Jenna Richmond

Jenna Carroll Richmond (born December 18, 1991) is an American soccer midfielder currently playing for FC Kansas City in the National Women's Soccer League.

Jenna Richmond
Personal information
Full name Jenna Carroll Richmond
Date of birth (1991-12-18) December 18, 1991
Place of birth Alexandria, Virginia
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 FC Kansas City
Number 7
Youth career
2010–2013 UCLA Bruins
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Pali Blues 2 (0)
2014 FC Kansas City 22 (1)
National team‡
2008 United States U-17
2010 United States U-20 15 (1)
2013 United States U-23 8 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 25, 2014
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 25, 2014

Early life

Born in Alexandria, Virginia, Richmond attended Centreville High School in Clifton, Virginia where she played soccer and ran cross country.[1] Playing for two club soccer teams, GSC Team America Premier and McLean Freedom, she won six State Cup titles and won a national championship at the U-16 level. She received Golden Boot honors at the national championship as the tournament's top goal scorer.[1]

In 2009 and 2010, Richmond was named Gatorade Player of the Year for Virginia as well as Parade All-American. In 2010, she was also named Washington Post Player of the Year. During her senior year in high school, she was named the top college recruit according to multiple sources, including ESPN and Top Drawer Soccer.[1][2]

UCLA Bruins

Won the 2013 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship with UCLA in her senior year.

Playing career

FC Kansas City

Richmond was drafted by FC Kansas City as the sixteenth overall pick of the 2014 NWSL College Draft.[3]

International

Richmond has represented the United States on the U-15, U-17, U-20, and U-23 teams.[4]

Honors and awards

Team

with FC Kansas City:

References
  1. "Jenna Richmond". UCLA. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  2. Remsberg, Matt (January 29, 2010). "Elite teammates turn to each other after serious injury". ESPN. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  3. "Jenna Richmond Drafted by FC Kansas City in Second Round of NWSL Draft". UCLA. January 17, 2014. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  4. "Jenna Richmond". FC Kansas City. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  5. "FC Kansas City Earns 2014 NWSL Championship". FC Kansas City. August 31, 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.



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