Katie Larkin Allen (; born March 19, 1987) is an American
soccer midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
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 played for the
Atlanta Beat of
Women's Professional Soccer
Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) was the top-level professional women's soccer league in the United States. It began play on March 29, 2009. The league was composed of seven teams for its first two seasons and fielded six teams for the 2011 sea ...
.
College
She played her collegiate years at
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University (BYU, sometimes referred to colloquially as The Y) is a private research university in Provo, Utah. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-d ...
where she was a 3-time All American and
Hermann Trophy Candidate. She totaled 37 Goals and 17 Assists in 86 appearances for the Cougars.
Professional
After graduating from BYU Katie Larkin was drafted by 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 ...
of the WPS with the 19th overall pick in 2009. She played one season for the Sol before being entered into the expansion draft and selected by the Atlanta Beat with the 6th overall pick. Following the collapse of the WPS in 2012 Katie Larkin left the Beat and has not returned to the professional ranks.
Statistics
College
Professional
Player Stats
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References
External links
US Soccer player profile
Atlanta Beat player profile
BYU Cougars player profile
1987 births
Living people
BYU Cougars women's soccer players
Los Angeles Sol players
Atlanta Beat (WPS) players
American women's soccer players
Women's association football midfielders
Women's Professional Soccer players
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