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American soccer midfielder

Caroline Flynn
Personal information
Full name Caroline Elizabeth Flynn
Date of birth (1994-02-28) February 28, 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2009–2010 Lincoln Southwest High School
2011 Normal Community High School
Toro Soccer Club
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Nebraska Cornhuskers 78 (11)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 FC Kansas City 10 (0)
International career
2016 United States U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Caroline Elizabeth Flynn (born February 28, 1994) is an American soccer midfielder.

College career

Flynn started to play for University of Nebraska in the spring semester of 2012, after she chose to forego her senior year at Lincoln Southwest High School. She played 78 matches (starting all of them) and scored 11 goals for the Huskers. Flynn earned several honors and in 2016 she helped the Huskers to reach their first NCAA Tournament since 2013.

Club career

Flynn was selected by Portland Thorns FC with the 40th pick in the 2017 NWSL College Draft making her the fourth Huskers player to be picked in a NWSL Draft. The Thorns failed to sign her to a contract. On April 14, 2017, FC Kansas City announced that Flynn would be added to their roster ahead of the start of the 2017 National Women's Soccer League season.

FC Kansas City ceased operations following the 2017 season, Utah Royals FC inherited all player contracts from FCKC but Flynn did not join them.

International career

On April 25, 2016, Flynn was called for the United States U23 team for a training camp in Charlottesville, Virginia that involved only college players. On May 25, 2016, she was included among the 20-players squad the travelled to England to play the 2016 Nordic Tournament, an important youth competition.

References

  1. "Dean's List Fall 2015". University of Nebraska–Lincoln. 2015. Archived from the original on April 24, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  2. Boyd, Sydny (August 30, 2016). "Husker soccer's Caroline Flynn seeks Big Ten Championship". Daily Nebrascan. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  3. "CAROLINE FLYNN". Huskers. Archived from the original on March 28, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  4. Perlow, Nathaniel (January 12, 2017). "Two Nebraska Soccer Players Selected in NWSL Draft". Corn Nation. Archived from the original on January 13, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  5. "Former Huskers Jaycie Johnson, Caroline Flynn taken in NWSL draft". Big Red Today. January 13, 2017. Archived from the original on July 23, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  6. Goldberg, Jamie (April 2, 2017). "Caroline Flynn is no longer with Thorns". Twitter.com. Archived from the original on December 11, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
  7. Lombardo, Kayla. "FC Kansas City adds three players before start of 2017 season". Excelle Sports. Archived from the original on March 28, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  8. "Utah Royals FC roster near completion for the pre-season". February 13, 2018. Archived from the original on July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  9. Oltmans, Brady (April 25, 2016). "NU's Flynn excited about chance to train with national team". Lincoln Journal Star. Archived from the original on March 28, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  10. "U-23 WNT HEADS TO CHARLOTTESVILLE TRAINING CAMP WITH 26-PLAYER ROSTER". USSoccer.com. Archived from the original on July 3, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  11. "U-23 WNT WILL TRAVEL TO ENGLAND FOR WOMEN'S NORDIC TOURNAMENT FEATURING ENGLAND, NORWAY AND SWEDEN". USSoccer.com. Archived from the original on July 3, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2017.

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