Eddy with Angel City in 2024 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Elizabeth Hunt Eddy | ||
Date of birth | (1991-09-13) September 13, 1991 (age 33) | ||
Place of birth | Costa Mesa, California, United States | ||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Angel City FC | ||
Number | 44 | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2013 | USC Trojans | 77 | (16) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2014 | Orange County Blues FC | 5 | (2) |
2015–2016 | Western New York Flash | 35 | (3) |
2015 | → Yunogo Belle (loan) | 3 | (2) |
2017–2019 | North Carolina Courage | 10 | (1) |
2019–2021 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 39 | (1) |
2020 | → Vittsjö GIK (loan) | 11 | (2) |
2021–2022 | → Newcastle Jets (loan) | 14 | (2) |
2022–2023 | Houston Dash | 13 | (2) |
2023– | Angel City FC | 6 | (0) |
International career | |||
2008 | United States U17 | ||
2009–2010 | United States U20 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 1, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 15, 2015 |
Elizabeth Hunt Eddy (born September 13, 1991) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Angel City FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).
Early life
Eddy was born in Costa Mesa, California. She attended University of Southern California, where she played for the USC lacrosse and soccer teams. She was named Female Trojan of the Year for the 2013–2014 school year.
Club career
After being drafted by Sky Blue FC, Eddy returned to USC for a master's degree. Sky Blue traded her to Western New York Flash, where she signed on May 21, 2015.
Following the 2015 regular season, Eddy went on loan to Okayama Yunogo Belle in Japan's Nadeshiko League. She scored two goals in a 3–1 victory over Yamato Sylphid in the second round of the 2015 Empress's Cup.
In June 2019, she was traded by the North Carolina Courage, the successor to the Flash following relocation, to Sky Blue FC.
In 2020, Eddy played with Vittsjö GIK of the Swedish Damallsvenskan.
In December 2021, Eddy joined Australian club Newcastle Jets on loan for the 2021–22 A-League Women season.
In March 2022, Gotham FC traded Eddy to the Houston Dash for Houston's natural fourth-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft. On June 19, 2022, Eddy scored a brace in three minutes during a 4–3 victory against the North Carolina Courage. The Dash announced on March 20, 2023, that the club had waived Eddy.
On June 30, 2023, Angel City FC signed Eddy to a short-term national team replacement contract which was then extended until the conclusion of the 2023 season. On January 4, 2024, the club announced that Eddy had resigned with them through 2025.
International career
She was part of the United States U17 and United States U20 national team.
Personal life
Eddy is an avid surfer, and surfed frequently while playing soccer in Australia.
Eddy's father Park Eddy had a stroke in July 2022. To support his recovery, the Dash wore armbands bearing his initials during the July 8, 2022, match at Orlando Pride.
Honors
Orange County Blues FC
- W-League: 2013, 2014
United States U20
References
- "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup New Zealand 2008 – List of Players: USA" (PDF). FIFA. October 27, 2008. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 22, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ "WNY FLASH SIGN MIDFIELDER ELIZABETH EDDY". Archived from the original on November 18, 2015. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
- Laws, Will (October 2, 2013). "Eddy stands out as USC's most well-rounded athlete". Daily Trojan. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
- ^ Wiedenfeld, Grant (July 16, 2022). "Elizabeth Eddy's Sideways Journey". Keeper Notes. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- Budrovich, Evan (April 30, 2014). "USC Athletics Tommy Awards". Conquest Chronicles. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
- "Foreign Talents in the Nadeshiko League". Womens Soccer United. October 15, 2015.
- "Offseason Update: Eddy's Two Goals Pave Way for Yunogo Belle Win". Our Sports Central. November 16, 2015.
- Communications, NC Courage (June 11, 2019). "North Carolina Courage Trade Elizabeth Eddy to Sky Blue FC in Exchange for McKenzie Meehan". North Carolina Courage. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
- "Elizabeth Eddy". Angel City FC. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
- "Jets secure American midfielder Elizabeth Eddy". Newcastle Jets. December 1, 2021.
- "Friday's Transactions". Microsoft News. Associated Press. March 11, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- "Dash defeat Courage behind Elizabeth Eddy's 2 goals". Houston Chronicle. June 19, 2022. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- "Houston Dash announce updated 2023 roster" (Press release). Houston Dynamo FC. March 20, 2023. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- "Angel City Signs Elizabeth Eddy and Kelsey Hill as National Team Replacement Players" (Press release). Angel City FC. June 28, 2023. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
- "ACFC Re-Signs Elizabeth Eddy". Angel City. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
External links
- Elizabeth Eddy at Soccerway.com
- Elizabeth Eddy at FBref.com
- Elizabeth Eddy National Women's Soccer League profile
- Elizabeth Eddy at Angel City FC
- Elizabeth Eddy at Houston Dash
- Elizabeth Eddy at Western New York Flash (archived)
Angel City FC – current squad | |
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- 1991 births
- Women's association football midfielders
- Western New York Flash players
- Living people
- National Women's Soccer League players
- Soccer players from California
- American women's soccer players
- Pali Blues players
- USC Trojans women's soccer players
- College women's lacrosse players in the United States
- USC Trojans athletes
- NJ/NY Gotham FC draft picks
- North Carolina Courage players
- NJ/NY Gotham FC players
- Newcastle Jets FC (women) players
- United States women's under-20 international soccer players
- Houston Dash players
- Angel City FC players
- United States women's youth international soccer players
- American expatriate sportspeople in Australia
- American expatriate women's soccer players
- A-League Women players
- American expatriate sportspeople in Japan
- Vittsjö GIK players
- Damallsvenskan players
- 21st-century American sportswomen
- Lacrosse players from California