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{{Infobox football biography
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Courtney Wetzel
| name = Courtney Wetzel
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|02|25|mf=yes}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|02|25|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Puyallup, Washington]], United States
| birth_place = [[Puyallup, Washington]], United States
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=7}}
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=7}}
| position = Midfielder
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = [[Washington Spirit]]
| currentclub = [[Washington Spirit]]
| clubnumber = 3
| clubnumber = 3
| youthclubs1 = [[Oregon State University]]
| youthclubs1 = [[Oregon State University]]
| youthyears1 = 2007–2010
| youthyears1 = 2007–2010
| clubs1 = [[Seattle Sounders Women]]
| clubs1 = [[Seattle Sounders Women]]
| years1 = 2007
| years1 = 2007
| caps1 = 8
| caps1 = 8
| goals1 = 0<!-- LEAGUE APPEARANCES & GOALS ONLY-->
| goals1 = 0<!-- LEAGUE APPEARANCES & GOALS ONLY-->
| clubs2 = [[Ottawa Fury Women]]
| clubs2 = [[Ottawa Fury Women]]
| years2 = 2008–2011
| years2 = 2008–2011
| caps2 = 27
| caps2 = 27
| goals2 = 5<!-- LEAGUE APPEARANCES & GOALS ONLY-->
| goals2 = 5<!-- LEAGUE APPEARANCES & GOALS ONLY-->
| clubs3 = [[SC Sand]]
| clubs3 = [[SC Sand]]
| years3 = 2011–2012
| years3 = 2011–2012
| caps3 = 7
| caps3 = 7
| goals3 = 0<!-- LEAGUE APPEARANCES & GOALS ONLY-->
| goals3 = 0<!-- LEAGUE APPEARANCES & GOALS ONLY-->
| clubs4 = [[Ottawa Fury Women]]
| clubs4 = [[Ottawa Fury Women]]
| years4 = 2012
| years4 = 2012
| caps4 = 7
| caps4 = 7
| goals4 = 1<!-- LEAGUE APPEARANCES & GOALS ONLY-->
| goals4 = 1<!-- LEAGUE APPEARANCES & GOALS ONLY-->
| clubs5 = [[Portland Thorns FC|Portland Thorns]]
| clubs5 = [[Portland Thorns FC|Portland Thorns]]
| years5 = 2013
| years5 = 2013
| caps5 = 18
| caps5 = 18
| goals5 = 1<!-- LEAGUE APPEARANCES & GOALS ONLY-->
| goals5 = 1<!-- LEAGUE APPEARANCES & GOALS ONLY-->
| clubs6 = [[Western New York Flash|WNY Flash]]
| clubs6 = [[Western New York Flash|WNY Flash]]
| years6 = 2014-
| years6 = 2014-
| caps6 =
| caps6 = 0
| goals6 = <!-- LEAGUE APPEARANCES & GOALS ONLY-->
| goals6 = 0 <!-- LEAGUE APPEARANCES & GOALS ONLY-->
| nationalteam1 = [[United States women's national under-23 soccer team|United States U23]]
| nationalteam1 = [[United States women's national under-23 soccer team|United States U23]]
| nationalyears1 = 2010
| nationalyears1 = 2010
}}
}}


'''Courtney Wetzel''' (born February 25, 1989) is an American [[association football|soccer]] [[Midfielder (association football)|midfielder]] who plays for the [[Portland Thorns FC]]. She previously played for the [[Ottawa Fury Women]] and [[Seattle Sounders Women]] in the [[W-League]].
'''Courtney Wetzel''' (born February 25, 1989) is an American [[association football|soccer]] [[Midfielder (association football)|midfielder]] who plays for the [[Washington Spirit]]. She previously played for [[Portland Thorns FC]] of the [[NWSL]] and the [Ottawa Fury Women]] and [[Seattle Sounders Women]] in the [[W-League]].


==Early life==
==Early life==

Revision as of 23:47, 10 April 2014

Courtney Wetzel
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-02-25) February 25, 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Puyallup, Washington, United States
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Washington Spirit
Number 3
Youth career
2007–2010 Oregon State University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007 Seattle Sounders Women 8 (0)
2008–2011 Ottawa Fury Women 27 (5)
2011–2012 SC Sand 7 (0)
2012 Ottawa Fury Women 7 (1)
2013 Portland Thorns 18 (1)
2014- WNY Flash 0 (0)
International career
2010 United States U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Courtney Wetzel (born February 25, 1989) is an American soccer midfielder who plays for the Washington Spirit. She previously played for Portland Thorns FC of the NWSL and the [Ottawa Fury Women]] and Seattle Sounders Women in the W-League.

Early life

Wetzel was born in Puyallup, Washington and began playing soccer as a young girl. Starting at age eight, she played for club soccer team, FC Royals, a team she won five state championships with.[1] She attended Puyallup High School where she played on the varsity soccer team for three years. She finished her high school career with 47 goals and 17 assists. As a senior, she was named to the all-state second team after scoring 19 goals.[1]

Wetzel also played for the Washington state and Region IV Olympic Development Program (ODP) teams. She won the 2004 national championship title with the Washington state ODP team and was a finalist in 2005.[1]

Oregon State Beavers

Wetzel attended Oregon State University from 2007 to 2010. She ended her collegiate career with 81 caps for the Beavers and seven goals. She also appeared in two games for the women's basketball team.[2]

Playing career

Club

Wetzel played for the Seattle Sounders Women in 2007 and Ottawa Fury Women in the W-League in 2008 and played for the Fury for four seasons. She was named to the W-League Team of the Week in 2012 after scoring a goal and serving an assist during a shutout win against Hamilton.[3] On April 5, 2013 she joined the Portland Thorns FC for the 2013 NWSL season as a discovery player.[4][5] She scored her first goal for the Thorns during a home match on June 7 against FC Kansas City.[6] Wetzel made 18 appearances for the Thorns during the 2013 season and helped the team win the league's championship title.[7] April 5, 2014 Wetzel was traded with Kathryn Williamson and Portland's first-round pick in the 2015 NWSL College Draft to the Western New York Flash for Sarah Huffman and a player to be named later.[8] April 7, 2014, Portland Thorns revealed that the player to be named later was Verónica Boquete.[9]

International

Wezel was called up to the United States women's national under-23 soccer team team in 2010.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Courtney Wetzel". Oregon State University. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Courtney Wetzel". Portland Thorns. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Perez Earns W-League Player of the Week". Seattle Sounders Women. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  4. ^ "From tryouts to Portland Thorns FC, Courtney Wetzel enjoying her time in the Northwest". Portland Thorns. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  5. ^ "Wetzel gets pro shot with new Portland team". Corvallis Gazette Times. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  6. ^ "Portland Thorns highlights: Alex Morgan's brace, goals by Courtney Wetzel and Danielle Foxhoven". Oregon Live. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  7. ^ "Courtney Wetzel". Soccer Way. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  8. ^ http://equalizersoccer.com/2014/04/05/portland-thorns-trade-williamson-wetzel-wny-flash-huffman-boquete/
  9. ^ http://www.timbers.com/news/2014/04/thorns-fc-acquire-spanish-international-veronica-bouquete-midfielder-sarah-huffman-west
  10. ^ "Courtney Wetzel Concludes Training Camp with USA U23 Squad". Oregon State University. Retrieved 29 September 2013.

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