Jordan Elisabeth Baggett (; born October 28, 1996) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a

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for

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of the

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(NWSL). Baggett played college soccer for the

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Early life

Stanford University, 2015–2018

During her freshman season at Stanford, Baggett started all 23 games in the midfield. She scored the game-winning goal against

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to clinch the Pac-12 title. Baggett was named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team. In her sophomore season she played in 20 games and scored 7 goals. Baggett started all 25 games in her junior year. She scored 9 goals, 6 of which were game winners. She scored the only 2 goals in Stanford's 2–0 win over

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in the College Cup semi-final. Stanford won the 2017 College Cup and Baggett was named to the College Cup All-Tournament team and the All-Pac-12 second team. Baggett was named team captain in her senior season with Stanford. She was named 2018 Pac-12 Midfielder of the Year and was a finalist for the

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, her Stanford teammate

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won the award.

Club career

Washington Spirit, 2019–2023

At the

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the

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traded three players and a fourth round draft pick to

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to acquire the 3rd overall pick in the draft. The Spirit used this draft pick to select Baggett. On March 4, 2019, Washington announced that Baggett had signed a contract with the club.

Racing Louisville FC, 2023–

On April 25, 2023, the Spirit traded Baggett to

in exchange for Racing's second-round pick in the

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and a third-round pick in the 2025 NWSL Draft.

International career

Baggett is a United States youth international at the

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and U23 levels. Baggett received her first call-up to the

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in December 2019.

Personal life

Formerly Jordan DiBiasi, she married Ben Baggett, a former Stanford baseball player, in January 2022, and began playing under her married name.

Honors

Stanford Cardinal *

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Washington Spirit *

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: 2021

References

External links

Stanford Cardinal player profile

Washington Spirit player profile

Racing Louisville FC player profile
* * 1996 births Living people American women's soccer players Stanford Cardinal women's soccer players United States women's under-20 international soccer players People from Highlands Ranch, Colorado Soccer players from Douglas County, Colorado Women's association football midfielders Washington Spirit draft picks Washington Spirit players Racing Louisville FC players National Women's Soccer League players United States women's youth international soccer players {{US-women-footy-bio-stub