Jazmyne Rey Avant (born January 30, 1990) is an American

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defender who last played for the Houston Dash of the

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(NWSL).

Early life

University of Florida

Avant accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida, where she played for coach

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's Florida Gators women's soccer team from 2008 to 2011. She was a standout defender for the Gators, playing a total of 97 matches and adding 12 assists. She was also part of the United States U20 player pool in 2009 as well as the U16's in 2006.

Playing career

Club

Avant spent time with Sky Blue FC on a tour of Japan in early 2012 before signing with the

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in the WPSL Elite for the 2012 season. On February 20, 2013 Avant was signed as a discovery player for the

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in the

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. She was waived in June 2013 and picked up by the Boston Breakers later that month. On July 24, 2014 Boston Breakers announced that Avant has been waived.

References

External links

Boston Breakers player profile

University of Florida player profile

US Soccer player profile
1990 births Living people American women's soccer players Florida Gators women's soccer players New York Fury players Portland Thorns FC players Soccer players from Dallas National Women's Soccer League players Boston Breakers players Women's association football defenders Houston Dash players African-American women's soccer players People from Coppell, Texas 21st-century African-American sportspeople 21st-century African-American women {{US-women-footy-bio-stub