Kristen Mewis

Kristen Mewis
Personal information
Full name Kristen Anne Mewis
Date of birth 25 February 1991 (1991-02-25) (age 21)
Place of birth United States
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing position Forward/Midfielder
Club information
Current club Boston College Eagles
Number 19
Youth career
Years Team
2005–2008 Whitman-Hanson Regional High School
2009– Boston College Eagles
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 United States U-17
2009–2010 United States U-20 20 (5)
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 July 2010

Kristen Anne Mewis (born February 25, 1991) is an American soccer player from Hanson, Massachusetts. She is a forward for the Boston College women's soccer team, and is a midfielder for the United States U-20 women's national soccer team.

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Career

Collegiate career

As a freshman at Boston College, Mewis recorded five goals and six assists, and was second on the team in shots taken, bettered only by fellow Eagle and United States U-17 teammate Vicki DiMartino.

National Team career

Mewis captained the inaugural United States U-17 women's national soccer team that was runner-up at the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in New Zealand, alongside North Carolina's Amber Brooks and Portland's Cloee Colohan. Her younger sister Samantha was also a member of that squad.[1] Over the course of the tournament, Mewis scored two goals and was the recipient of the Bronze Ball as the tournament's third-best player.[2]

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