Whitney Engen

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Whitney Engen
Personal information

Full name	Whitney Elizabeth Engen
Date of birth	(1987-11-28) November 28, 1987
Place of birth	Torrance, California, United States
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Houston Dash
Number	20
Youth career
	Slammers FC
2006–2009	North Carolina Tar Heels
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2009	Pali Blues
2010	Chicago Red Stars	24	(0)
2011	Western New York Flash	17	(0)
2011	→ Tyresö FF (loan)	6	(1)
2012	Pali Blues
2013	Liverpool Ladies	13	(1)
2013	Tyresö FF	0	(0)
2014–	Houston Dash	0	(0)
National team^‡
2006–2007	United States U-20
2009	United States U-23
2011–	United States	11	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of February 3, 2014

Whitney Elizabeth Engen (born November 28, 1987) is an American professional soccer player who plays for the United States women's national soccer team and Houston Dash of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).^[1] She will join the Dash when Tyresö FF are eliminated from the 2013–14 UEFA Women's Champions League.

Early life

Born in Torrance, California to parents Chris and Kim Engen, Whitney attended Palos Verdes Peninsula High School in Rolling Hills Estates, California where she was named her Most Valuable Offensive Player as a freshman and Most Valuable Player as a sophomore. She lettered for two years as a forward and attacking midfielder on the varsity soccer team, but missed her junior season with an injury and then concentrated on club soccer during her senior year. Engen played club soccer for nine years, the last four with Slammers Futbol Club (SFC) and helped lead SFC to back-to-back state and regional titles from 2004–2005. She twice took part in national championship tournaments with her club, taking second in 2004 and third in 2005. Engen also played on the '86 Olympic Development Program (ODP) team that clinched regional and national titles. Engen was ranked among the Top 25 recruits in the nation by Soccer Buzz in 2006.^[2]

University of North Carolina

Engen attended the University of North Carolina. She began her college career with the Tar Heels playing as a forward before transitioning to central defense.^[3]

As a freshman, Engen played in 27 games for the Tar Heels, starting 24. She was Carolina's third-leading point producer with 37 and tied for second on the team in goals with 12 and in assists with 13. She won the UNC soccer team's Gift of Fury award. During her sophomore year, Engen played in all 23 games that she played in, scoring six goals and providing eight assists. She ranked third in point total on the team with 20 and was named to the All-ACC Academic team. As a junior, Engen moved into the starting role at center back after playing her first two years as a starting striker. She started all 28 games and led the team in minutes played with 2,518, playing the last 1,211 minutes of the season without taking a break. Engen recorded three assists and tied the school record for games played and games started in a season with 28.^[2]

A highly decorated player, Engen received the following honors during her junior and senior years alone with the Tar Heels:

Second-Team Soccer Buzz All-America
Third-Team NSCAA All-America
Second-Team All-ACC
Women's College Cup All-Tournament Team
All-ACC Tournament
ACC All-Academic Team
NSCAA/adidas First-Team Collegiate Scholar All-America Team
First-Team NSCAA All-Southeast Region
First-Team Soccer Buzz All-Southeast Region
Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week (September 23, 2008)
Soccer America National Team of the Week (September 23, 2008)
Soccer Buzz Elite Team of the Week (September 23, 2008)
MVP of 2008 Duke adidas Classic
2008 Duke adidas Classic All-Tournament Team

Playing career

Club

Chicago Red Stars

On January 15, Engen was drafted 4th overall to the Chicago Red Stars in the 2010 WPS Draft.^[4]

Western New York Flash

Engen transferred to Western New York Flash for the 2011 season. She was named WPS Defender of the Year as the Flash won the Championship.

Tyresö FF

At the end of the WPS season, Engen joined Swedish team Tyresö FF on loan, playing six games and scoring one goal in the Damallsvenskan.^[5]

Pali Blues

Returning to America to find that the WPS had collapsed, Engen rejoined W-League team Pali Blues, where she had played in 2009.^[6]

Liverpool L.F.C.

In October 2012, Engen signed with English club Liverpool Ladies for the 2013 FA WSL season.^[7] With Liverpool challenging Arsenal for the WSL title, Tyresö announced in August 2013 that they had agreed a deal to re-sign Engen on the expiry of her Liverpool contract. She was expected to move back to Sweden in late September or early October and would be available to play for Tyresö in their UEFA Women's Champions League fixtures.^[8]

Tyresö FF

Engen was one of five American players at Tyresö who were all asked by the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) to return to the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Ali Krieger and Ashlyn Harris came back for the beginning of the 2014 NWSL season while Engen, Meghan Klingenberg and Christen Press delayed their return until the end of Tyresö's Champions League campaign.^[9] Engen was allocated to expansion team Houston Dash.

International

In February 2011, Engen was named to the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team roster for the 2011 Algarve Cup.^[10] In 2013, under new head coach, Tom Sermanni, Engen was named to the roster for the 2013 Algarve Cup as well as two friendlies against Scotland. ^[11]^[12]

International goals

	Key
#	numberOfGoals.goalNumber by the player in the match
Lineup	Start – played entire match on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time (c) – captain
Min	The minute in the match the goal was scored; blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal.
Assist/pass	The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information. See Assist (football) page.
penalty or pk	Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.)
Score	The match score after the goal was scored.
Result	The final score.
aet	The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation
pso	Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parenthesis; the match was tied at the end of extra-time
	Light-yellow background color – match at an invitational tournament
NOTE: some keys may not apply for a particular football player

Goal	Date	Location	Opponent	Lineup	Min	Assist/pass	Score	Result	Competition
1	2013-03-08^[13]	Albufeira	China PR	Start	84	unassisted	5–0	5–0	Algarve Cup – group stage

References

↑ "PLAYER BIO: WHITNEY ENGEN". U.S.Soccer.
↑ 2.0 2.1 "Whitney Engen player profile". University of North Carolina. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
↑ "Player Bio: Whitney Engen – NORTH CAROLINA OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Tarheelblue.cstv.com. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
↑ Fitzgerald, Grant (February 1, 2010). "Contracts small for female professional soccer players". The Daily Tar Heel.
↑ "Whitney Engen". Svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
↑ "Blues Add USWNT Member Whitney Engen". Pali Blues Soccer Club. 2012-04-17. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
↑ Kassouf, Jeff (8 October 2012). "Source: Whitney Engen signs with Liverpool Ladies". Equalizer Soccer. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
↑ "Tyresö värvar amerikansk back" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
↑ Kassouf, Jeff (16 December 2013). "Ashlyn Harris leaves Tyresö, returning to Spirit". Equalizer Soccer. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
↑ "Sundhage Names 24-Player Roster for 2011 Algarve Cup". Retrieved 11 February 2011.
↑ "USWNT and Abby Wambach Defeat Scotland: 5 Thoughts from the Win". American Touchline. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
↑ "U.S. Soccer releases roster for 2013 Algarve Cup". Equalizer Soccer. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
↑ "Krieger and Engen Tally First International Goals as U.S. WNT Defeats China PR 5–0 at Algarve Cup in Portugal". U.S.Soccer.

External links

v t e Tyresö FF – current squad

1 Korpela 2 Rilany 5 Røddik Hansen 7 Dahlkvist 8 Thaisa 9 Boquete 11 Edlund 12 Diaz 13 Press 15 Rytting Kaneryd 17 Seger (c) 20 Engen 21 Söberg 23 Sembrant 25 Klingenberg 88 Mayara 89 Fabiana 99 Ejangue 100 Marta Manager: Gustavsson

v t e Houston Dash – current squad

— Bock — Edwards — Engen — Henninger — Klingenberg — Masar — McCarty — McLeod — Noyola — Ochs — Ohai — Romero — Sameshima — Sesselmann — Souza — Toulouse — Washington Head Coach: Waldrum

v t e ACC Athlete of the Year

Athlete of the Year	1954: Joel Shankle 1955: Dickie Hemric 1956: Dave Sime 1957: Lennie Rosenbluth 1958: Dick Christy 1959: Lou Pucillo 1960: Mike McGee 1961: Roman Gabriel 1962: Len Chappell 1963: Art Heyman 1964: Jeff Mullins 1965: Brian Piccolo 1966: Danny Talbott 1967: Bobby Bryant 1968: Larry Miller 1969: Frank Quayle 1970: Charlie Scott 1971: Don McCauley 1972: Barry Parkhill 1973: David Thompson 1974: Tony Waldrop 1975: David Thompson 1976: John Lucas 1977: Phil Ford 1978: Phil Ford 1979: Renaldo Nehemiah 1980: Julie Shea 1981: Julie Shea 1982: James Worthy 1983: Ralph Sampson 1984: Michael Jordan 1985: B. J. Surhoff 1986: Len Bias 1987: Riccardo Ingram 1988: Danny Ferry 1989: Danny Ferry

Male Athlete of the Year	1990: Clarkston Hines 1991: Christian Laettner 1992: Christian Laettner 1993: Charlie Ward 1994: Charlie Ward 1995: Randolph Childress 1996: Kris Benson 1997: Tim Duncan 1998: Antawn Jamison 1999: Elton Brand 2000: Joe Hamilton 2001: Shane Battier 2002: Juan Dixon 2003: Chris Rotelli 2004: Philip Rivers 2005: Sean May 2006: J. J. Redick 2007: Walter Dix 2008: Tyler Hansbrough 2009: Matt Hill 2010: Ned Crotty 2011: Ngoni Makusha 2012: Luke Kuechly 2013: Jarmere Jenkins

Female Athlete of the Year	1990: Shannon Higgins 1991: Dawn Staley 1992: Dawn Staley 1993: Mia Hamm 1994: Beverly Smith 1995: Tisha Venturini 1996: Kelly Amonte Hiller 1997: Sarah Forbes 1998: Vanessa Webb 1999: Cindy Parlow 2000: Jen Adams 2001: Jen Adams 2002: Bea Bielik 2003: Alana Beard 2004: Alana Beard 2005: Kelly Dostal 2006: Paula Infante 2007: Lindsey Harding 2008: Angela Tincher 2009: Casey Nogueira 2010: Whitney Engen 2011: Katie O'Donnell 2012: Rebecca Ward 2013: Crystal Dunn

Persondata
Name	Engen, Whitney
Alternative names
Short description	American soccer player
Date of birth	November 27, 1987
Place of birth	United States
Date of death
Place of death

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