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Britt Ellen Eckerstrom (born May 28, 1993) is a retired American soccer player who played as a
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for
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of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She previously played for the
Western New York Flash The Western New York Flash (WNY Flash) was an American soccer club based in Elma, New York that competed in the United Women's Soccer league. They have won league championships in four different leagues: the USL W-League in 2010, Women's Pro ...
.


Club career


Penn State Nittany Lions

Eckerstrom won a national title with the Penn State Nittany Lions in 2015. She did not concede a single goal in that year's NCAA tournament. In 2016, she was awarded the
Big Ten Medal of Honor One of the most prestigious conference awards in college athletics, the Big Ten Medal of Honor was first awarded in 1915 to one student-athlete from the graduating class of each university who had “attained the greatest proficiency in athletics ...
, which recognizes one male and one female student from the graduating class of each Big Ten member school, for demonstrating joint athletic and academic excellence throughout their college career. In 2013, she played with the Ottawa Fury. In 2014, she joined the Colorado Pride.


Western New York Flash

Eckerstrom was drafted in the 3rd round of the
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by
Western New York Flash The Western New York Flash (WNY Flash) was an American soccer club based in Elma, New York that competed in the United Women's Soccer league. They have won league championships in four different leagues: the USL W-League in 2010, Women's Pro ...
.


Portland Thorns

On March 8, 2017, Eckerstrom was traded to the Portland Thorns for two fourth round picks in the
2018 NWSL College Draft The 2018 NWSL College Draft was the sixth annual meeting of National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) franchises to select eligible college players. It was held on January 18, 2018 at the United Soccer Coaches Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylva ...
.


Loan to Newcastle Jets

In October 2017, Eckerstrom was loaned to Australian club
Newcastle Jets Newcastle United Jets Football Club, commonly known as Newcastle Jets, is an Australian professional soccer club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. It competes in the country's premier competition, the A-League, under licence from The Australian ...
for the
2017–18 W-League The 2017–18 W-League season was the tenth season of the W-League, the Australian national women's association football competition. Clubs Stadia and locations Personnel and kits Managerial changes Transfers Foreign players The ...
season, along with fellow Americans
Katie Stengel Katherine Nicole Stengel (born February 29, 1992) is an American soccer player who plays for Liverpool of the Barclays Women's Super League. She previously played for the Boston Breakers, Washington Spirit, the Utah Royals and the Houston Dash in ...
,
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and Arin Gilliland. Eckerstrom returned to the Jets in October 2018 ahead of the
2018–19 W-League The 2018–19 W-League season was the eleventh season of the W-League, the Australian national women's association football competition. Clubs Stadia and locations Personnel and kits Managerial changes Transfers Foreign players Th ...
season. She played every minute for the Jets, tallying 61 saves over the course of the season. She announced her retirement from professional soccer on Instagram on January 19, 2021.


References


External links


US Soccer player profile

Portland Thorns player profile
1993 births Living people American women's soccer players Women's association football goalkeepers Penn State Nittany Lions women's soccer players Western New York Flash players Portland Thorns FC players Newcastle Jets FC (A-League Women) players National Women's Soccer League players Sportspeople from Rockville, Maryland Soccer players from Maryland Western New York Flash draft picks American people of Swedish descent People from Germantown, Maryland Ottawa Fury (women) players USL W-League (1995–2015) players American expatriate women's soccer players American expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate women's soccer players in Canada {{US-women-footy-bio-stub