Savanah Jayn Uveges (born June 9, 1996) is an American

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coach and former player who serves as a volunteer assistant coach for

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. She played as a

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for

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in the

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(NWSL) and for

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in the German

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Early life

Uveges grew up in

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and was a two-sport athlete in soccer and basketball at

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. She set several school records including most goals in a season (23) and most goals in a game (5). She was an all-conference, all-area and all-sectional selection.

Nebraska Cornhuskers

Uveges played

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for the

between 2014 and 2019. After suffering two ACL tears while in high school, Uveges suffered another two in college, keeping her sidelined and unable to make an appearance in her first three seasons with the team. As a junior Uveges made 17 appearances, scoring her first career goal on August 25, 2017, in a 3–0 win over

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. As a senior, Uveges started in all 21 games during the 2018 season and received third-team All-Big Ten honors. Injury sidelined Uveges for much of 2019, limiting her to six appearances.

Professional career

Orlando Pride

Uveges declared for the

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but was not selected. In February 2020 she briefly spent some time on trial in Sweden with second-tier

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team

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, playing in a preseason friendly against Lidköping FK. Uveges returned to the United States in March 2020, joining

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team

as a preseason trialist. However, preseason was canceled three days into camp amid the

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. On 8 September 2020, with the

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dealing with significant disruption during the pandemic, Uveges was one of seven players signed to a short-term contract with Orlando in order to compete in the Fall Series following the team's decision to loan out 11 senior players to play regularly overseas. Uveges made her debut on September 26, 2020, starting in a 3–1 defeat to

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. She appeared in two Fall Series matches for a combined 56 minutes.

MSV Duisburg

On July 24, 2021, Uveges signed for German

side

Coaching career

In February 2023, she retired from her playing career, and was named a volunteer assistant coach at

Personal life

She married her husband, Avery Anderson-Baer, in December 2021.

Career statistics

References

External links

Nebraska profile

NWSL profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Uveges, Savanah 1996 births Living people American women's soccer players Orlando Pride players MSV Duisburg (women) players National Women's Soccer League players 2. Frauen-Bundesliga players Women's association football midfielders Nebraska Cornhuskers women's soccer players American expatriate women's soccer players in Germany American expatriate women's soccer players 21st-century American sportswomen