Amanda Frisbie

Amanda Frisbie
Personal information
Full name Amanda Frisbie
Date of birth (1992-05-29) May 29, 1992
Place of birth North Richland Hills, Texas United States
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 FC Kansas City
Youth career
2010–2013 Portland Pilots
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2014 Seattle Reign FC 0 (0)
2015 Western New York Flash 4 (1)
2016– FC Kansas City

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 11, 2015.

† Appearances (goals)

Amanda Frisbie (born May 29, 1992) is an American soccer defender who currently plays for the FC Kansas City of the National Women's Soccer League.[1] She previously played for Western New York Flash.

Early life

Born and raised in North Richland Hills, Texas, a suburb located approximately 35 minutes west of Dallas, Frisbie attended McKinney High School where she played soccer her freshman and sophomore year before dedicating her time fully to club team, the Dallas Texans.[2] With the Texans, Frisbie won consecutive state cup championships from 2008–09 and three league championships from 2007–09.[2] During her freshman year at McKinney, she led the freshman on the team with 14 goals and eight assists. The team won the district championship and Frisbie was named the team and district most valuable player.[2] During her sophomore year, her 27 goals and 17 assists set a new single-season record.[2] She was named to the 2007 State All-Region Team, 2008 NSCAA Youth All-Region Team, and ESPN RISE All-Area Team in 2009 and 2010.[2]

From 2005 to 2009, Frisbie played for the North Texas State Team and participated in the regional Olympic Development Program (ODP). She helped the team win a regional championship as well as the United States Youth Soccer Association national championship in 2009.[2]

Playing career

University of Portland

Frisbie attended the University of Portland from 2010 to 2013 where she played soccer for the Portland Pilots.[2] She scored her first career goal during a match against the University of Washington during her freshman season and finished the year having scored five goals in five shots.[2] During her sophomore year, her three game-winning goals tied for the team lead.[2] During her junior season, she started all 21 games and led the West Coast Conference (WCC) in goals (12) and points (33). Her nine assists also tied for the lead.[2] During the team's 5-0 defeat of Fresno State University, Frisbie scored four goals and became the 16th player in the team's history to do so.[2][3]

During her senior year, Frisbie was a Hermann Trophy semifinalist and was named the 2013 WCC Defender of the Year after moving to the center back position from forward.[2][4][5] She helped the team record nine shutouts and finished second on the team with eight goals, four of them game-winning goals.[2] Frisbie was named the WCC's Women's Soccer Play of the Week for the week of September 30, 2013 after scoring three goals, including two game-winning goals and providing an assist.[6] She was named a semifinalist for the Hermann Trophy.[7] During a National Women's Soccer League pre-season match against the Portland Thorns FC, Frisbie scored the first goal of the match during the collegiate team's 2–1 defeat to the professional team.[8]

Club

Seattle Reign FC

On January 17, 2014, Frisbie was selected in the first round (seventh overall pick) of the 2014 NWSL College Draft by Seattle Reign FC.[9][10] Later that month, the Reign signed her to the team.[11] Of her signing, head coach Laura Harvey said, "We wanted to sign Amanda early to demonstrate our commitment to helping her develop into a key part of our squad. I expect Amanda to be an integral part of our season in 2014 and believe she has the capacity to be an impact player in the league in the future."[12] Frisbie missed the 2014 season due to injury, but was re-signed by the Reign for the 2015 season.[13]

Western New York Flash

Amanda was traded to the Western New York Flash on March 30, 2015 along with Sydney Leroux Dwyer for Amber Brooks and the rights to Abby Wambach.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Flash Acquire Moros, International Spot from FCKC". Western New York Flash. November 9, 2015. The Western New York Flash has acquired defender Rebecca Moros from FC Kansas City, in a deal that sends the rights to defender Brittany Taylor to the defending league champions. In a separate deal, the Flash also received an international roster spot for the 2016 and 2017 seasons from Kansas City in exchange for forward Amanda Frisbie.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Amanda Frisbie". University of Portland. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Women's soccer: Amanda Frisbie scores four goals as Portland Pilots rout Fresno State 5-0". Oregon Live. August 31, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
  4. ↑ Daschel, Nick (October 3, 2013). "Women's soccer: Portland Pilots' Amanda Frisbie great at scoring goals, but now she's good at stopping them". Oregon Live. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
  5. ↑ Linehan, Meg (January 14, 2014). "At center back or forward, Frisbie ready for NWSL". The Equalizer. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Portland's Frisbie named WCC Player of the Week". West Coast Conference. September 30, 2013. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Making the List: McKinney's Amanda Frisbie a semi-finalist for MAC Hermann Trophy". Dallas Soccer News. December 3, 2013. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Thorns FC Wins the Battle of Portland". Stumptown Footy. March 31, 2013. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
  9. ↑ Mayers, Joshua (January 17, 2014). "Reign FC selects Portland star Amanda Frisbie in NWSL draft". Seattle Times. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
  10. ↑ Hays, Graham (January 17, 2014). "Who Scored in NWSL Draft?". ESPN. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Reign Sign First Round Draft Pick Amanda Frisbie". Sounder at Heart. February 12, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Reign FC Signs 2014 First-Round Draft Pick Amanda Frisbie". National Women's Soccer League. February 12, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Reign Add Defender Michelle Cruz, Re-Sign Frisbie and Noguiera". Sounder at Heart. November 14, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2015.

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