Kathryn Williamson

Kathryn Williamson
Personal information
Date of birthAugust 1, 1989
Place of birthMcKinney, Texas
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Portland Thorns FC
Youth career
2008–2012University of Florida
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2012Ottawa Fury Women12(0)
2013Portland Thorns22(0)
2014WNY Flash21(0)
2015-Portland Thorns0
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).

Kathryn Williamson (born August 1, 1989) is an American soccer defender who plays for the Portland Thorns FC of the National Women's Soccer League.

Career

Youth career

Williamson, who is from McKinney, Texas, played college soccer at the University of Florida from 2008 to 2012. She played a total of 81 games for the Gators between 2009 and 2012 after sitting out her freshman year due to injury.[1]

2010 & 2011 All-American 2010 & 2011 All-SEC First Team 2010 SEC Defensive Player of the Year 2009 SEC All-Freshman Team[2]

2012: Started opening five matches at center back before sidelined with right meniscus tear suffered versus Florida International…Returned to pitch in NCAA opening round versus Florida Gulf Coast, playing 33 minutes…Made first starts since injury in NCAA action versus UCF and Notre Dame, playing entire 90 minutes of UCF match…Named to Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy Watch List and among candidates for Senior CLASS Award… Spent summer playing with Ottawa Fury…the Fury claimed the 2012 W-League title with a penalty kick decision over Pali Blues…Named Most Valuable Player of 2012 W-League Final Four…Member of the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll.[3]

2011: National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-America third team selection…NSCAA All-South Region first team…All-SEC first-team selection and also named to SEC All-Tournament team…No. 75 on TopDrawerSoccer.com’s final top 100 upperclassmen list of 2011…Started every match at center back, playing the entirety of 23 matches…Led all UF players with 87.04 minutes per match…SEC Defensive Player of the Week and part of Soccer America’s National Team of the Week on Aug. 22 after helping Florida to a pair of season-opening shutout wins…SEC Defensive Player of the Week and part of Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week after helping the Gators open home league action with a pair of shutout wins…First Tennessee Lady Vol Classic All-Tournament team selection…Member of 2011 SEC Academic Honor Roll…NSCAA Scholar All-America first team for second consecutive year…Part of Missouri Athletic Club/Hermann Trophy Watch List.[4]

2010: NSCAA/Performance Subaru All-America second team selection…Named to Soccer America MVP second team…SEC Defensive Player of the Year…Named to the All-SEC first team and to SEC All-Tournament team…NSCAA/Performance Subaru All-South Region first team…Started every match at center back for second consecutive season…Contributed assist on game-winning goal versus Mercer in NCAA First Round…Named to the Duke Nike Classic All-Tournament team…Led all field players with average of 88.29 minutes per match…Played the entirety of 18 matches…Attended U.S. Under-23 National Camp in California in January of 2011…NSCAA Scholar All-America first team…Member of 2010 SEC Academic Honor Roll.[5]

Professional career

Williamson was selected by the Portland Thorns FC in the 2013 NWSL College Draft as the 8th overall pick, becoming the team's first ever college draft selection.[6] She made a strong contribution in her rookie campaign by starting all of the team's 24 matches (one of only three players to do so) and racking up 1,944 minutes of playing time (second-highest tally on the squad).

Before the start of her second season, Williamson was traded on 5 April 2014 along with Courtney Wetzel and Portland's first-round pick in the 2015 NWSL College Draft to the Western New York Flash in exchange for Sarah Huffman and a player to be named later.[7] Two days later, the Portland Thorns revealed the player to be named later as Verónica Boquete.[8] The pick later became Jaelene Hinkle.[9] Kat would appear 21 times for the Flash in 2014, playing 1,699 minutes.[10]

In a significant trade, Williamson was traded back to the Thorns on 6 November 2014 along with midfielder McCall Zerboni in order to acquire midfielder Amber Brooks.[11]

Personal

Williamson graduated with a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Florida in December 2012.

References

  1. ↑ "Kathryn Williamson". University Athletic Assoc., Inc. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
  2. ↑ "Kathryn Williamson". University Athletic Assoc., Inc. Retrieved 2015-03-29.
  3. ↑ "Kathryn Williamson". University Athletic Assoc., Inc. Retrieved 2015-03-29.
  4. ↑ "Kathryn Williamson". University Athletic Assoc., Inc. Retrieved 2015-03-29.
  5. ↑ "Kathryn Williamson". University Athletic Assoc., Inc. Retrieved 2015-03-29.
  6. ↑ "Kathryn Williamson". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
  7. ↑ http://equalizersoccer.com/2014/04/05/portland-thorns-trade-williamson-wetzel-wny-flash-huffman-boquete/
  8. ↑ http://www.timbers.com/news/2014/04/thorns-fc-acquire-spanish-international-veronica-bouquete-midfielder-sarah-huffman-west
  9. ↑ http://equalizersoccer.com/2015/01/16/houston-dash-draft-morgan-brian-no-1-nwsl-draft/
  10. ↑ "2014 Player Stats". National Women's Soccer League. 8 November 2014.
  11. ↑ "Thorns FC acquire defender Kat Williamson, midfielder McCall Zerboni from Western New York Flash in exchange for midfielder Amber Brooks". Portland Thorns FC. 6 November 2014.