Angela Beth Woznuk Kerr (; born March 29, 1985) is an American former

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who played professionally through October 21, 2014. Her career culminated with

Portland Thorns FC The Portland Thorns FC is an American professional women's soccer team based in Portland, Oregon. Established in 2012, the team began play in 2013 in the then-eight-team National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), which receives support from the Uni ...

of the

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and she played as a member of the

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in 2005, 2008, and 2009.

Playing career

Kerr's national participation began with the United States U-19 team, with whom she traveled to

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for the

2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship The 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship was held from 10 to 27 November 2004. It was the second edition of the youth tournament for women put together by FIFA, before being renamed FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship for the 2006 edition. ...

, winning the tournament's Silver Ball and Bronze Shoe (with three goals). She would go on to join the women's national team in 2005, earning her tenth and final cap on the team's 2009 trip to

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for the

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. Meanwhile, her collegiate career would reach a high note as she was a standout player for the

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as they won the NCAA title in 2005, helped by her goal and two assists in the final championship. In a total of 88 appearances for the Pilots, Kerr notched a total of 19 goals and 34 assists. Angie began her

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(WPS) career when she was drafted 15th overall by the

Saint Louis Athletica Saint Louis Athletica was an American professional soccer club that was based in the St. Louis suburb of Fenton, Missouri that participated in Women's Professional Soccer. Athletica started the 2009 season playing its home games at Ralph Korte S ...

in the 2008 Women's Professional Soccer General Draft, making 18 appearances in her rookie season with team. On February 2, 2010, she was traded along with

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and the rights to third round draft choice

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, to the Atlanta Beat in exchange for the 1st pick in the

Los Angeles Sol The Los Angeles Sol was an American professional soccer club that was based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California that participated in Women's Professional Soccer. The team was co-owned and operated by Blue Star, LLC and AEG, a subsidia ...

dispersal draft. She played in more than 20 games for the Beat and scored the only league goal of her career during her single season in Atlanta. She proceeded to play her third professional season with

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, though in a more limited capacity. With the demise of WPS, it was not until the founding of the

(NWSL) that Kerr again had the opportunity to play professionally. The

selected her as the 16th overall pick of the 2013 National Women's Soccer League Supplemental Draft, giving her the chance to return to

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as a hometown hero. She was waived by the Portland Thorns FC in September 2014. A consistent part of the Thorns first two seasons, during which she notched four assists in close to thirty appearances, she announced her retirement from playing professionally in October 2014.

International goals

References

External links

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US Soccer player profile

Saint Louis Athletica player profile

Portland player profile
Living people Saint Louis Athletica players Atlanta Beat (WPS) players NJ/NY Gotham FC players 1985 births Portland Pilots women's soccer players American women's soccer players Portland Thorns FC players United States women's international soccer players Soccer players from California National Women's Soccer League players Women's association football midfielders Women's Professional Soccer players {{US-women-footy-bio-stub