Katie Schoepfer

Katie Schoepfer
Personal information
Full nameKathryn Theresa Schoepfer
Date of birth10 November 1988
Place of birthNew London, Connecticut, United States
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current team
Boston Breakers
Number12
Youth career
2003–2007South Central Premier
2006Western Mass Lady Pioneers
2007–2008SoccerPlus Connecticut
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2006–2009Penn State Nittany Lions92(48)
2010Sky Blue FC5(0)
2011Boston Breakers27(9)
2013-Boston Breakers(NWSL)37(7)
National team
2008–2010United States United States U-235(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 August 2013.
† Appearances (Goals).

Kathryn "Katie" Theresa Schoepfer (born November 10, 1988) is an American soccer player currently playing for the Boston Breakers of National Women's Soccer League.

Early life

While playing high school soccer at Waterford High School (Connecticut), Schoepfer broke the Connecticut high school state record for goals in a career, finishing with 157.[1] She also ranked second in career assists, totaling 47 in her career. Schoepfer earned Gatorade Connecticut player of the year honors and NSCAA high school All American honors during her career with the Lancers.[2]

Penn State Nittany Lions

Schoepfer played collegiate soccer for the Penn State Nittany Lions women's soccer team, scoring 48 goals on 92 appearances while helping the team win 4 consecutive Big Ten championships.[3] While at Penn State, Schoepfer was a four-time all Big Ten performer and a two-time NSCAA All-American, earning second team honors in 2007 [4] and third team honors in 2009.[5] Additionally in 2009, Schoepfer was named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year,[6] a first team NSCAA Scholar All-American,[7] was a nominee for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award.[8] and semifinalist for the 2009 Hermann Trophy.[9]

Playing career

Club

On January 15, 2010, Schoepfer was selected in the third round (26th overall) of the 2010 WPS Draft by Sky Blue FC.[10] Schoepfer made five appearances for Sky Blue during the 2010 season. Before the 2011 season, Schoepfer signed a contract with the Boston Breakers and made her first start against the Atlanta Beat on April 9, 2011.[11] Schoepfer scored her first professional goal and 2011 #5 goal of the year for the WPS in just her third career start during the June 5th game against MagicJack (WPS).[12] Schoepfer netted again against the Atlanta Beat (WPS) on July 10, 2011.

On October 25, 2011, the Breakers announced that they had resigned Schoepfer for the 2012 season. New Breakers head coach Lisa Cole said of the signing, "Shoep is another young player who has a ton of potential...She was able to score important goals for us in limited minutes last season. We're looking for her to have breakout season as well," Cole said. "She can score lot of goals for us this year, something that we were missing last year." [13]

Schoepfer scored in the first ever WPSL Elite match against the ASA Chesapeake Charge on May 10, 2012, scoring the second goal in the 3-0 victory for the Breakers.[14] Schoepfer finished the season with 7 goals and 6 assists. On February 7, 2013 the Breakers drafted Schoepfer with their second pick, the eleventh overall, in the 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft.[15] On February 18, the Breakers announced Schoepfer had officially signed with the team.[16]

International

Schoepfer played for the United States U-23 women's national soccer team as well as the United States U-17 women's national soccer team. In 2009, Schoepfer scored nine goals in six games in all competitions for the U-23 team. She made her international debut on May 15, 2009 against the Northern Ireland U-23 national team and scored her first international goal in a 3-1 victory against the England U-23 national team on July 7, 2009.[17]

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