Yank Women Abroad 2017

Another unusual story...

American HS player (who only played on a boys' team in her last year) is going to Doncaster to play for the WSL2 club as an amateur on the development squad:

http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/...d-play-professional-soccer-england/484743001/

Battle Creek's Marti Floyd took the road less traveled.

After three standout seasons for the Lakeview High School girls soccer team, she opted not to come out her senior year so she could play travel club ball with the boys team at Alliance Academy based in Grand Rapids.

Floyd is expected to join the developmental squad, which offers her the opportunity to be called up to the bench of the club team on a week-to-week basis.

She will attend Leeds Beckett University in West Yorkshire where she will also play soccer.

 

FCKC has transferred Brianne Reed to Kvarnsveden IK in Sweden; she had no played a minute; @allibecc first reported her departure #NWSL

— Dan Lauletta (@TheDanLauletta) July 21, 2017

 

Darcy McFarlane has moved to Sweden:

Former UNC midfielder Darcy McFarlane has signed with Östersunds DFF, which plays in the Elitettan, Sweden’s second tier soccer league. Östersunds won promotion to the league in 2014 but currently sits in 12th place, in danger of relegation to Division 1.

McFarlane played for North Carolina from 2013 through 2016, making it to the NCAA tournament every year and leading the team to the College Cup as co-captain in 2016. She previously signed with Celtic FC in Scotland’s SWPL.

http://equalizersoccer.com/2017/07/20/thursday-roundup-u23s-to-train-alongside-uswnt/

 

Goalkeeper Kaeli Schmidt lists herself on her Facebook page as "former goalkeeper at FC Barcelona," but shows she is a student at Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona.

Interesting to know what her soccer career is about now.

 

Michaela Hahn, recently waived by Seattle Reign FC, is heading to play for Apollon Ladies in Cyprus. Apollon has won nine consecutive league titles and is a popular landing spot for American players looking for playing time and a taste of Champions League soccer.

http://equalizersoccer.com/2017/07/24/monday-recap-james-galanis-named-td-of-new-jersey-odp/

 

Gina Lewandowski starts in friendly:

Los geht's im Testspiel gegen Austria Wien. #DieBayern pic.twitter.com/PhSzug7UNm

— FC Bayern Frauen (@FCBfrauen) July 26, 2017

 

Taylor Leach in Sweden:

Taylor Leach is switching Swedish clubs, now signing for Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC.

— Chris Henderson (@chris_awk) July 26, 2017

College bio:
http://www.gamecocksonline.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/taylor_leach_586587.html

 

Susana Zigante is a GK with Osijek in Croatia. Her mother, Gretchen Gegg, had a couple of caps in the USWNT's early days of the '80s and '90s. Her father, Nenad, played GK in MISL and was a coach with the San Jose Clash and elsewhere around the US.

She's appeared in a few U19 matches for Croatia and her Croatian Wikipedia page says she had one full-team cap back in 2012.

She had 3 Champions League appearances with Osijek in 2015

Croatia profile: http://hns-cff.hr/en/players/205702/susana-renata-zigante/
UEFA profile: http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/player=250022459/profile/index.html

 

Samantha Arellano is listed on the Tijuana Xolas roster in Wikipedia as the new Mexican league kicks off. She played at UC-Riverside and called San Ysidro her home. She was part of the Mexican U17 squad at the 2012 WC and listed a San Diego club.

She may not be eligible if she is US born or may not be a US citizen. Hard to know with what little info we get on these squads.

 

Four players from this year’s team are now on their way to Europe. This group includes Ashley Clarke, who scored 11 goals and tallied five assists for the Reserves in 2017. Clarke, along with her Reserves teammate McKenzie Hollenbaugh, will both play for HAV Football Club in France.

Hannah Keane is going to Germany to play in the Bundesliga for USV Jena, and Hayley Katkowski heads to FC Slovacko in the Czech Republic.

http://www.bostonbreakerssoccer.com/NEWS/936633.html

 

From the same Breakers press release:

In past year’s, several Breakers Reserve team players have gone on to play professionally overseas and some continue to do so today. That group includes: Sam Lofton - Sunnana SK (Sweden) in 2016 and Breidablik UBK (Iceland) in 2017; Tori Christ - Vasteras BK30 (Finland) 2015-current; Chanel Johnson - Sunnana SK (Sweden) in 2016; Roselord Borgella - Suwan FMC (South Korea) in 2016; and Kim DeCesare - Eskilstuna United (Sweden) in 2014.

 

From the latest list of "World's Top Goalkeepers"

2. Alyssa Naeher, USA (Chicago Red Stars) - 29
3. Karen Bardsley, England (Manchester City) - 32
7. Ashlyn Harris, USA (Orlando Pride) - 31
12. Lydia Williams, Australia (Houston Dash / USA) - 29
20. Katie Fraine, USA (Avaldsnes IL / Norway) - 29
25. Brittany Cameron, USA (Vegalta Sendai / Japan) - 30
27. Haley Kopmeyer, USA (Seattle Reign) - 27
29. Michelle Betos, USA (Vålerenga / Norway) - 29
31. Adelaide Gay, USA (IBV / Iceland) - 27
32. Libby Stout, USA (Apollon Limassol / Cyprus) - 27
33. Michele Dalton, USA (Chicago Red Stars) - 29
42. Nicole Barnhart, USA (FC Kansas City) - 35
47. Adrianna Franch, USA (Portland Thorns FC) - 26

http://www.everybodysoccer.com/even-the-goalkeepers-like-to/2017/6/28

 

More overseas signings:

Former Boston Breakers defender Kylie Strom and Minnesota alum Simone Kolander have both signed with AC Sparta Praha in Prague, the most dominant team in the Czech Republic’s national league. As last year’s league runners-up, the team received an automatic spot into the Round of 32 of the 2017-2018 Champions League.

http://equalizersoccer.com/2017/07/...ille-abily-retires-from-international-soccer/

Megan Crosson is new player of the UDG Tenerife. Born in Costa Mesa, California, Crosson comes from the American Professional Football League, where she played last season with Houston Dash.

(in Spanish) http://eldorsal.com/megan-crosson-completa-la-plantilla-de-la-udg-tenerife/

 

It's a busy day...

Tarah Hobbs, a goaltender for the University of Minnesota from 2013-2016, has been signed by Ostersunds DFF, a professional women's soccer team in the Elitettan league in Sweden.

http://www.gophersports.com/sports/w-soccer/spec-rel/072817aaa.html

Minnesota bio: http://www.gophersports.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/tarah_hobbs_847157.html

 

Swedish side Vaxjo have signed longtime U.S. expat GK Ashley Thompson from Amazon Grimstad in Norway.

— Chris Henderson (@chris_awk) August 2, 2017

 

Genessee Daughetee makes a change:

Genessee Daughetee is moving from Montpellier to Vittsjö in Sweden.

Fabiana is moving to Barcelona from China.

— Chris Henderson (@chris_awk) August 3, 2017

College bio: http://www.calbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4657

 

Alex Morgan might return to Lyon:

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Brooke Webster is joining Varde IF in the Danish 3F Ligaen:

http://www.golobos.com/news/2017/8/4/WSOC04Aug2017.aspx#.WYTqfZVVnbQ.twitter

 

I can't tell about her citizenship status, but Itzel Gonzalez is the starting GK for Tijuana and has been in the US through high school and college. She was born in Tijuana, so eligible for the league.

Not surprisingly, her English is perfect:

.@HeyitsItzel, the @xolos_en women's team goalkeeper speaks about the 2-0 win against @FuerzaMonarca in @LIGAMXFemenil home opener. #GoXolos pic.twitter.com/4ohderHywl

— Xolos (@xolos_en) August 5, 2017

She got a clean sheet in her first match.

College bio: http://www.ucsdtritons.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5800&ATCLID=205669764

 

Tina Iordanou moves to Cyprus. I'm guessing based on names that she has a Greek passport.

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College bio: http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/tina_iordanou_904559.html

 

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