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2018 Houston Dash Season
The 2018 Houston Dash season is the team's fifth season as an American professional women's soccer team in the National Women's Soccer League. Before the start of the 2018 season Vera Pauw was appointed as head coach. Team information Rosters Players and squad numbers last updated on June 20, 2018.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Competitions NWSL League standings Results by round Matches Pre-season and friendlies Regular season Statistics Appearances Honors and awards NWSL Yearly Awards NWSL Team of the Year NWSL Monthly Awards NWSL Player of the Month NWSL Team of the Month NWSL Weekly Awards NWSL Player of the Week NWSL Save of the Week NWSL Goal of the Week Player transactions 2018 NWSL College Draft The 2018 NWSL College Draft was the sixth annual meeting of National Women's Socc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Houston Dash
The Houston Dash is a professional women's soccer team based in Houston, Texas. It joined the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) in the 2014 season, and is affiliated with the MLS team Houston Dynamo FC. History Establishment On November 19, 2013, the Houston Dynamo began talks in the initial stages with the intention of bringing a top flight women's professional soccer franchise to Houston. Just a week later, the effort was bolstered when the Dynamo began accepting refundable deposits for a potential NWSL expansion team. On December 11, 2013, the National Women's Soccer League awarded the Houston Dynamo and the city of Houston an expansion franchise. Team name, crest, and colors During a press conference on December 12, 2013, Houston Dynamo president Chris Canetti announced that the club would be named the Houston Dash and would share similar colors to the Dynamo: orange, black, and sky blue. The crest features a soccer ball along with the words "Houston Dash" with sky b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allysha Chapman
Allysha Lyn Chapman (born January 25, 1989) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a left-back for National Women's Soccer League club Houston Dash and the Canada national team. College career Chapman played college soccer for UAB in 2007 and for LSU from 2009 to 2011. Club career Houston Dash Chapman joined the Dash in 2015 after playing the previous three seasons in Sweden. After two seasons in Houston, she was traded to the Boston Breakers on November 28, 2016. Boston Breakers Chapman appeared in 19 games in what would be her only season in Boston, as the team would fold ahead of the 2018 season. North Carolina Courage Chapman was selected by the Courage with the 10th pick in the 2018 Dispersal Draft. After seeing very minimal playing time with the Courage, she was traded to the Houston Dash on May 9. Return to Houston Dash Chapman made her return to the Dash on May 15, against the Chicago Red Stars. International career Chapman was part of the Can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nichelle Prince
Nichelle Patrice Prince (born February 19, 1995) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a forward for National Women's Soccer League club Houston Dash and the Canadian national team. Club career Houston Dash After playing college soccer with the Ohio State Buckeyes, Prince was selected 28th overall by the Houston Dash in the 2017 NWSL College Draft. Prince would miss the majority of the 2019 season after tearing her meniscus at the 2019 Women's World Cup. International career Prince was a member of the team that won a silver medal at the 2012 CONCACAF Under-17 Championship in Guatemala and a silver medal at the 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship. She and her team won an Olympic bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. On May 25, 2019, she was named to the roster for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. On August 6, 2021, she won the Olympic Gold Medal in the 2020 Summer Olympics with Canada. Personal life Prince's father is Afro-Jamaica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kealia Ohai
Kealia Ohai Watt ( ; born Kealia Mae Ohai; January 31, 1992) is an American soccer player who is currently a free agent, who most recently played for the Chicago Red Stars of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) from 2020-2021. She previously played for the Houston Dash from 2014 to 2019. Watt has represented the United States on the under-17, under-20, under-23 and senior national teams. She scored the winning goal in the final match of the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Early life Watt was born to Ben and Cindy Ohai and raised in Draper, Utah. Her sister, Megan, is a former youth national team member who played soccer at USC where she won the 2007 NCAA championship. She is part Hawaiian on her father's side. Her parents named her after Kealia Beach on the island of Kauai. Watt, who graduated from Alta High School in June 2010, was a four-year varsity soccer player at the school. She led the team to four straight state soccer championships from 2006 to 2009 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forward (association Football)
Forwards (also known as attackers) are outfield positions in an association football team who play the furthest up the pitch and are therefore most responsible for scoring goals as well as assisting them. As with any attacking player, the role of the forward relies heavily on being able to create space for attack. Attacking positions generally favour irrational players who ask questions to the defensive side of the opponent in order to create scoring chances, where they benefit from a lack of predictability in attacking play. Team formations normally include one to three forwards. For example, the common 4–2–3–1 includes one forward. Less conventional formations may include more than three forwards, or none. Striker The normal role of a striker is to score the majority of goals on behalf of the team. If they are tall and physical players, with good heading ability, the player may also be used to get onto the end of crosses, win long balls, or receive passes and retain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachel Daly
Rachel Ann Daly (born 6 December 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays for Aston Villa in the FA Women's Super League and the England national team. Since 2019 she has played in defence, midfield, and attack. Previously, she played for Houston Dash. College career Despite playing just three years for the St. John's University Red Storm, Daly set the school's career records for both goals (50) and points (111). As a freshman, she did not see game action due to NCAA compliance regulations. During her second year, she played and started in all 21 games and set St. John's single-season records in goals (23) and points (50), becoming the program's first-ever player to be named a NSCAA All-American, after earning Second Team honours. As a junior, she was the team's leading player in points with 18, including eight goals and two assists. As a senior, she appeared in 20 games, making 19 starts, and finished as the leading scorer on the team with 19 goals and five assi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sofia Huerta
Sofia Christine Huerta (born December 14, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a right back for OL Reign in the National Women's Soccer League and the U.S. women's national soccer team. Huerta played collegiately for the Santa Clara Broncos from 2011 to 2014, before beginning her professional career with the Chicago Red Stars. She was traded to Houston Dash in 2018 and to OL Reign in 2020. Having represented Mexico internationally, Huerta filed a one-time switch and debuted with the U.S. women's national soccer team on September 15, 2017. After facing her former national team on April 8, 2018, she became the first female player to play both for and against the U.S. national team and the Mexico women's national football team. Early life The daughter of Puebla native Mauricio Huerta, an electrical engineer, and Jody Jensen Huerta, Huerta attended Centennial High School (Idaho), Centennial High School in Boise, Idaho. She played soccer, basketball, and ran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Motlhalo
Linda Maserame Motlhalo (born 1 July 1998) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a Midfielder#Winger, winger for SWPL 1 club Glasgow City F.C., Glasgow City and the South Africa women's national soccer team, South Africa women's national team. She is also known as the 'Randfontein Ronaldinho'. Early life Linda Motlhalo was born in Badirile, Brandvlei, in Randfontein, Gauteng, on 7 January 1998. Her family has a footballing history, with her father Johannes Motlhalo attempting to become a professional player. Although he failed to do so, his brother Joseph Motlhalo became a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for Kaizer Chiefs F.C. between 1970 and 1985. Motlhalo attended TuksSport High School, during which time she was part of the South African High Performance Centre in Pretoria. Club career Houston Dash On 1 February 2018 Motlhalo signed with the Houston Dash in the National Women's Soccer League. She was brought in by Dash head coach Vera Pauw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haley Hanson
Haley Jean McCutcheon (; born February 22, 1996) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for Orlando Pride in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She has previously played for Houston Dash of the NWSL and for Melbourne Victory in the Australian W-League. She made her senior international debut for the United States in 2018. Club career Houston Dash, 2018–2022 McCutcheon was chosen by the Houston Dash with the 7th overall pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft out of the University of Nebraska. She signed with the Dash and made her debut on March 25, 2018, in a 1–1 draw against Chicago Red Stars. Orlando Pride, 2022–present On August 18, 2022, McCutcheon was acquired via trade by Orlando Pride in exchange for $75,000 in allocation money and a second-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft. International career McCutcheon received her first call-up to the United States Women's National Team in April 2018 as she was added to the roster as a replacement for Kell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taylor Comeau
Taylor Kay Rene Comeau (born July 21, 1993) is an American retired soccer player who played as a midfielder. She played for Portland Thorns FC, Chicago Red Stars, and Houston Dash in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Early life Taylor Comeau attended Los Gatos High School. Comeau played for California Golden Bears in Pac-12 Conference during her college years. Playing career Portland Thorns FC, 2015 Comeau appeared in 9 games for Portland in 2015 as an amateur call-up to cover for Thorns players missing for International duty. Chicago Red Stars, 2016–2018 Comeau was named to the 2016 Chicago Red Stars final roster, after having been a trialist. On July 16, 2016, in her second start for Chicago Red Stars Taylor Comeau scored a crucial goal in a 1–0 away win over Orlando Pride; which positioned the Red Stars in solitary possession of fourth place in 2016 National Women's Soccer League season putting the team on track to a playoff spot. On June 18, 2018, Comeau was tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meleana Shim
Meleana Lokahi "Mana" Shim (born September 25, 1991) is an American former association football, soccer player and current athlete advocate. Shim played as a midfielder, spending most of her senior career with Portland Thorns FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). After the revelations of the Yates Report, Shim was named chairperson of a new Participant Safety Taskforce at U.S. Soccer. Early life Shim grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii, where she attended Kamehameha Schools, Kamehameha Kapalama High School and helped the soccer team to three ILH championships. In 2007, the team won the state championship. Shim also played for the club soccer team, Ho'okalakupua. In 2003 and 2005, the team was Region IV Finalists. In 2004, 2006, and 2007, the team was Region IV semi-finalists. In 2008, they won gold at the Surf Cup U19 Championship. Santa Clara Broncos Shim attended Santa Clara University from 2009 to 2012 where she was a three-year starting midfielder for the Santa Clara Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundaries, with mobility and passing ability, they are often referred to as deep-lying midfielders, play-makers, box-to-box midfielders, or holding midfielders. There are also attacking midfielders with limited defensive assignments. The size of midfield units on a team and their assigned roles depend on what formation is used; the unit of these players on the pitch is commonly referred to as the midfield. Its name derives from the fact that midfield units typically make up the in-between units to the defensive units and forward units of a formation. Managers frequently assign one or more midfielders to disrupt the opposing team's attacks, while others may be tasked with creating goals, or have equal responsibilities between attack and defence. M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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