Theresa Stephanie Boade (born February 3, 1999) is an American professional
soccer
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
player who plays as a
midfielder for
North Carolina Courage of the
National Women's Soccer League
The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) is a professional women's soccer league at the top of the United States league system. It is owned by the teams and, until 2020, was under a management contract with the United States Soccer Federatio ...
(NWSL), She played
college soccer for the
Duke Blue Devils, and also trained with the US U-19 and U-18 Women's national team.
Early life
Boade was born in
Dallas, Texas before moving to
Golden, Colorado where she grew up. For high school she attended
Valor Christian where she competed in basketball, soccer and track.
Club career
Boade signed a two year contract with the Courage on March 18, 2022. She then made her professional debut with the team the next day during a
NWSL Challenge Cup
The NWSL Challenge Cup, currently known as the UKG NWSL Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual tournament organized by the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top-tier women's league in the United States soccer league system. Th ...
match against the
NJ/NY Gotham FC
NJ/NY Gotham FC is a professional women's soccer team based in Harrison, New Jersey. Founded in 2006 as Jersey Sky Blue, the team was known as Sky Blue FC from 2008 until 2020. A founding member of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) in 2013 ...
.
In November 2022, Boade joined Australian
A-League Women
A-League Women (known as the Liberty A-League for sponsorship reasons), formerly the W-League, is the top-division women's soccer league in Australia. The W-League was established in 2008 by Football Australia (then known as Football Federatio ...
club
Western Sydney Wanderers on loan. Her loan was originally scheduled until February 2023, however a month later it ended early due to a
shoulder injury
Shoulder problems including pain, are one of the more common reasons for physician visits for musculoskeletal symptoms. The shoulder is the most movable joint in the body. However, it is an unstable joint because of the range of motion allowed. ...
she suffered during the
Sydney Derby.
Honors
Club
Professional
*
NWSL Challenge Cup Champion: 2022
Collegiate
* NCAA Tournament Final 4: 2017
* NCAA Tournament Elite 8: 2021, 2020*
* NCAA Tournament Sweet 16: 2018
*Played in Spring 2021 due to Covid-19.
Individual
Collegiate
* First Team All ACC: 2021
* All ACC Academic Team: 2021
* ACC Honor Roll: 2021, 2018
References
1999 births
Living people
American women's soccer players
North Carolina Courage players
Western Sydney Wanderers FC (A-League Women) players
National Women's Soccer League players
Duke Blue Devils women's soccer players
21st-century American women
Women's association football midfielders
People from Highlands Ranch, Colorado
NJ/NY Gotham FC draft picks
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