Brittany Michelle Klein (born October 29, 1986) is an American soccer

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. Klein is a former member of the

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and a WPS All-Star in 2009.

Playing career

Youth Club

Klein played for Laguna Hills Eclipse. Her team won the

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National Championship in 2002 and 2005, and they were State Cup semi-finalist in 2003.

WPS

Klein was selected 14th overall in the 2009 WPS Draft. For the 2009 season, she started every game and recorded a goal and 3 assists. Klein was also named an All-Star. Klein again made the Red Stars' opening day roster in 2010. Following the dissolution of

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 late May of 2010, the Red Stars released Klein in order to be able to sign Anita Asante, who had become a free agent along with the rest of Saint Louis' roster. Red Stars President and General Manager, Marcia McDermott, said of Klein, "It's not easy to release a player of Brit's caliber and character. But with the unusual events in the past 10 days, we saw opportunities to address team needs." Klein signed with the

Washington Freedom Washington Freedom was an American professional soccer club based in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Germantown, Maryland, that participated in Women's Professional Soccer. The Freedom was founded in 2001 as a member of the defunct Women's Uni ...

on June 29, 2010. She played in three matches, starting one. The Freedom lost in the first round of the playoffs to the

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WPSL

In 2011, Klein joined the Orange County Waves for their first and only season. The Waves won the WPSL championship, 2-1 against the Chicago Red Stars, Klein's former club. Klein provided the assist on the game winning goal.

Personal Life

Brittany is married to Michael Flath, who won a national championship playing for Texas football in 2005.

References

External links

US Soccer player profile

Chicago player profile

1986 births Living people American women's soccer players Chicago Red Stars players Pali Blues players Santa Clara Broncos women's soccer players USL W-League (1995–2015) players Women's association football midfielders Women's Professional Soccer players Orange County Waves players {{US-footy-midfielder-stub