Caprice Dydasco

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Caprice Dydasco
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Dydasco playing for UCLA Bruins in 2014
Personal information
Full name Caprice Ka'anohikula Dydasco[1]
Date of birth (1993-08-19) August 19, 1993 (age 28)
Place of birth Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 NJ/NY Gotham FC
Number 3
Youth career
Honolulu Bulls
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 UCLA Bruins
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Pali Blues 17 (0)
2015–2018 Washington Spirit 60 (0)
2015–2016 → Newcastle Jets (loan) 12 (1)
2019– NJ/NY Gotham FC 11 (0)
National team‡
2009–2010 United States U-17
2012 United States U-20
2014–2016 United States U-23 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 21, 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of February 17, 2015

Caprice Ka'anohikula Dydasco (born August 19, 1993) is an American soccer defender and midfielder who plays for NJ/NY Gotham FC in the National Women's Soccer League.

Early life[]

The daughter of Jose and Misty Dydasco, Dydasco played soccer for Kamehameha Schools in Honolulu and the Honolulu Bulls Soccer Club. She was a youth All-American in 2009 and 2010. Her brother, Zane Dydasco, played soccer for the United States Air Force Academy.[1] Her sister True currently plays for the University of Oregon. Dydasco began playing for U.S. national soccer teams at the age of 14. She was a starter on the United States women's national under-17 soccer team in 2009, but was injured and unable to compete in the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[1]

Playing career[]

College[]

Dydasco was a four-year starter as a defender for the UCLA Bruins from 2011–2014. She appeared in 94 games and scored five goals and had 23 assists. She was a member of UCLA's national championship team in 2013.[1]

Club[]

Pali Blues[]

Dydasco played for the semi-professional Pali Blues in 2013 and 2014. In March 2014, playing in the midfield for the United States women's national under-23 soccer team, she assisted on the game-winning goal to win the Six Nations Tournament in Spain. In March 2015 Dydasco started all three of the matches of the United States under-23 team at a tournament in La Manga Club, Spain.

Washington Spirit[]

On January 16, 2015, Dydasco was drafted to play for the Washington Spirit in the National Women's Soccer League. She was the nineteenth player picked in the draft. She is "known for speed" and was described by Spirit coach Mark Parsons as "the most attacking defender out there."[2] She played in six matches for the Spirit in 2015.

In 2016, Dydasco started in 12 regular season and both post season matches for the Spirit.[3] In the NWSL championship on October 9, Dydasco suffered a torn ACL (Anterior cruciate ligament injury) and was unable to join the Newcastle Jets for the 2016–2017 season.[3]

Dydasco signed a new contract with the Spirit on June 14, 2017.[4] After missing the first part of the 2017 season as she was still recovering from injury, Dydasco make her return to the field on June 24 against the Portland Thorns.[5]

Loan to Newcastle Jets[]

On October 8, 2015, Dydasco joined Australian W-League club Newcastle Jets on loan for the 2015–16 season.[6]

NJ/NY Gotham, 2019–present[]

In January 2019, Dydasco was traded to Sky Blue FC along with teammates DiDi Haracic and Estelle Johnson for the third overall and 29th picks of the 2019 NWSL College Draft.[7]

On October 6, 2021, Dydasco made her 100th regular-season appearance in the NWSL.[8]

On November 15, 2021, Dydasco was named NWSL Defender of the Year for the 2021 season. Over the course of the season, she played over 2000 minutes, notched five assists, and scored her first career goal.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Caprice Dydasco". UCLA Bruins.
  2. ^ "Spirit's draft-day moves bring renewed depth – Equalizer Soccer".
  3. ^ a b "Caprice Dydasco — Washington Spirit". washingtonspirit.com.
  4. ^ "Washington Spirit signs defender Caprice Dydasco to new contract". June 14, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  5. ^ "CAPRICE DYDASCO". Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  6. ^ "Dydasco, Oyster, and Raso Loaned to Australian Teams". Washington Spirit. October 8, 2015.
  7. ^ "Sky Blue FC bolsters roster with addition of Dydasco, Haracic and Johnson". skybluefc.com. January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  8. ^ "NJ/NY Gotham FC Back Caprice Dydasco Named 2021 NWSL Defender of the Year". nwslsoccer.com. January 15, 2021.
  9. ^ "NJ/NY Gotham FC Back Caprice Dydasco Named 2021 NWSL Defender of the Year". nwslsoccer.com. January 15, 2021.

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