Alex Singer (soccer)

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Alex Singer
Personal information
Full name Alexandra Singer [1]
Date of birth (1987-11-18) November 18, 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth New York City, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Houston Dash (general manager)
Youth career
–2000 Albertson Express
2001–2005 Rye Garnets
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2008 Virginia Cavaliers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006 Long Island Fury 4 (0)
2007–2010 Washington Freedom 36 (0)
2009–2011 Perth Glory 19 (1)
2011–2012 Dalsjöfors GoIF 22 (1)
2012–2014 Turbine Potsdam 44 (0)
2014–2015 Washington Spirit 17 (0)
2015 Avaldsnes IL 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 17, 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of May 12, 2013

Alexandra Singer (born November 18, 1987) is an American sports executive and former professional soccer player who played as a defender. She is currently the general manager of Houston Dash.

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Playing career

Singer in action for W-League side Perth Glory in 2010. Alexsinger glory.JPG
Singer in action for W-League side Perth Glory in 2010.

Singer has played for Washington Freedom in the Women's Professional Soccer before she was waived during the 2010 season. [2] Singer was signed by Perth Glory in Australia's W-League to bolster their defensive stocks and spent the latter part of 2009 playing for the Perth based side. [3]

In 2011, she left Perth Glory for the Swedish team Dalsjöfors GoIF in Damallsvenskan. In January 2012 she transferred to the German club Turbine Potsdam and signed a contract until 2014. [4]

In June 2014, she signed with the Washington Spirit in the NWSL. [5] She was waived by the Spirit on June 17, 2015. [6]

Singer was rostered with Avaldsnes IL of Norway's Toppserien in 2015. [7]

In 2019 Singer was a founding member of Alexandria Soccer Association's Women's semi-pro level futsal team. [8] The team went on to the Mid-Atlantic Regional Futsal Cup that year and in early 2020 competed at the USFF Northeast Regional Championship in Atlantic City.

Executive career

In 2017, Singer joined the sports agency Octagon, where she worked as director of strategic initiatives and talent. [9]

On August 24, 2022, Houston Dash of the National Women's Soccer League hired Singer as its general manager. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Alex Singer at WorldFootball.net OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Freedom Acquire Defender Anita Asante in Trade". WomensProSoccer.com. Women's Professional Soccer. August 6, 2010. Retrieved August 10, 2010.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ Fitzpatrick, Ben (September 30, 2000). "Matildas back for Glory". Perth Glory FC. Archived from the original on February 26, 2011. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
  4. ↑ Bell, Jack (July 14, 2012). "Yanks Abroad: Fitting in and Thriving at Turbine Potsdam". The New York Times Soccer Blog. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Spirit sign defender Alex Singer" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. June 4, 2014. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Spirit waived alex singer". Washington Spirit. June 17, 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Ryland til Avaldsnes". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). December 21, 2015. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Alexandria Soccer Association on Instagram: "Seeya Sunday! Kids are $1 if they come wearing an ASA Jersey. Doors open at District Sports Center at 4! [Women's ➡️ Men's]"". Instagram. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
  9. 1 2 Young, Matt (August 24, 2022). "Houston Dash hire former NWSL player Alex Singer as first general manager". Texas Sports Nation. Houston Chronicle . Retrieved August 24, 2022.


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