Courtney Verloo

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Courtney Verloo
Personal information
Full name Courtney Reneé Verloo
Date of birth (1991-05-09) May 9, 1991 (age 30)
Place of birth Tualatin, Oregon, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2006–09 Tualatin High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 Stanford Cardinal 73 (14)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Western New York Flash 1 (0)
National team
2008 United States U17
2009–2010 United States U20
2012 United States U23
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 23, 2014[1]

Courtney Reneé Verloo (born May 9, 1991) is an American soccer player from Tualatin, Oregon. A forward, she played college soccer for Stanford University and professionally for the Western New York Flash in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She was also a member of the U-17, U-20, and U-23 United States women's national soccer teams.[2]

Early life[]

Courtney Reneé Verloo was born on May 9, 1991, to Laurel and Steve Verloo.[2][3] She grew up in Tualatin, Oregon, in the Portland metropolitan area, with sisters Anna and Brittany.[3]

Verloo played soccer at Tualatin High School where she graduated in 2009.[3] In high school, she was selected as player of the year in both 2006 and 2007 by Gatorade and in 2009 was a high school all-American selection by Parade magazine.[2][3] During high school she also played for FC Portland and the United States National team's U-17 squad.[2]

Verloo then attended Stanford University where she majored in human biology and minored in psychology.[3] At Stanford she played in 95 games, starting 77 of them, and scored 23 goals and collected 25 assists.[3] Her team won the Pac-12 Championship in 2009, 2010, and 2011, and the NCAA National Championship in 2011. She also spent time with the national team (U-20) while in college.[3]

Professional career[]

In January 2014, she was drafted ninth overall by the Western New York Flash in the National Women's Soccer League draft.[4] Verloo signed a two-year contract with the club in March 2014[5] and made her debut on May 7, 2014, against FC Kansas City.[6] She was waived on May 31, 2014.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "2014 Player Statistics". National Women's Soccer League. Archived from the original on January 7, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d "Courtney Verloo". U.S. Soccer. Archived from the original on December 23, 2014. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Courtney Verloo". GoStanford.com. Stanford University. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
  4. ^ Dunlap, A (January 18, 2014). "Stanford's Courtney Verloo taken in first round of NWSL Draft by Western NY Flash". Soccer Wire. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
  5. ^ "Flash Sign 2014 Draft Pick Courtney Verloo". National Women's Soccer League. Archived from the original on December 28, 2014. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
  6. ^ a b "Western New York Flash waive Courtney Verloo". Soccer Wire. May 31, 2014. Retrieved December 23, 2014.

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