Erin Greening

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Erin Greening
Personal information
Full name Erin Marie Greening[1]
Date of birth (1997-06-20) June 20, 1997 (age 24)
Place of birth San Francisco, California
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Klepp IL
Number 17
Youth career
2011–2014 Bay Oaks Botafogo
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Colorado Buffaloes 74 (2)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Orlando Pride 17 (1)
2021– Klepp IL 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 30, 2021

Erin Marie Greening (born June 20, 1997) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for Klepp IL of the Norwegian Toppserien.

Early life[]

Greening played with local club side Bay Oaks Botafogo in Oakland, winning back-to-back CYSA State Championships in 2012 and 2013.[2] She lettered four years at Piedmont High School and was named All-League for all four seasons on the way to becoming the school's all-time leading scorer.[3]

Colorado Buffaloes[]

Greening attended the University of Colorado Boulder from 2015 to 2018 where she got a degree in strategic communication and was a three time Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention. She was a multi-positional player during her collegiate career, playing midfield and forward in her first two years before transitioning to full-back. In her junior year, she was part of a defensive line that kept a school-record 14 shutouts.[3]

Professional career[]

Orlando Pride[]

Greening was selected in the third round (25th overall) of the 2019 NWSL College Draft by Orlando Pride.[4] Following preseason, she was officially signed to the team's senior roster on April 10.[5] She made her professional debut on April 14 as a substitute in the team's season opener at home to Portland Thorns. She scored her first professional goal on July 14, 2019, a 90th-minute equalizer against the same opposition. Portland would go on to win 4–3 in stoppage time.[6] On August 5, 2020, Greening was waived.[7]

Klepp IL[]

On January 25, 2021, Greening signed for Norwegian Toppserien team Klepp IL.[8] In April 2021, Klepp general manager Thomas Langholm Enger confirmed Greening was one of four foreign recruits signed by the club still waiting for permission from the Norwegian government to enter the country due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[9] After being named as an unused substitute twice, Greening made her Klepp debut on June 26 as a 64th-minute substitute in a 7–0 defeat to defending champions Vålerenga and made her first start four days later as Klepp lost 2–1 to Rosenborg. Greening missed the next fourteen weeks with a tibial fracture. She appeared in nine games with seven starts.

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played June 30, 2021.[10]
Club Season League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Orlando Pride 2019 NWSL 17 1 — 17 1
Klepp IL 2021 Toppserien 9 0 0 0 9 0
Career total 26 1 0 0 26 1

References[]

  1. ^ Erin Greening at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian) Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "2013 National Championships - Team Page". tournaments.usyouthsoccer.org.
  3. ^ a b "Erin Greening - Soccer". University of Colorado Athletics.
  4. ^ "Erin Greening from CU women's soccer selected in NWSL draft". www.buffzone.com.
  5. ^ Citro, Michael (April 10, 2019). "Orlando Pride Announce 2019 Opening Day Roster". The Mane Land.
  6. ^ Carnevale, Scott (July 14, 2019). "Pride fall to Thorns 4-3 on Last Kick of the Match". The Mane Land.
  7. ^ "Orlando Pride Waives Defender Erin Greening". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  8. ^ "Amerikansk forsvarsspiller klar for Klepp". www.kleppelite.no.
  9. ^ "Fotballspillere nektes fortsatt innreise til Norge". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian).
  10. ^ "Erin Greening - Soccerway profile". Soccerway.

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