Caroline Flynn

Caroline Flynn
Personal information
Full name Caroline Flynn
Date of birth (1994-02-28) February 28, 1994
Place of birth Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 FC Kansas City
Number 21
Youth career
2009-2010 Lincoln Southwest High School
2011 Normal Community High School
Toro Soccer Club
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 University of Nebraska 78 (11)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017- FC Kansas City 2 (0)
National team
2016- United States U23
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Caroline Flynn (born February 28, 1994) is an American soccer midfielder who plays for FC Kansas City of National Women's Soccer League.

College career

Flynn started to play for University of Nebraska in the spring semester of 2012, after she chose to forego her senior year at Lincoln Southwest High School. She played 78 matches (starting all of them) and scored 11 goals for the Huskers. Flynn earned several honors and in 2016 she helped the Huskers to reach their first NCAA Tournament since 2013.[1][2]

Club career

Flynn was the 40th pick selected by Portland Thorns FC in the 2017 NWSL College Draft making her the fourth Huskers player to be picked in a NWSL Draft.[3][4] The Thorns failed to sign her to a contract.[5] On April 14, 2017, FC Kansas City announced that Flynn would be added to their roster ahead of the start of the 2017 National Women's Soccer League season.[6]

International career

On April 25, 2016, Flynn was called for the United States U23 team for a training camp in Charlottesville, Virginia that involved only college players.[7][8] On May 25, 2016, she was included among the 20-players squad the travelled to England to play the 2016 Nordic Tournament, an important youth competition.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Boyd, Sydny. "Husker soccer’s Caroline Flynn seeks Big Ten Championship". Daily Nebrascan. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "CAROLINE FLYNN". Huskers. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  3. ↑ Perlow, Nathaniel. "Two Nebraska Soccer Players Selected in NWSL Draft". Corn Nation. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "Former Huskers Jaycie Johnson, Caroline Flynn taken in NWSL draft". Big Red Today. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  5. ↑ Goldberg, Jamie (April 2, 2017). "Caroline Flynn is no longer with Thorns.". Twitter.com. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
  6. ↑ Lombardo, Kayla. "FC Kansas City adds three players before start of 2017 season". Excelle Sports. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  7. ↑ Oltmans, Brady. "NU's Flynn excited about chance to train with national team". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  8. ↑ "U-23 WNT HEADS TO CHARLOTTESVILLE TRAINING CAMP WITH 26-PLAYER ROSTER". USSoccer.com. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  9. ↑ "U-23 WNT WILL TRAVEL TO ENGLAND FOR WOMEN'S NORDIC TOURNAMENT FEATURING ENGLAND, NORWAY AND SWEDEN". USSoccer.com. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
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