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Bri Folds
Bri Folds, June 2020
Personal information
Full name Brianne Michelle Folds
Date of birth (1998-01-25) January 25, 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Lakeland, Florida, United States
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Kopparbergs/Göteborg
Number 23
Youth career
Lakeland FC
Tampa Bay Chargers
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Auburn Tigers 79 (24)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Kopparbergs/Göteborg 1 (0)
International career‡
2019 United States U23 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 20, 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 20, 2020

Brianne Michelle Folds (born January 25, 1998) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Swedish club Kopparbergs/Göteborg.

Youth and college

At youth level, Folds scored 173 goals with 155 assists in 4 years at Lakeland Christian High School[1], while she also won the US Youth National Championship with Tampa Bay Chargers.[2]

Folds signed for Auburn University, where she scored 24 goals and registered 25 assists in 79 matches.[1] During her time at Auburn, Folds represented the United States at U23 level, most recently in April 2019.[3]

Club career

After graduating college in December 2019, Folds was drafted by North Carolina Courage in the 2020 NWSL College Draft. She was selected 36th overall, in the fourth round.[4]

Sweden

In June 2020, Folds signed an 18-month contract with Swedish runners-up Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC after training with the team.[5][6][7][8]

References

  1. ^ a b Fuoco, Roy (January 17, 2020). "LCS grad Bri Folds drafted by women's pro soccer champs". The Ledger. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "2015 U17G National Championship". US Youth Soccer. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  3. ^ "U-23 WNT opens La Manga tournament in Spain with 1-0 win against Sweden". US Soccer. April 12, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  4. ^ Creditor, Avi (January 16, 2020). "Portland Thorns Take Stanford's Sophia Smith No. 1 in NWSL Draft". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  5. ^ Thoren, Petra (June 24, 2020). "After the acquisition coup: Brianne Folds ready for Kopparbergs Gothenburg". Aftonbladet. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  6. ^ Lann, Rikard (June 24, 2020). "American talent Brianne Folds now ready for Gothenburg". SVT. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  7. ^ Andersson, Fredrik (June 24, 2020). "Official: After the turnaround - Folds ready for Kopparbergs / Gothenburg". Fotbollskanalen. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  8. ^ Castillo, Rex (June 30, 2020). "Former Auburn Tiger turns pro in Sweden". WRBL. Retrieved July 1, 2020.


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