Kathleen Camille Lind (; born February 15, 1994) is an American professional

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defender who plays for

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in the

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(NWSL). She played collegiate soccer for the

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Club career

Youth career

Lind played for Chicago Sockers FC during her youth, and played for

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, during her college years. In 2012, Lind was named to NSCAA All-Northeast Region Second Team; All-BIG EAST Third Team; BIG EAST All-Rookie Team; and was also named Notre Dame Team Most Valuable Freshman. Beginning in 2013, Lind captained the Notre Dame Soccer Team, making her the first Notre Dame three-year captain. The following year, she was named to several honorary teams: All-ACC Second Team; First Team NSCAA Scholar All-North/Central Region; Third Team NSCAA Scholar All-American; NSCAA Second Team All-Southeast Region. Lind also received Notre Dame OSCARS Francis Patrick O'Connor Award.

Chicago Red Stars, 2016–2019

Lind was selected by

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as the nineteenth selection in second round in 2016 NWSL College Draft. She scored her first career NWSL goal on June 24, 2018, in a 2–0 win over the

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Loan to Adelaide United

In October 2016, Lind was loaned to Australian club

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along with her teammates

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and

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. Lind re-signed with the club in October 2017, along with her teammates

and Alyssa Mautz.

Loan to Perth Glory

Lind signed with Australian club

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for the 2018–19 W-League Season, along with Red Stars team-mates

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, Alyssa Mautz and Nikki Stanton.

Houston Dash, 2020–

On January 6, 2020, it was announced that Lind and Chicago's 18th overall selection in the 2020 NWSL College Draft were to be traded to the

in exchange for

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International career

Lind started her international competition at an early age of 15. She competed with the United States under-17 women's national soccer team in international friendly, as well as with United States under-18 women's national soccer team. Lind played 4 matches at

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. Lind was a part of the United States under-23 women's national soccer team which competed and won the 2016 Istria Cup in

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Personal life

Lind is the only child of Claire and Tom Naughton. She pursued double majors in anthropology and Spanish at Notre Dame, and was named to the Dean's list for 2012 fall semester. She was one of two team representatives to Notre Dame's Student-Athlete Advisory Council. Lind earned certificates of merit in Notre Dame's Rosenthal Leadership Academy between 2012 and 2014. She married Kevin Lind on in

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on December 31, 2022.

References

External links

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NWSL player profile

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lind, Katie 1994 births Living people American women's soccer players Chicago Red Stars players Houston Dash players Adelaide United FC (A-League Women) players Perth Glory FC (A-League Women) players National Women's Soccer League players A-League Women players Women's association football defenders Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's soccer players People from Elk Grove Village, Illinois Soccer players from Illinois Sportspeople from Cook County, Illinois Sportspeople from DuPage County, Illinois Expatriate women's soccer players in Australia Chicago Red Stars draft picks United States women's under-20 international soccer players