Boade with the North Carolina Courage in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Theresa Stephanie Boade | ||
Date of birth | (1999-02-03) February 3, 1999 (age 25) | ||
Place of birth | Dallas, Texas, U.S. | ||
Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Bay FC | ||
Number | 12 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2015 | Colorado Rush | ||
2015–2016 | Real Colorado | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2021 | Duke Blue Devils | 93 | (22) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 0 | (0) |
2022–2023 | North Carolina Courage | 17 | (3) |
2022 | → Western Sydney Wanderers (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2024– | Bay FC | 16 | (3) |
International career | |||
2014 | United States U17 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 6, 2024 |
Theresa Stephanie Boade (born February 3, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Bay FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), She played college soccer for the Duke Blue Devils, and also trained with the US U-19 and U-18 Women's national team.
Early life
Boade was born in Dallas, Texas before moving to Golden, Colorado where she grew up. For high school she attended Valor Christian where she competed in basketball, soccer and track.
She played collegiately for the Duke Blue Devils where she led the team to NCAA appearances in each of her 5 years including her Covid year.
Club career
Boade signed a two-year contract with the Courage on March 18, 2022. She then made her professional debut with the team the next day during a NWSL Challenge Cup match against the NJ/NY Gotham FC.
In November 2022, Boade joined Australian A-League Women club Western Sydney Wanderers on loan. Her loan was originally scheduled until February 2023, however a month later it ended early due to a shoulder injury she suffered during the Sydney Derby.
After surgery and rehab, Boade returned from injury on June 10, 2023 against the Chicago Red Stars where she started and recorded an assist in the 5–0 victory. She then started the remaining 13 regular season and playoff games for the North Carolina Courage as well as starting in the Semi-Finals and Finals of the NWSL Challenge Cup which was won by the Courage for the 2nd consecutive year.
In December 2023 she was drafted 3rd overall in the 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft by Bay FC.
Boade wore the captain armband in Bay FC’s first ever home win on April 14, 2024. She scored the game winning goal in the 1–0 home victory against Angel City.
International career
In August 2014, Boade was named to the United States national under-17 team roster for friendly matches against South Korea.
Honors
Duke Blue Devils
- NCAA Tournament Final 4: 2017
- NCAA Tournament Elite 8: 2020, 2021
- NCAA Tournament Sweet 16: 2018
North Carolina Courage
- NWSL Challenge Cup Champion: 2022, 2023
Individual
- First Team All ACC: 2021
- All ACC Academic Team: 2021
- ACC Honor Roll: 2021, 2018
References
- ^ "Tess Boade – 2021 – Women's Soccer". Duke University. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
- "Tess Boade Joins 2022 North Carolina Courage Roster". NC Courage. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- "Boade signs loan deal". Western Sydney Wanderers. November 15, 2022.
- "Tess Boade Loaned to Western Sydney Wanderers FC". Our Sports Central. November 14, 2022.
- "Wanderers confirm Boade departure". Western Sydney Wanderers. December 17, 2022.
- "NWSL Expansion Draft: Live pick-by-pick tracker as Bay FC and Utah Royals FC build expansion rosters". CBSSports.com. December 16, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
- Bay FC (April 14, 2024). "Bay FC Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
- "Bay FC defeats Seattle Reign FC 3–2 to earn first home win in club history". Bay FC. April 14, 2024. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
- "Bay FC earns 1–0 shutout win over rival Angel City FC". Bay FC. June 23, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- "U.S. U-17 WNT Names Roster for Foreign Camp and Matches in Korea Republic". August 14, 2014. Archived from the original on October 9, 2014.
External links
- Tess Boade at Soccerway.com
- Tess Boade at kicker (in German)
- Tess Boade at FBref.com
- ECNL bio
- Duke bio
Bay FC – current squad | |
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- 1999 births
- Living people
- American women's soccer players
- North Carolina Courage players
- Western Sydney Wanderers FC (women) players
- National Women's Soccer League players
- Duke Blue Devils women's soccer players
- 21st-century American sportswomen
- Women's association football midfielders
- Sportspeople from Highlands Ranch, Colorado
- Soccer players from Douglas County, Colorado
- NJ/NY Gotham FC draft picks
- United States women's youth international soccer players
- Bay FC players
- Valor Christian High School alumni