Celeste Anais Boureille (born April 20, 1994) is an American

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player who plays as a

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for

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club

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Early life

Boureille is the daughter of Max Boureille, a chef, and Carol Jenkins. She grew up in the Bay area, attending Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, where she was a three-time All-West Catholic Athletic League (WCAL) selection and the 2012 WCAL Player of the Year. She played her club soccer for Mustang Soccer Club with whom she reached the 2010 National league title. Celeste attributes her early skill evolution to time she spent practicing skills and tricks at

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University career

University of California, Berkeley

Boureille played at the

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from 2012 to 2015. She appeared in 84 games, scored 16 goals and recorded 8 assists. Boureille won two Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mentions in 2013 and 2014. In her final season, 2015, Boureille scored 5 goals and made 2 assists, earning second-team All-Pac-12 accolades as she helped guide Cal to the NCAA Tournament. Boureille graduated as a media studies major.

Professional career

Portland Thorns FC

Boureille joined preseason camp 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 ...

through open tryouts after going undrafted in 2016. Following preseason training camp she was signed to an NWSL contract on April 15, 2016. Throughout her time at Portland, Boureille has been utilized as a right back, centre back and most recently secured her spot as a defensive midfielder.

Loan to Canberra United

In October 2016, Boureille was loaned to

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for the 2016–17 W-League season.

Loan to Brisbane Roar

In October 2017, Boureille was loaned to

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for the

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and 2018–19 W-League seasons. Boureille flourished in Australia, being named the 2017–18 Brisbane Roar Player of the Year. She followed this with a BRFC Players' Player award for the 2018–19 season.

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