Casey Nicole Loyd (; born February 23, 1989) is an American professional
soccer
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midfielder
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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 boundarie ...
who most recently played for
FC Kansas City
FC Kansas City was an American professional women's soccer club based in Kansas City, Missouri. The team was one of the eight founding clubs of the National Women's Soccer League in 2012, and began play in 2013. They were two-time NWSL champions ...
of the
NWSL
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in 2013. She had previously played for 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 ...
,
Sky Blue FC
NJ/NY Gotham FC is a professional women's soccer team based in Harrison, New Jersey. Founded in 2006 as Jersey Sky Blue, the team was known as Sky Blue FC from 2008 until 2020. A founding member of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) in 2013 ...
and
Chicago Red Stars
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in the
WPS and earned one
cap
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with the
United States women's national soccer team
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in 2007. As a member of the
United States U-20 women's team, she represented her country at the
2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship
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and the
2007 Pan American Games
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.
Early life
Daughter of
Victor Nogueira
Victor Nogueira (born July 17, 1959 in Mozambique) is a retired American soccer goalkeeper. Nogueira spent six seasons in the North American Soccer League, but gained his greatest recognition in over twenty seasons in three indoor leagues, the Maj ...
, Casey was born in
San Diego, California
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, while her father played for the
San Diego Sockers San Diego Sockers may refer to:
*San Diego Sockers (1978–1996), a soccer team in the North American Soccer League
*San Diego Sockers (2001–2004), a soccer team in the World Indoor Soccer League and second Major Indoor Soccer League
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. She began playing soccer when she was five. In 1992, her father moved to the Milwaukee Wave, where he played for 12 seasons. Nogueira grew up in nearby
Cedarburg, Wisconsin
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with her mother. Her father coached her on local boys' teams until she entered
Cedarburg High School
Cedarburg High School (CHS) is a Public Education High School in Cedarburg, Wisconsin.
Curriculum
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at which point, she played for the girls' soccer team. In 2004, having spent her freshman year in Wisconsin, Nogueira moved to
Raleigh, North Carolina
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with her mother.
In North Carolina, Nogueira attended
Broughton High School. She was the 2005 Gatorade Player of the Year. She was a 2005
Parade Magazine
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and
NSCAA
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high school All American and graduated a year early in 2006. The Capitals won one state championship and finished runner up once during her two years with the team. 2005 state championship MVP. In addition to her high school team, Nogueira also played for the
CASL Spartan Elite, winning the 2005 regional championship and finishing third at the national U-17 championship.
University of North Carolina
In 2006, Nogueira played for the
North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer
The North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer team represent the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the Atlantic Coast Conference of NCAA Division I soccer. team. The Tar Heels won the 2006
National Championship
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. While Nogueira had started only one game that season, she started both the semifinal and final games due to team injuries. Nogueira scored in both games, earning a position on the all tournament team. She led the team in scoring with 21 goals her junior season, capping the year when she scored both goals as UNC won the 2008 NCAA championships, 2–1 over the University of Notre Dame. As a junior, she won the
Honda Sports Award
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as the nation's top soccer player.
Playing career
Club
Carolina RailHawk Women
In 2008, Nogueira signed with the Carolina RailHawks Women, now known as the
Cary Lady Clarets
Cary Lady Clarets was an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2007. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues W-League, the second tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada. The team played in the Atlantic Division ...
, an expansion
W-League team.
Los Angeles Sol
Nogueira was drafted 8th overall to 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 ...
.
Chicago Red Stars
After the Sol folded, Nogueira was drafted to the
Chicago Red Stars
The Chicago Red Stars are a professional women's soccer club based in Bridgeview, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. A founding member of the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) league, they have played in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) sin ...
. Nogueira made her WPS league debut for the Red Stars as a second-half substitute against
Sky Blue FC
NJ/NY Gotham FC is a professional women's soccer team based in Harrison, New Jersey. Founded in 2006 as Jersey Sky Blue, the team was known as Sky Blue FC from 2008 until 2020. A founding member of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) in 2013 ...
on April 11, 2010, and scored her first league goal for the club against
St. Louis Athletica on April 17, 2010.
Sky Blue FC
After Chicago Red Stars announced it would not be part of the Women's Professional Soccer in 2011, Nogueira signed as a free agent with Sky Blue FC on December 23, 2010. She was named Player of the Week on June 30, 2011.
FC Kansas City
WPS folded in January 2012 and rather than pursue top-flight soccer overseas, Nogueira and moved to
Dallas
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area to be close to her boyfriend and
FC Dallas
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defender
Zach Loyd
Zachary Robert Loyd (born July 18, 1987) is an American former professional soccer player. He played for FC Dallas and Atlanta United in Major League Soccer and represented the USMNT. Loyd is currently the head coach for Lone Star Republic in t ...
(the two became engaged that February and married in October). After a season with FC Dallas's women's team in the
Women's Premier Soccer League
The Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) is an amateur women's soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is the top amateur league for women's soccer in the United States soccer pyramid, below only National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). T ...
, Nogueira –now known as Casey Loyd– was selected during the fourth round (30th overall) of the
2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft by
FC Kansas City
FC Kansas City was an American professional women's soccer club based in Kansas City, Missouri. The team was one of the eight founding clubs of the National Women's Soccer League in 2012, and began play in 2013. They were two-time NWSL champions ...
.
International
Youth teams
Noguiera entered the national team program in 2004, when she was called into the U-16 Women's National Team. She moved up to the U-17 team the next year. In 2006, she was a member of the U.S. U-20 women's national team which took fourth place at the
2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship
The 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship was held in Russia from 17 August to 3 September 2006. It was the officially recognized world championship for women's under-20 national association football teams. Matches were held in four Moscow sta ...
. In 2007, the U.S. entered its U-20 team in the
2007 Pan American Games
The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic Com ...
even though the other participating nations sent their full national teams. The U.S. won the silver medal, falling to Brazil in the final. Noguiera scored a goal in each of the three group games.
Senior team
She earned her first
cap
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with the senior team in a 1–1 tie with
England
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on January 28, 2007. She started, but came off for
Lindsay Tarpley
Lindsay Ann Tarpley Snow (; born September 22, 1983) is an American professional soccer Striker (association football), forward and midfielder. She is a two-time Football at the Summer Olympics, Olympic gold medalist, winning gold at the 2004 Su ...
at half time. She was called up
to the senior team in May 2009 versus Canada but did not play. In February 2010, she was named to the Algarve Cup roster.
Personal life
She married fellow Tar Heel and
FC Dallas
FC Dallas is an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The club competes as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference in Major League Soccer (MLS). The franchise be ...
defender
Zach Loyd
Zachary Robert Loyd (born July 18, 1987) is an American former professional soccer player. He played for FC Dallas and Atlanta United in Major League Soccer and represented the USMNT. Loyd is currently the head coach for Lone Star Republic in t ...
on October 13, 2012. In 2012, the couple began coaching Vickery United, a youth soccer team for children of refugees in the
North Dallas
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neighborhood of
Vickery Meadow
Vickery Meadow is an ethnically-diverse neighborhood consisting almost exclusively of apartment complexes in Northeast Dallas, Texas, United States. The Vickery Midtown Public Improvement District states the neighborhood is bounded by Northwest Hi ...
. They have two sons.
References
External links
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US Soccer player profileChicago Red Stars: Casey NogueiraSky Blue FC: Casey NogueiraFC Kansas City player profile
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1989 births
Living people
American people of Mozambican descent
American people of Portuguese descent
American women's soccer players
Chicago Red Stars players
NJ/NY Gotham FC players
United States women's international soccer players
North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer players
Women's Professional Soccer players
Footballers at the 2007 Pan American Games
People from Cedarburg, Wisconsin
Soccer players from Wisconsin
Soccer players from Raleigh, North Carolina
New York Fury players
Needham B. Broughton High School alumni
Women's Premier Soccer League Elite players
FC Kansas City players
Women's association football midfielders
National Women's Soccer League players
Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States
United States women's under-20 international soccer players
Pan American Games medalists in football
Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games
Soccer players from North Carolina