Jazmyne Avant

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Jazmyne Avant
Personal information
Date of birth	(1990-01-30) January 30, 1990
Place of birth	Dallas, Texas, United States
Height	5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Boston Breakers
Youth career
2008–2011	University of Florida
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2012	New York Fury	10	(0)
2013	Portland Thorns	4	(0)
2013	Boston Breakers
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Jazmyne Avant (born January 30, 1990) is an American soccer defender who currently plays for the Boston Breakers of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

Early life

University of Florida

Avant accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida, where she played for coach Becky Burleigh's Florida Gators women's soccer team from 2008 to 2011. She was a standout defender for the Gators, playing a total of 97 matches and adding 12 assists.^[1] She was also part of the United States U20 player pool in 2009 as well as the U16's in 2006.

Playing career

Club

Avant spent time with Sky Blue FC on a tour of Japan in early 2012 before signing with the New York Fury in the WPSL Elite for the 2012 season.^[2]

On February 20, 2013 Avant was signed as a discovery player for the Portland Thorns in the NWSL.^[3] She was waived in June 2013 and picked up by the Boston Breakers later that month.^[4]^[5]

References

↑ "Florida Gators bio". Retrieved 21 June 2013.
↑ "New York Fury Signs Leigh Ann Robinson and Jazmyne Avant". Retrieved 21 June 2013.
↑ "Thorns FC sign defender Jazmyne Avant". 20 February 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
↑ "Thorns FC Waive Defender Jazmyne Avant". SB Nation. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
↑ "Breakers Sign Defender Jazmyne Avant". SB Nation. Retrieved 29 June 2013.

External links

v t e Boston Breakers – current squad

1 Naeher 2 Leroux 4 Whitehill 5 Avant 7 Wilkinson 8 King 9 O'Reilly 10 Sanderson 11 Lohman 12 Schoepfer 14 McNeill 15 Guajardo 18 Evans 19 Moscato 20 Nogueira 21 D'Agostino 22 Santiago 24 Phillips 25 Dragotta Manager: Cole

Persondata
Name	Avant, Jazmyne
Alternative names
Short description	American soccer player
Date of birth	January 30, 1990
Place of birth	Dallas, Texas
Date of death
Place of death

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