Jennifer Skogerboe

Jennifer Skogerboe (born June 8, 1992) is an American soccer player who plays for Suwon UDC WFC of the WK League in South Korea.

Jennifer Skogerboe
Skogerboe with Portland Thorns FC in 2016
Personal information
Full name Jennifer Skogerboe
Date of birth (1992-06-08) June 8, 1992
Place of birth Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s) Midfielder/Defender
Club information
Current team
 Suwon UDC WFC
Youth career
Stone Bridge High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 University of Connecticut 70 (7)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Washington Spirit 2 (0)
2015–2016 1. FC Slovácko 10 (0)
2016 Portland Thorns FC 3 (0)
2017–2018 Suwon UDC WFC 36 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 29, 2018

College career

Skogerboe played 70 matches and scored seven goals for the University of Connecticut, playing most as a centre midfielder.[1]

Club career

While still at University of Connecticut, Skogerboe played for D.C. United Women and Washington Spirit Reserves at W-League. Spending three seasons in the league. From 2012 to 2015.[2] She also played two matches with the Spirit core team, between 2014 and 2015. After the 2015 season Skogerboe went overseas and signed with 1. FC Slovácko of Czech First Division. With the czech team, she started 10 matches and helped the team to reach a third place in the league in the 2015–2016 season.

On July 1, 2016 she signed with Portland Thorns FC. Head coach Mark Parsons praised her, stating: "Jen is a technically smooth player, who has good tactical awareness. The most important thing for us in this period is having players that are versatile, and Jen is capable of helping us in multiple positions".[3][4][5][6][7]

After the 2016 season, the Thorns did not extend Skogerboe's 2017 contract option and she signed with Suwon FMC of the WK League in South Korea.[8]

Personal life

Skogerboe was born in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan. Her father was a Captain in the Navy, so her family used to travel frequently. They settled in several places, including Singapore, Seattle and Washington D.C.[9]

References
  1. "JENNIFER SKOGERBOE". UConn Huskies. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  2. "Jennifer Skogerboe". Washington Spirit. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  3. "Thorns FC sign defender Jennifer Skogerboe". Timbers.com. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  4. "Jennifer Skogerboe". Timbers.com. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  5. Mitchell Braeback, Jeremiah. "Thorns Sign Defender Jennifer Skogerboe, add Three Amateurs". Stumptown Footy. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  6. Jackson-Gibson, Adele. "Portland Thorns FC sign Jennifer Skogerboe". Excelle Sports. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  7. Blue, Molly. "Portland Thorns sign defender Jennifer Skogerboe, bring in three amateur players". Oregon Live. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  8. Goldberg, Jamie (October 19, 2016). "Portland Thorns exercise 2017 contract options on 10 players". OregonLive. The Oregonian. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  9. "Interview – Arrow Liver: Professional Soccer Player, Jennifer Skogerboe". Arrow Living. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
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