Katie Stengel

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Katie Stengel
Stengel in 2012
Personal information
Full name Katherine Nicole Stengel
Date of birth (1992-02-29) February 29, 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Melbourne, Florida, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Washington Spirit
Number 12
Youth career
Space Coast United
2006–2009 Viera High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Wake Forest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Los Angeles Blues
2014–2015 Bayern Munich 20 (9)
2016– Washington Spirit 21 (4)
2016–2017 Western Sydney Wanderers (loan) 12 (6)
International career
United States U-18
2011–2012 United States U-20 19 (6)
2014–2015 United States U-23 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 5, 2017

Katherine Nicole "Katie" Stengel is an American soccer player who plays as a forward for the Washington Spirit of the National Women's Soccer League and the United States U-23 women's national team. She previously played for German side Bayern Munich and Western Sydney Wanderers in the Australian W-League. In 2012, she was part of the United States Under-20 team that won the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and the 2012 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.

Early life

Stengel attended Viera High School in Viera, Florida.[citation needed] She attended Wake Forest University from 2010–2013 where she played for the Demon Deacons women's soccer team. Stengel completed her college career as the highest scoring player in Wake Forest history with 50 goals in 75 games, and she was a four-time All-ACC honoree and a three-time All-America, becoming in 2011 the first Wake Forest player to be named first-team All America.

Playing career

Club

In January 2014, Stengel skipped the 2014 NWSL College Draft and instead joined the Los Angeles Blues of the since-disbanded USL W-League.[1] In June 2014, Stengel joined Frauen-Bundesliga side Bayern Munich.[2] She helped Bayern win the 2014–15 Frauen Bundesliga title, leading the team with nine goals.[3]

In December 2015, Stengel signed with the Washington Spirit.[1] In her first season with the team, she played in 19 regular season matches, starting 10, totaling 928 minutes. Stengel contributed four goals during the season, tied for second most on the team.[4]

International

With the United States, she won the 2012 Under-20 World Cup, appearing in four games and scoring three goals. In March 2014, she received her first full national team call-up from head coach Tom Sermanni.[5]

Personal life

Stengel's younger sister Jackie plays for North Carolina State University and her father Scott played for the Air Force Academy.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Kassouf, Jeff (December 30, 2015). "Spirit sign ex-Bayern Munich forward Katie Stengel". Equalizer Soccer. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  2. ^ Clark, Travis (June 6, 2014). "Wake F Stengel signs with Bayern Munich". Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  3. ^ Kennedy, Paul (May 12, 2015). "Americans help Bayern win Frauen-Bundesliga title". Soccer America. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  4. ^ http://washingtonspirit.com/persons/katie-stengel/
  5. ^ Dowling, Lyn (March 28, 2014). "Viera's Stengel named to U.S. Women's National Team". Florida Today. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  6. ^ Hays, Graham (September 18, 2013). "Stengel Sisters Making Their Own Names". espnW. Retrieved July 27, 2015.

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