Mallory Leigh Eubanks (born June 4, 1996) is an American

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who played for the Washington Spirit in the

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(NWSL).

College career

In 2014, Eubanks attended

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, where she played for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. Impressing her freshman year, Eubanks was named to the SEC All-Freshman team. She would go on to earn additional honors including 2017 SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year and Second Team All-SEC. Her college career saw her earn 70 appearances for the Bulldogs, scoring 8 goals and registering 17 assists.

Club career

In January 2018, Eubanks was drafted by the Washington Spirit in the second round, sixteenth overall. However, due to roster limits, she was waived before the season started with her rights retained by the Spirit. By Week 2 of the season, Eubanks was signed as a Replacement Player for Argentine player,

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. While playing as replacement status, teammate

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was placed on the disable list due to injury, opening a full roster spot. Eubanks signed a full contract with the Spirit on May 17 and played out the rest of the season making 12 appearances for the Spirit.

References

External links

Washington Spirit player profile
* 1996 births Living people American women's soccer players Mississippi State Bulldogs women's soccer players National Women's Soccer League players Soccer players from Kentucky Sportspeople from Lexington, Kentucky Washington Spirit draft picks Washington Spirit players Women's association football forwards {{US-women-footy-bio-stub