Casey Nicole Loyd (; born February 23, 1989) is an American professional

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who most recently played for

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of the

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in 2013. She had previously played for the

Los Angeles Sol The Los Angeles Sol was an American professional soccer club that was based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California that participated in Women's Professional Soccer. The team was co-owned and operated by Blue Star, LLC and AEG, a subsidia ...

Sky Blue 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 ...

and

Chicago Red Stars The Chicago Red Stars are a professional women's soccer club based in Bridgeview, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. A founding member of the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) league, they have played in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) sin ...

in the WPS and earned one

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with the

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in 2007. As a member of the United States U-20 women's team, she represented her country at the

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and the

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Early life

Daughter of

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, Casey was born in

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, while her father played for the

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. She began playing soccer when she was five. In 1992, her father moved to the Milwaukee Wave, where he played for 12 seasons. Nogueira grew up in nearby

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with her mother. Her father coached her on local boys' teams until she entered

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at which point, she played for the girls' soccer team. In 2004, having spent her freshman year in Wisconsin, Nogueira moved to

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with her mother. In North Carolina, Nogueira attended Broughton High School. She was the 2005 Gatorade Player of the Year. She was a 2005

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and

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high school All American and graduated a year early in 2006. The Capitals won one state championship and finished runner up once during her two years with the team. 2005 state championship MVP. In addition to her high school team, Nogueira also played for the CASL Spartan Elite, winning the 2005 regional championship and finishing third at the national U-17 championship.

University of North Carolina

In 2006, Nogueira played for the

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team. The Tar Heels won the 2006 National Championship. While Nogueira had started only one game that season, she started both the semifinal and final games due to team injuries. Nogueira scored in both games, earning a position on the all tournament team. She led the team in scoring with 21 goals her junior season, capping the year when she scored both goals as UNC won the 2008 NCAA championships, 2–1 over the University of Notre Dame. As a junior, she won the

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as the nation's top soccer player.

Playing career

Club

Carolina RailHawk Women

In 2008, Nogueira signed with the Carolina RailHawks Women, now known as the Cary Lady Clarets, an expansion W-League team.

Los Angeles Sol

Nogueira was drafted 8th overall to the

Chicago Red Stars

After the Sol folded, Nogueira was drafted to the

. Nogueira made her WPS league debut for the Red Stars as a second-half substitute against

on April 11, 2010, and scored her first league goal for the club against

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on April 17, 2010.

Sky Blue FC

After Chicago Red Stars announced it would not be part of the Women's Professional Soccer in 2011, Nogueira signed as a free agent with Sky Blue FC on December 23, 2010. She was named Player of the Week on June 30, 2011.

FC Kansas City

WPS folded in January 2012 and rather than pursue top-flight soccer overseas, Nogueira and moved to

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area to be close to her boyfriend and

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defender

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(the two became engaged that February and married in October). After a season with FC Dallas's women's team in the

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, Nogueira –now known as Casey Loyd– was selected during the fourth round (30th overall) of the

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International

Youth teams

Noguiera entered the national team program in 2004, when she was called into the U-16 Women's National Team. She moved up to the U-17 team the next year. In 2006, she was a member of the U.S. U-20 women's national team which took fourth place at the

. In 2007, the U.S. entered its U-20 team in the

even though the other participating nations sent their full national teams. The U.S. won the silver medal, falling to Brazil in the final. Noguiera scored a goal in each of the three group games.

Senior team

She earned her first

with the senior team in a 1–1 tie with

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on January 28, 2007. She started, but came off for

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at half time. She was called up to the senior team in May 2009 versus Canada but did not play. In February 2010, she was named to the Algarve Cup roster.

Personal life

She married fellow Tar Heel and

defender

on October 13, 2012. In 2012, the couple began coaching Vickery United, a youth soccer team for children of refugees in the

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neighborhood of

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. They have two sons.

References

External links

*
US Soccer player profile

Chicago Red Stars: Casey Nogueira

Sky Blue FC: Casey Nogueira

FC Kansas City player profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Loyd, Casey 1989 births Living people American people of Mozambican descent American people of Portuguese descent American women's soccer players Chicago Red Stars players NJ/NY Gotham FC players United States women's international soccer players North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer players Women's Professional Soccer players Footballers at the 2007 Pan American Games People from Cedarburg, Wisconsin Soccer players from Wisconsin Soccer players from Raleigh, North Carolina New York Fury players Needham B. Broughton High School alumni Women's Premier Soccer League Elite players FC Kansas City players Women's association football midfielders National Women's Soccer League players Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States United States women's under-20 international soccer players Pan American Games medalists in football Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games Soccer players from North Carolina