| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christina Jo Ellertson | ||
| Date of birth | 20 May 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Vancouver, Washington, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | magicJack | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2004 | Washington Huskies | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003–2005 | Seattle Sounders Women | 8 | (8) |
| 2009–2010 | Saint Louis Athletica | 26 | (0) |
| 2010 | Atlanta Beat | 16 | (2) |
| 2011– | magicJack | 17 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004 | United States U-21 | ||
| 2005– | United States | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:33, 28 September 2009 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Tina Ellertson (born Christina Jo Frimpong on 20 May 1982, in Vancouver, Washington) is an American soccer defender currently playing for magicJack of Women's Professional Soccer and has played for the United States women's national soccer team.
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Born Christina Jo Frimpong, Ellertson grew up in Vancouver, Washington, a child of a Nigerian mother and a Ghanaian father who emigrated to the U.S. She played soccer throughout her childhood and signed to go to the Santa Clara University, but instead went to the University of Washington. The decision was hard since at age 18, she gave birth to her daughter, MacKenzie. She competed in soccer throughout college to become one of UW's most respected forwards. She was named Pacific Ten Conference co-player of the year in 2003 and player of the year in 2004.
After April Heinrichs's reign as coach, Ellertson tried out for the women's national soccer team, and earned her first cap against Ukraine on July 10, 2005. New coach Greg Ryan moved her to defender. She was named to the U.S. roster for the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Ellertson has also played for the Seattle Sounders of the W-League.
On September 16, 2008, Ellertson was one of the three players drafted for Saint Louis Athletica in the WPS allocation of national team members, with the new league starting play in April 2009. Ellertson was a consistently solid presence in the Athletica back line, logging 1748 minutes for the season, the most on the team. She played as team captain whenever Lori Chalupny was not on the field, made the All-Star team, and was nominated for WPS's Defender of the Year award.
When Saint Louis folded in May 2010, Ellertson moved to Atlanta Beat alongside team mates Hope Solo and Eniola Aluko.[1] After 16 games and two goals for the Beat, Ellertson left by mutual consent in February 2011.[2] She moved to new franchise magicJack and quickly became a cornerstone of the team's defense, producing notable performances against Marta and Kelly Smith.[3]
She is married to Brad Ellertson and they have two daughters.[4] MacKenzie (born 2000) and Mya (born 2007). Her twin sister, Crystal Frimpong, played soccer at University of Florida. Prior to her marriage, she played under her maiden name, Frimpong.
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