A Canadian midfielder known simply as Quinn is now the first openly transgender player to feature in a FIFA World Cup.

Quinn, a biological female who identifies as transgender with they/them pronouns, featured in both of Canada's two matches thus far at the FIFA Women's World Cup, according to a report.

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Quinn played the full 90 minutes against Nigeria last week and then against Ireland on Wednesday.

The midfielder completed 59 passes in the latter.

The 27-year-old came out as transgender in a 2020 Instagram post.

"Coming out is HARD ( and kinda bs). I know for me it's something I’ll be doing over again for the rest of my life. As I've lived as an openly trans person with the people I love most for many years, I did always wonder when I’d come out publicly," the post read. "Instagram is a weird space. I wanted to encapsulate the feelings I had towards my trans identity in one post but that’s really not why anyone is on here, including myself."

"So INSTEAD I want to be visible to queer folks who don’t see people like them on their feed. I know it saved my life years ago. I want to challenge cis folks ( if you don’t know what cis means, that's probably you!!!) to be better allies...It's a process, and i know it won't be perfect, but if I can encourage you to start then it's something," the post continued.

Prior to appearing in a World Cup match, Quinn opened up about the experience of competing as a transgender athlete.

"Being a transgender athlete, it was difficult to see my place in sports and see that I belong," Quinn said. "And the same goes for cisgender girls who are navigating their experience; we have a male-dominated sports culture in North America and they deserve to see they have a place in this sport."

"It's so important for young soccer players to have role models in sport."

The Canadian national team has been very supportive and provided an outlet for expression, according to Quinn.

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"Seeing the women’s national team and fortunately being able to interact with some of them was hugely important for me in understanding that there was a pathway for me," Quinn said.

Canada's next game is slated for Monday against Australia.