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Solar SC
Solar Soccer Club is an American youth soccer club based in the Dallas suburb of Allen, Texas. It is a member of the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL). History Solar was founded in 1976. In 2010, its chairman since 1996 resigned after being accused of stealing more than from the club. Solar has become one of the most-recruited-from clubs for colleges in the United States. Its head women's coach from 2007 to 2020 was Derek Missimo, who led players including his daughter, Lexi, to national championship games every year after 2016. Solar won the ECNL Girls Overall Club Championship in 2021–22. Notable people Players * Emeri Adames * Corben Bone * Haley Berg * Messiah Bright * Trinity Byars * Reggie Cannon *Kenny Cooper * Blaine Ferri *Kennedy Fuller * Johan Gomez * Jonathan Gómez * Amet Korça * Camryn Lancaster * Ainsley McCammon *Weston McKennie * Lexi Missimo * Samantha Meza *Drew Moor * Riley Parker * Jaedyn Shaw * Collin Smith * Taylor Smith *Allie Thornton Alexis T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allen, Texas
Allen is a city in Collin County, Texas, Collin County in the U.S. state of Texas, and a northern suburb in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The population was 104,627 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, and was estimated to be 111,551 in 2022. Allen is located approximately north of downtown Dallas and is a part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area. History The Allen area was previously home to the Caddo, Comanche, and other indigenous peoples. The first immigrants from the United States and Europe arrived in the early 1840s. The town was established by the Houston and Texas Central Railway and named in 1872 for Ebenezer Allen (Texas politician), Ebenezer Allen, a state politician and railroad promoter. The railroad allowed the sale of crops across the country before they rotted, causing a shift from the previous cattle-based agriculture. On February 22, 1878, a gang led by Sam Bass (outlaw), Sam Bass committed in Allen wha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kennedy Fuller
Kennedy Linh Fuller (born March 9, 2007) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Angel City FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She was named the national Gatorade Player of the Year in 2023. She signed with Angel City at the age of 16 in 2024. She won bronze with the United States at the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Early life Fuller grew up in Southlake, Texas. She is a quarter Vietnamese through her maternal grandmother. She played high school soccer for Southlake Carroll High School. In her freshman year in 2022, she scored 26 goals and had 14 assists to lead Southlake Carroll to a Class 6A state championship, scoring a hat trick in the title game. She was named Gatorade Texas Girls Soccer Player of the Year. In her sophomore year in 2023, she scored 55 goals and was named the Gatorade National Girls Soccer Player of the Year. Fuller committed to the University of North Carolina in September 2022 and planned to graduate ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allie Thornton
Alexis Taylor Thornton (born December 2, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for USL Super League club Dallas Trinity. Thornton played college soccer for the SMU Mustangs, earning first-team All-AAC honors four times. In 2022, after three seasons in France with Le Havre and Issy, she moved to RSC Anderlecht in Belgium, where she won two league titles. In 2024, she joined the newly formed Dallas Trinity and won the inaugural USL Super League Golden Boot. Early life Thornton was born in Arlington, Texas, to Kelli and Jim Thornton. She played youth soccer with Solar Chelsea 98 (now Solar Chelsea SC). Thornton attended Kennedale High School, where she helped lead the team to their first Texas 4A State Championship victory in 2015, recording 38 goals and 22 assists in the process. Kennedale repeated as champions in 2016, winning consecutive state titles. College career In 2016, Thornton joined the SMU Mustangs. She earned numerous accolades ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taylor Smith (soccer, Born 1993)
Taylor Nicole Smith (born December 1, 1993) is an American professional association football, soccer player who plays as a Defender (association football), defender for Liga MX Femenil club Club León (women), León. Smith played college soccer for the UCLA Bruins women's soccer, UCLA Bruins and helped the team to its first-ever 2013 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament, national title in 2013. She played eight seasons in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) for the Western New York Flash, North Carolina Courage, Washington Spirit, OL Reign, and NJ/NY Gotham FC. She won NWSL Championships with the Flash in 2016 NWSL Championship, 2016 and Gotham in 2023 NWSL Championship, 2023. She represented the United States women's national soccer team, United States at youth and senior levels, earning 10 caps with the senior national team. Early life Born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, Smith attended Fort Worth Country Day School where she captained the varsity soccer team for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collin Smith
Collin Smith (born December 4, 2003) is an American soccer player who plays as a right-back for Phoenix Rising FC of the USL Championship. Career North Texas Smith made his league debut for the club on July 25, 2020, coming on as a late substitute for Beni Redžić in a 2–1 home victory over Forward Madison. FC Dallas On April 28, 2021, Smith signed as a homegrown player with FC Dallas. Smith was loaned to USL Championship side Birmingham Legion on March 10, 2023. Smith was recalled from his loan by Dallas on July 4, 2023. Smith was released by Dallas following the 2023 season. On January 8, 2024, Smith signed with New England Revolution II. On March 29, 2024, Smith mutually agreed to part ways with New England Revolution II. That same day, it was announced that he signed a contract with Rhode Island FC during their debut season in the USL Championship. He was released by Rhode Island following the 2024 season. Phoenix Rising FC Smith signed with Phoenix Rising FC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaedyn Shaw
Jaedyn Reese Shaw, OLY (born November 20, 2004) is an American professional association football, soccer player who plays as a forward (association football), forward or attacking midfielder for the North Carolina Courage of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the United States women's national soccer team, United States national team. A gold medal winner at the Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament, 2024 Paris Summer Olympics with the national team, Shaw previously represented the United States on the United States women's national under-17 soccer team, under-17, United States women's national under-19 soccer team, under-19 and United States women's national under-20 soccer team, under-20 national teams. She was named U.S. Soccer Player of the Year, U.S. Soccer Young Female Player of the Year in 2022. Shaw previously played for San Diego Wave FC and won the team's first-ever NWSL Shield and NWSL Challenge Cup in 2024. She was named to the NWSL B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
