Kaley Fountain
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| Full name | Kaley Fountain | ||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | July 1, 1988 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Austin, Texas, United States | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward/Defender | ||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||
| 1998–2005 | Lonestar Soccer Club | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | Westwood High School | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2009 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | ||||||||||||
| 2010 | FC Gold Pride | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| 2010 | Atlanta Beat | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Western New York Flash | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||
| 2005 |  United States U-17 | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | United States U-20 | ||||||||||||||
| 2009– | United States U-21 | ||||||||||||||
Honours
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Kaley Fountain (born July 1, 1988) is an American professional soccer player. She previously played for FC Gold Pride, Atlanta Beat, and Western New York Flash of Women's Professional Soccer and was a member of the United States U-20 women's national soccer team squad that won the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
Early life
Wake Forest University
Fountain attended Wake Forest University. At Wake Forest, she played in 86 games, starting in 81 of them. In 2009, she claimed the number four spot on single-season goals for Wake Forest after scoring eleven goals. She also had ten assists that season. Fountain would later return to Wake Forest as an assistant coach.
Playing career
Club
FC Gold Pride
Fountain was drafted by FC Gold Pride in the second round of the 2010 WPS Draft.[1] She played five games for the Pride before signing with the Atlanta Beat for the remainder of the 2010 Women's Professional Soccer season.[2]
Atlanta Beat
Fountain signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Beat mid-way through the 2010 season.[3] She made five appearances for the team, starting two of those matches.
Western New York Flash
In November 2010, Fountain signed with the Western New York Flash for the 2011 Women's Professional Soccer season.[4] With the Western New York Flash, she helped clinch the 2011 WPS Championship.
Seattle Reign FC
Fountain was selected by Seattle Reign FC in the 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft, but decided not to play in the new National Women's Soccer League.[5]
International
Fountain has represented the United States at the U-20 and U-23 levels. She was a member of the U-20 U.S. Women's National Team that won the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Chile and played with the U-20 U.S. women's national team during the Pan Am Games in the Summer of 2007.[4]
References
- ↑ "Grading the WPS Draft: FC Gold Pride takes the prize". SB Nation. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
- ↑ "Kaley Fountain". Wake Forest University. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
- ↑ "Beat Sign Kaley Fountain". Our Sports Central. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Kaley Fountain, Beverly Goebel Headed To Buffalo As Western New York Joins WPS". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
- ↑ Drot, Kareen (7 February 2013). "Seattle Reign FC Supplemental Draft Recap". NWSL News. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
External links
- Kaley Fountain – FIFA competition record
- Atlanta Beat player profile
- US Soccer player profile
- Wake Forest player profile
- Kaley Fountain on Twitter
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