Madalyn Schiffel

Madalyn Schiffel

Schiffel, April 2017
Personal information
Full name Madalyn Terese Schiffel
Date of birth (1994-09-19) September 19, 1994
Place of birth Roseville, California
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Seattle Reign FC
Number 24
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 San Francisco Dons 70 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Avaldsnes IL 22 (0)
2017– Seattle Reign FC 0 (0)
National team‡
2015– United States U23
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 17, 2017.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 8, 2016

Madalyn Terese "Maddy" Schiffel is an American professional soccer goalkeeper who currently plays Seattle Reign FC in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She previously played for Avaldsnes IL of the Norwegian Toppserien.

Early life and education

Raised in Roseville, California, Schiffel attended Cornerstone Christian School.[1] She played club soccer for Placer United, winning the 2010 Nor Cal Cup and Placer Cup Championships.[2]

San Francisco Dons, 2012–2015

Schiffel attended the University of San Francisco and played for the Dons in the West Coast Conference (WCC). As a freshman, she started 10 games, leading her team to four wins, and posting a save percentage of .838 (second in the WCC). Her season was cut short due to an injury in late September. In 2013, Schiffel played every minute in goal for USF and was named an All-West Coast Conference Team honorable mention. As a Junior, she played in all 20 games, recording five solo shutouts and earning herself a name on the All-WCC Second Team. In her senior year, Schiffel was named to the preseason All-WCC team and earned first-team NSCAA All-West Region honors. She graduated with a career record in goalkeeper wins (29), shutouts (23) and minutes played in goal (6,514).[2]

Playing career

Club

Avaldsnes IL, 2016

After Schiffel was selected 34th overall by the Washington Spirit in the NWSL College Draft in January 2016, she signed with Norwegian club Avaldsnes IL.[3][4][5][6][7] Avaldsnes' American goalkeeper coach Carl Gregor said that although Schiffel faced tough competition from the other two goalkeepers at the club, she had everything it takes to become a top-level goalkeeper. She started the 2016 Toppserien season as first choice.[8] In May 2016, Schiffel was player of the match in a 0–0 draw with defending champions LSK Kvinner FK. She was praised by coach Colin Bell as it was the first time Avaldsnes had avoided defeat by rivals LSK.[9]

Seattle Reign FC, 2017–present

In January 2017, Seattle Reign FC signed Schiffel ahead of the 2017 season.[10] The team had previously acquired her player rights from Washington Spirit in November 2016 as part of a trade that included Christine Nairn and Havana Solaun.[11]

International

Schiffel has represented the United States on the under-20 and under-23 national teams.[12][13]

References

  1. ↑ Paterson, Bill (January 31, 2012). "Placer United to send record number to college soccer programs". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Madalyn Schiffel". University of San Francisco. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  3. ↑ Buckley, Caitlyn (March 15, 2016). "Washington Spirit release 2016 preseason roster". SB Nation. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  4. ↑ Grottland, Odd Kare (February 4, 2016). "Avaldsnes signerte ny keeper fra USA". Haugesunds Avis. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Lady Salamanders win Street Soccer USA National Cup, Placer United Alumna Maddy Schiffel called-up to USWNT U-23s and more". Sacramento Republic FC. June 7, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Madalyn Schiffel". Soccer Way. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Alle Toppserie trenerne til Kvinnefotballmagasinet: -her er de beste spillerne, lagene og dommerne i Toppserien denne våren". Kvinnefotball Magasinet. July 5, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  8. ↑ Grøttland, Odd Kåre (June 17, 2016). "Carl Gregor: – Vi har tre gode keepere" (in Norwegian). Haugesunds Avis. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  9. ↑ Ellingsen, Joakim (May 28, 2016). "Tok historisk poeng mot LSK" (in Norwegian). Haugesunds Avis. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  10. ↑ Rantz, Susie (January 5, 2017). "Seattle Reign sign goalkeeper Madalyn Schiffel". Sounder at Heart. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  11. ↑ "Washington Spirit Acquires Havana Solaun, Three Draft Picks from Seattle Reign FC for Christine Nairn". Washington Spirit. November 10, 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  12. ↑ "Vikings Face Tough Test against San Francisco, No. 21 California at USF Tournament". Portland State University. August 27, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  13. ↑ Woitalla, Mike (May 25, 2016). "Roster: U.S. U-23 women head to Nordic Cup". Soccer America. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.