Mallory Swanson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mallory Pugh | ||
| Date of birth | April 29, 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Highlands Ranch, Colorado, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Real Colorado | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real Colorado | |||
| 2016– | UCLA Bruins | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | United States U17 | ||
| 2014– | United States U20 | ||
| 2016– | United States | 4 | (1) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 15, 2016 | |||
Mallory Pugh (born April 29, 1998) is an American soccer player who currently plays for the United States women's national soccer team and Real Colorado of the ECNL.
Playing career
College career
In January 2016 it was reported that Pugh had rejected college in order to turn professional and play for National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) club Portland Thorns when she finished high school.[1] Later that week her father said the reports were false and that Pugh would join UCLA Bruins as originally planned.[2]
International
Pugh has represented the United States at the U-17 and U-20 levels.[3] While playing for the under-17 national team from 2013–2014, she was the leading scorer at the 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Women’s Championship with five goals and three assists.[4][5] In 2015, she captained the U-20 national team to win the 2015 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship and earned the tournament's Golden Boot award for scoring the most goals. The United States' win earned the team a berth at the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[3] She was later named 2015 U.S. Soccer Young Female Player of the Year by the United States Soccer Federation.[6]
On January 23, 2016, Pugh earned her first cap for the U.S. women's national soccer team from head coach Jill Ellis during a match against Ireland. She scored her first goal for the team sealing the United States' 5–0 win.[7][8][9]
Pugh made her Olympic qualifying debut in the national team's 5–0 victory over Costa Rica in the team's first match of the 2016 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying Championship. Just 79 days shy of her 18th birthday, Pugh became the youngest player in US Women's National Team history to play in an Olympic qualifying game.[10][11]
International goals
| Key (expand for notes on "international goals" and sorting) | |
|---|---|
| Location | Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred Sorted by country name first, then by city name |
| Lineup | Start – played entire match on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time |
| # | NumberOfGoals.goalNumber scored by the player in the match (alternate notation to Goal in match) |
| Min | The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal. |
| Assist/pass | The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information. |
| penalty or pk | Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.) |
| Score | The match score after the goal was scored. Sorted by goal difference, then by goal scored by the player's team |
| Result | The final score. Sorted by goal difference in the match, then by goal difference in penalty-shoot-out if it is taken, followed by goal scored by the player's team in the match, then by goal scored in the penalty-shoot-out. For matches with identical final scores, match ending in extra-time without penalty-shoot-out is a tougher match, therefore precede matches that ended in regulation |
| aet | The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation |
| pso | Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parentheses; the match was tied at the end of extra-time |
| Light-purple background color – exhibition or closed door international friendly match | |
| Light-yellow background color – match at an invitational tournament | |
| Light-orange background color – Olympic women's football qualification match | |
| Orange background color – Olympic women's football tournament | |
|
NOTE: some keys may not apply for a particular football player | |
| Date | Location | Opponent | Lineup | # | Min | Assist/pass | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2016-01-23[m 1] | San Diego |  Republic of Ireland
|
1.1 | 83 | Christen Press | 5–0 |
5–0 |
Friendly |
Honors
Individual
- Gatorade National Female Soccer Player of the Year: 2016[12]
- U.S. Soccer Young Female Athlete of the Year: 2015[13]
References
- ^ Kassouf, Jeff (January 15, 2016). "Report: Pugh skipping college, headed to Thorns". The Equalizer. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- ^ Kassouf, Jeff (January 20, 2016). "Pugh's dad says Mallory won't go pro, will go to UCLA". The Equalizer. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- ^ a b "Mallory Pugh". United States Soccer Federation. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- ^ Konecky, Chad (May 21, 2015). "Mallory Pugh wins Gatorade National Girls Soccer Player of the Year". USA Today. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- ^ "Pugh steers U.S. charge at CU20W". CONCACAF. December 11, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- ^ Rosenblatt, Greg (December 19, 2015). "Mallory Pugh wins US Soccer Young Female Player of the Year". SB Nation. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- ^ Dzakowic, Morgan (January 23, 2015). "Mallory Pugh scores goal in senior U.S. Women's National Team debut". Denver Post. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- ^ Goldberg, Jamie (January 23, 2016). "Mallory Pugh scores in U.S. Women's National Team debut". The Oregonian. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- ^ "Lloyd, Pugh lead new-look USWNT to dominating in 2016 opener". Four Four Two. January 23, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- ^ "WNT Opens 2016 Olympic Qualifying with Big 5–0 Win vs. Costa Rica in Frisco". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
- ^ "Mallory Pugh, 17, becomes youngest woman chosen for U.S. Olympic soccer qualifying roster". latimes.com. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
- ^ "UCLA W Soccer Commit Mallory Pugh Wins Gatorade National Girls Soccer Player of the Year". Sun Times Network. May 20, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- ^ "Mallory Pugh named 2015 U.S. Soccer Young Female Player of the Year". Denver Post. December 18, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- Match reports
- ^ "U.S. WNT Opens 2016 with 5–0 Win Against Republic of Ireland in Front of Record Crowd in San Diego". U.S.Soccer. January 23, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
External links
- Mallory Swanson – FIFA competition record (archived)
- US Soccer player profile
- Photo
