Whitney Sharpe
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Whitney Sharpe[1] | ||
Date of birth | January 5, 1990 | ||
Place of birth | West Des Moines, Iowa, United States | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Iowa State (assistant coach) | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2009 | UCLA | ||
2010 | Texas Tech | ||
2011–2012 | Loyola Marymount | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2014 | Ajax | 12 | (1) |
National team | |||
2007 | United States U17 | ||
2009 | United States U20 | ||
Teams managed | |||
2014– | Iowa State Cyclones (assistant) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Whitney Sharpe (born January 5, 1990) is an American soccer defender, who last played for BeNe League club AFC Ajax, and is currently as assistant coach for the Iowa State Cyclones.[2]
Club career[]
Ajax[]
Before signing for Ajax in January 2013, Whitney Sharpe played Soccer at college level in the United States, playing for UCLA, Texas Tech and Loyola Marymount.[3] She played a full season for Ajax helping the Women's team of Ajax to win their first trophy, by winning the KNVB Women's Cup.[4]
International career[]
She is a member of the U.S. Women's national team, and has played on every youth level from Under-15 to Under-20[5]
Honours[]
Club[]
- Ajax
- KNVB Women's Cup: 2014
Individual[]
- NSCAA Adidas All American Youth Team: 2006 & 2007
- Gatorade Player of the Year for Iowa: 2007 & 2008
- First Team Parade All American: 2008
- No.16 National Recruit by Soccer Buzz
References[]
- ^ "Whitney Sharpe Bio". U.S. Women's Soccer. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
- ^ "Whitney Sharpe Bio". Iowa State. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
- ^ "Whitney Sharpe signed by Ajax". Iowa Soccer. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
- ^ "Einde aan tijdperk Whitney Sharpe bij Ajax". Iowa Soccer. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
- ^ Profile on Soccer America of the USWNT Under-20 team
External links[]
- Sharpe profile on club website
- Sharpe profile on women's Netherlands
- Sharpe profile on U.S. Women's National team website
Categories:
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Expatriate women's footballers in the Netherlands
- American expatriates in the Netherlands
- American women's soccer players
- Soccer players from Iowa
- People from West Des Moines, Iowa
- Eredivisie (women) players
- AFC Ajax (women) players
- Women's association football defenders
- UCLA Bruins women's soccer players
- Texas Tech Red Raiders women's soccer players
- Loyola Marymount Lions women's soccer players
- American women's soccer biography stubs