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American soccer player

Courtney Verloo
Personal information
Full name Courtney Reneé Verloo
Date of birth (1991-05-09) May 9, 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Tualatin, Oregon, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2006–09 Tualatin High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 Stanford Cardinal 73 (14)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Western New York Flash 1 (0)
International career
2008 United States U17
2009–2010 United States U20
2012 United States U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 23, 2014

Courtney Reneé Verloo (born May 9, 1991) is an American soccer player from Tualatin, Oregon. A forward, she played college soccer for Stanford University and professionally for the Western New York Flash in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She was also a member of the U-17, U-20, and U-23 United States women's national soccer teams.

Early life

Courtney Reneé Verloo was born on May 9, 1991, to Laurel and Steve Verloo. She grew up in Tualatin, Oregon, in the Portland metropolitan area, with sisters Anna and Brittany.

Verloo played soccer at Tualatin High School where she graduated in 2009. In high school, she was selected as player of the year in both 2006 and 2007 by Gatorade and in 2009 was a high school all-American selection by Parade magazine. During high school, she also played for FC Portland and the United States National team's U-17 squad.

Verloo then attended Stanford University where she majored in human biology and minored in psychology. At Stanford she played in 95 games, starting 77 of them, and scored 23 goals and collected 25 assists. Her team won the Pac-12 Championship in 2009, 2010, and 2011, and the NCAA National Championship in 2011. She also spent time with the national team (U-20) while in college.

Professional career

In January 2014, she was drafted ninth overall by the Western New York Flash in the National Women's Soccer League draft. Verloo signed a two-year contract with the club in March 2014 and made her debut on May 7, 2014, against FC Kansas City. She was waived on May 31, 2014.

References

  1. "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Germany 2010 – List of Players: USA" (PDF). FIFA. April 27, 2011. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "Courtney Verloo". U.S. Soccer. Archived from the original on December 23, 2014. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
  3. "2014 Player Statistics". National Women's Soccer League. Archived from the original on January 7, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
  4. ^ "Courtney Verloo". GoStanford.com. Stanford University. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
  5. Dunlap, A (January 18, 2014). "Stanford's Courtney Verloo taken in first round of NWSL Draft by Western NY Flash". Soccer Wire. Archived from the original on September 9, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
  6. "Flash Sign 2014 Draft Pick Courtney Verloo". National Women's Soccer League. Archived from the original on December 28, 2014. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
  7. ^ "Western New York Flash waive Courtney Verloo". Soccer Wire. May 31, 2014. Archived from the original on September 9, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2014.

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