Katie Naughton

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Katie Naughton
Katie Naughton 2016-04-03.png
Naugton on April 3, 2016
Personal information
Full name Kathleen Camille Naughton
Date of birth (1994-02-15) February 15, 1994 (age 27)
Place of birth Elk Grove Village, Illinois
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Houston Dash
Number 25
Youth career
Sockers FC
Elk Grove High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 87 (11)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Chicago Red Stars 88 (1)
2016–2018 → Adelaide United (loan) 24 (2)
2018–2020 → Perth Glory (loan) 10 (0)
2020– Houston Dash 7 (0)
National team
2009–2010 United States U17
2012–2014 United States U20
2016–2017 United States U23
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 6, 2020

Kathleen Camille Naughton (born February 15, 1994) is an American professional soccer defender who plays for Houston Dash in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played collegiate soccer for the University of Notre Dame.[1]

Club career[]

Youth career[]

Naughton played for Chicago Sockers FC during her youth,[2] and played for Notre Dame Fighting Irish in Atlantic Coast Conference, during her college years.[1] In 2012, Naughton was named to NSCAA All-Northeast Region Second Team; All-BIG EAST Third Team; BIG EAST All-Rookie Team; and was also named Notre Dame Team Most Valuable Freshman.[1]

Beginning in 2013, Naughton captained the Notre Dame Soccer Team, making her the first Notre Dame three-year captain.[1][2] The following year, she was named to several honorary teams: All-ACC Second Team; First Team NSCAA Scholar All-North/Central Region; Third Team NSCAA Scholar All-American; NSCAA Second Team All-Southeast Region. Naughton also received Notre Dame OSCARS Francis Patrick O'Connor Award.[1]

Chicago Red Stars, 2016–2019[]

Naughton was selected by Chicago Red Stars as the nineteenth selection in second round in 2016 NWSL College Draft.[3] She scored her first career NWSL goal on June 24, 2018, in a 2–0 win over the Utah Royals FC.[4]

Loan to Adelaide United[]

In October 2016, Naughton was loaned to Australian club Adelaide United along with her teammates Danielle Colaprico and Sofia Huerta.[5] Naughton re-signed with the club in October 2017, along with her teammates Danielle Colaprico and Alyssa Mautz.[6]

Loan to Perth Glory[]

Naughton signed with Australian club Perth Glory for the 2018–19 W-League Season, along with Red Stars team-mates Sam Kerr, Alyssa Mautz and Nikki Stanton.[7][8]

Houston Dash, 2020–[]

On January 6, 2020, it was announced that Naughton and Chicago's 18th overall selection in the 2020 NWSL College Draft were to be traded to the Houston Dash in exchange for forward Kealia Ohai.[9][10]

International career[]

Naughton started her international competition at an early age of 15.[11] Naughton competed with United States under-17 women's national soccer team in international friendly,[12][13] as well as with United States under-18 women's national soccer team.[14] Naughton played 4 matches at 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[15] Naughton was a part of the United States under-23 women's national soccer team which competed and won the 2016 Istria Cup in Croatia.[16][17]

Personal life[]

Naughton is the only child of Claire and Tom Naughton.

She pursued double majors in anthropology and Spanish at Notre Dame, and was named to the Dean's list for 2012 fall semester. She was one of two team representatives to Notre Dame's Student-Athlete Advisory Council. Naughton earned certificates of merit in Notre Dame's Rosenthal Leadership Academy between 2012 and 2014.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Katie Naughton". UND.com. University of Notre Dame. Archived from the original on March 29, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Chicago Red Stars: Born, Raised and Playing at Home". Chicago Red Stars. March 12, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  3. ^ "2016 NWSL College Draft Results; Check out every selection through four rounds". nwlsoccer.com. January 15, 2015. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  4. ^ Silber, Rusty (June 24, 2018). "Chicago Picks Up Three Points! Katie Naughton First Career Goal!". Prost Amerika. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  5. ^ "Danielle Colaprico and Sofia Huerta join Adelaide United for Season 9". The Women's Game. October 30, 2016. Archived from the original on October 30, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  6. ^ Migliaccio, Val (October 27, 2017). "Adelaide United's squad has unveiled an awesome foursome of signings from the United States". The Advertiser. Adelaide. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  7. ^ Windon, Jacob (October 11, 2018). "Highly-rated American defender signs for Perth Glory". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  8. ^ "Six Red Stars Head Down Under for 2018-19 W-League Season". Chicago Red Stars. October 25, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  9. ^ "Red Stars Acquire Kealia Ohai". chicagoredstars.com. Chicago Red Stars. January 6, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  10. ^ "Houston Dash acquire DF Katie Naughton and 2020 NWSL Draft pick from Chicago Red Stars in trade". houstondynamo.com. Houston Dynamo. January 6, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  11. ^ "U.S. U-15 Girls to Hold Training Camp at the Home Depot Center". U.S. Soccer. August 10, 2009. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  12. ^ "U.S. U-17 Women Roll Over Chile 7–0 in Argentina". U.S. Soccer. December 7, 2009. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  13. ^ "U.S. Under-17 WNT Defeats Denmark 3–0 at U-16 Nordic Cup". U.S. Soccer. July 6, 2010. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  14. ^ "U.S. U-18 WNT Heads to Florida for Final Camp of 2011". U.S. Soccer. November 28, 2011. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  15. ^ "Katie Naughton". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on September 22, 2015. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  16. ^ "U23 WNT heading to Croatia for Istria Cup". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Advanced Sports Media. February 16, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  17. ^ "U-23 WNT Set to Travel to Croatia for Istria Cup". U.S. Soccer. February 16, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2016.

External links[]

Retrieved from ""