Katie Stengel

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Katie Stengel
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Stengel in 2012
Personal information
Full name Katherine Nicole Stengel
Date of birth (1992-02-29) February 29, 1992 (age 30)
Place of birth Melbourne, Florida, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
Liverpool
Number 24
Youth career
Space Coast United
2006–2009 Viera High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Wake Forest 75 (50)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Los Angeles Blues
2014–2015 Bayern Munich 20 (9)
2016–2017 Washington Spirit 26 (4)
2016–2017Western Sydney Wanderers (loan) 12 (6)
2017 Boston Breakers 12 (0)
2017–2018Newcastle Jets (loan) 18 (13)
2018–2019 Utah Royals 47 (8)
2018–2019Newcastle Jets (loan) 6 (3)
2019–2020Canberra United (loan) 3 (1)
2020–2021 Houston Dash 1 (0)
2021–2022 Vålerenga 11 (4)
2022– Liverpool 5 (3)
National team
United States U-18
2011–2012 United States U-20 19 (6)
2014–2015 United States U-23 6 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 8, 2020

Katherine Nicole Stengel (born February 29, 1992) is an American soccer player who plays for Liverpool F.C. Women of the FA Women's Championship.

She previously played for the Boston Breakers, Washington Spirit, the Utah Royals and the Houston Dash in the NWSL. Bayern Munich in Germany and both Western Sydney Wanderers and Newcastle Jets in the Australian W-League.

In 2012, she was part of the United States Under-20 team that won the 2012 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship and the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Early life[]

Stengel attended Viera High School in Viera, Florida.[1] She attended Wake Forest University from 2010 to 2013 where she played for the Demon Deacons women's soccer team. Stengel completed her college career as the highest scoring player in Wake Forest history with 50 goals in 75 games, and she was a four-time All-ACC honoree and a three-time All-America, becoming in 2011 the first Wake Forest player to be named first-team All America.

Club career[]

Katie Stengel playing for the Boston Breakers in the 2017 NWSL season

Bayern Munich, 2014–2015[]

In January 2014, Stengel skipped the 2014 NWSL College Draft and instead joined the Los Angeles Blues of the since-disbanded USL W-League.[2] In June 2014, Stengel joined Frauen-Bundesliga side Bayern Munich.[3] She helped Bayern win the 2014–15 Frauen Bundesliga title, leading the team with nine goals.[4]

Washington Spirit, 2016–2017[]

In December 2015, Stengel signed with the Washington Spirit.[2] In her first season with the team, she played in 19 regular season matches, starting 10, totaling 928 minutes. Stengel contributed four goals during the season, tied for second most on the team.[5] In 2016 Washington advanced to the NWSL Championship Game. The game was tied 2-2 after extra time and went to penalties. Stengal converted her penalty, but Washington lost to the Western New York Flash 3–2 on penalties.[6]

Stengel appeared in five games for the Spirit in 2017 before she was released by the club on June 28, 2017.[7]

Loan to Western Sydney Wanderers[]

Stengel was signed by Australian team Western Sydney Wanderers ahead of the 2016–17 W-League season. She was the leading goal-scorer for the Wanderers with six goals for the season.[8][9]

Boston Breakers, 2017[]

The day after her release by the Washington Spirit, Stengel was selected off waivers by the Boston Breakers. She appeared in 12 games for the Breakers in 2017.[10]

Loan to Newcastle Jets[]

In October 2017, Stengel returned to Australia, joining Newcastle Jets for the 2017–18 W-League season.[11] Stengel scored 10 goals for the Jets and finished second in the Golden Boot race behind Sam Kerr. Newcastle finished in third place and returned to the Finals series for the first time since the 2008-09 season.

Stengel returned to Newcastle for the 2018–19 W-League season.[12]

Utah Royals, 2018–2019[]

After the Boston Breakers folded ahead of the 2018 season, Stengel was selected by the Utah Royals FC in the Boston Breakers dispersal draft.[13] Stengel appeared in 23 games for the Royals. She scored a team leading six goals and scored the first brace in Royals history.[14]

Stengel returned to the Royals for the 2019 season. She appeared in all 24 games and scored 2 goals.[14]

Houston Dash, 2020–2022[]

On January 8, 2020 the Utah Royals traded Stengel and a third round pick in the 2020 NWSL College Draft to the Houston Dash in exchange for their second round picks in the 2020 and 2021 College drafts.[15] She was waived by the club in May 2021.[16]

Liverpool Football Club, 2022–present[]

On January 6, 2022 Liverpool Football Club signed Stengel, reuniting her with manager Matt Beard. Stengel had played for Beard previously at Boston Breakers. Stengel will wear the jersey number 24 and play in the number 9 role as a striker on the second-division team.[17]

International career[]

With the United States Under-20 team Stengel won the 2012 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. At the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Stengel appeared in four games and scored three goals. The United States won the U-20 World Cup.

Stengel has also played for the United States U-23 women's national team. In March 2014, she received her first full national team call-up from head coach Tom Sermanni. Stengel has not yet been capped by the USWNT.[18]

Personal life[]

Stengel's younger sister Jackie plays for North Carolina State University and her father Scott played for the Air Force Academy.[19]

Honors[]

International[]

  • CONCACAF U20 Women's Championship: 2012
  • FIFA U20 Women's World Cup: 2012[20]

Club[]

FC Bayern Munich

References[]

  1. ^ "Katie Stengel Three-Time Soccer All-American". Space Coast Daily. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b Kassouf, Jeff (December 30, 2015). "Spirit sign ex-Bayern Munich forward Katie Stengel". Equalizer Soccer. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  3. ^ Clark, Travis (June 6, 2014). "Wake F Stengel signs with Bayern Munich". Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  4. ^ Kennedy, Paul (May 12, 2015). "Americans help Bayern win Frauen-Bundesliga title". Soccer America. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  5. ^ "Katie Stengel". Washington Spirit. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  6. ^ "WASHINGTON SPIRIT VS. WESTERN NEW YORK FLASH 2 - 2". Retrieved November 23, 2018.
  7. ^ "Wednesday Roundup: Spirit waive Castleberry and Stengel". equalizersoccer.com. The Equalizer. June 28, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  8. ^ Jones, Matt (November 18, 2016). "Quartet of US footballers lend their experience to W-League". Daily Telegraph. Sydney: News Corp Australia. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  9. ^ "Santa named Wanderers' best". The Western Weekender. Western Sydney Publishing Group. April 18, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  10. ^ "Breakers claim Katie Stengel off of waivers". bostonbreakerssoccer.com. Boston Breakers. June 30, 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-06-23. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  11. ^ Kerry, Craig (17 October 2017). "W-League: Newcastle Jets lose Matildas star but sign American striker". The Newcastle Herald.
  12. ^ "Stengel's back: Jets lock-in American striker for Westfield W-League 2018/19 Season". October 3, 2018. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
  13. ^ "Boston Breakers players taken in NWSL dispersal draft". January 30, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  14. ^ a b "K.Stengel". Retrieved November 23, 2018.
  15. ^ "UTAH ROYALS FC RECEIVES TWO DRAFT PICKS IN TRADE WITH THE HOUSTON DASH". January 8, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  16. ^ "Stengel waived". Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  17. ^ "Liverpool FC Women complete signing of forward Katie Stengel". Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  18. ^ Dowling, Lyn (March 28, 2014). "Viera's Stengel named to U.S. Women's National Team". Florida Today. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  19. ^ Hays, Graham (September 18, 2013). "Stengel Sisters Making Their Own Names". espnW. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  20. ^ "U-20 WNT Crowned 2012 FIFA World Cup Champions". U.S. Soccer. September 8, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2018.

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