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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Whitney Sharpe | ||
| Date of birth | (1990-01-05) January 5, 1990 (age 34) | ||
| Place of birth | West Des Moines, Iowa, United States | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | UCLA | ||
| 2010 | Texas Tech | ||
| 2011–2012 | Loyola Marymount | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Ajax | 12 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2007 | United States U17 | ||
| 2009 | United States U20 | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014–2017 | Iowa State Cyclones (assistant) | ||
| 2018 | Drake Bulldogs (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Whitney Lewis (née Sharpe; born January 5, 1990) is an American soccer defender, who last played for BeNe League club AFC Ajax, and was an assistant coach for the Iowa State Cyclones.
Club career
Ajax
Before signing for Ajax in January 2013, Whitney Sharpe played Soccer at college level in the United States, playing for UCLA, Texas Tech and Loyola Marymount. She played a full season for Ajax helping the Women's team of Ajax to win their first trophy, by winning the KNVB Women's Cup.
International career
She was a member of the United States women's youth national teams, having played on youth level from Under-15 to Under-20.
Personal life
She married her husband Max Lewis in 2017.
Honors
Ajax
- KNVB Women's Cup: 2014
Individual
- NSCAA Adidas All American Youth Team: 2006 & 2007
- Gatorade Player of the Year for Iowa: 2007 & 2008
- First Team Parade All American: 2008
- No.16 National Recruit by Soccer Buzz
References
- "Whitney Sharpe Bio". U.S. Women's Soccer. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20060521081434/http://www.ussoccer.com/common/stContent.jsp_84-2006U-16GNTPool.html
- "Whitney Sharpe Bio". Iowa State. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
- "Whitney Sharpe signed by Ajax". Iowa Soccer. Archived from the original on March 19, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
- "Einde aan tijdperk Whitney Sharpe bij Ajax". Iowa Soccer. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
- Profile on Soccer America of the USWNT Under-20 team
External links
- Sharpe profile on club website Archived August 12, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- Sharpe profile on women's Netherlands Archived August 12, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- Sharpe profile on U.S. Women's National team website Archived August 12, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
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- 1990 births
- Living people
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- Soccer players from Iowa
- American women's soccer players
- United States women's youth international soccer players
- American expatriates in the Netherlands
- AFC Ajax (women) players
- Eredivisie (women) players
- Expatriate women's footballers in the Netherlands
- Loyola Marymount Lions women's soccer players
- Texas Tech Red Raiders women's soccer players
- UCLA Bruins women's soccer players
- Women's association football defenders
- United States women's under-20 international soccer players
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