Krista Bobo (née Davey; born January 20, 1978) is an American former

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player. A pacey winger, she represented the

Washington Freedom Washington Freedom was an American professional soccer club based in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Germantown, Maryland, that participated in Women's Professional Soccer. The Freedom was founded in 2001 as a member of the defunct Women's Uni ...

and

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(WUSA).

Professional career

Bobo was the

's third round

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pick (23rd overall) ahead of the inaugural 2001 season of the

(WUSA). In 2000 she had helped

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win the

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championship, scoring in the

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win over

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in the final. She started one of her 11 Freedom appearances in 2001, serving one assist, before being

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at the end of the season. At the waivers draft in December 2001, Bobo was selected by the

who offered her a

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contract. She was elevated to the main roster in June 2002, when

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suffered a serious knee injury. She started five of 20 2002 season appearances, scoring two goals and providing an assist. Versatile Bobo played on both flanks, as well as in defense and attack, and was kept on for the following season. In

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she scored three goals and served two assists in 17 games (five starts). When Bobo was inducted to the

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Hall of Fame in July 2005, she was playing W-League soccer for

Richmond Kickers Destiny Richmond Kickers Destiny was an American women's soccer team, founded in 2004. 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 Divisi ...

. In 2008 Bobo was playing for the W-League

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when she was invited to attend pre-season training with new

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(WPS) franchise

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Personal life

Krista is married to former professional soccer player

Matt Bobo Matthew "Matt" Bobo (born January 6, 1977 in Des Moines, Iowa) is an American soccer player who last played for Carolina RailHawks in the North American Soccer League. Career College and Amateur Bobo attended the University of Wisconsin– ...

. As of 2016, she had three children and was resident in

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(WUSA) Living people 1978 births American women's soccer players North Texas Mean Green women's soccer players Soccer players from Montana Women's United Soccer Association players Washington Freedom players New York Power players USL W-League (1995–2015) players Association footballers' wives and girlfriends Women's association football wingers Chicago Cobras players {{US-women-footy-bio-stub