyball team: Grace Calnan is leaving Barcelona to move to Porto, where she will work under Miguel Coelho in the 2026/27 season.

The Canadian player, originally from Nova Scotia, is 25 years old and took her first steps in volleyball in her home country. Later, she combined her academic education with competition, representing the Dalhousie Tigers.

During the five years she attended university, she won the Atlantic University Sport title twice, an academic competition that brings together higher education institutions from Eastern Canada.

After finishing her studies, she moved to Catalonia, where she went on to play for CVB Barça. The middle blocker’s performances for the team that finished fifth in Spain’s Second Division convinced FC Porto to move forward with her signing as they look to defend their title.

Standing 1.91 metres tall, with a spike reach of 3.28 metres and a block reach of 3.09 metres, Grace Calnan gives Miguel Coelho more options in the middle, joining Kelsey Veltman, Saska Durovic and Nieko Thomas.

As an FC Porto player, the Canadian says she is committed to “working every day” and “playing with great joy and passion for volleyball”. Her ambition is to “win the championship again” and “grow as an athlete by playing against great teams”.

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