Alexa Newfield

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Alexa Newfield
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Newfield, 2015
Personal information
Full name Alexa Kennedy Newfield [1]
Date of birth (1991-12-03) December 3, 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Atlanta, Georgia
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2005–2010 GSA 92' Phoenix Re
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2012 Georgia Bulldogs 46 (27)
2013–2015 North Carolina Tar Heels 35 (11)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2017 FC Kansas City 25 (2)
2018 Utah Royals FC 0 (0)
2018 Washington Spirit 1 (0)
2019 Utah Royals FC 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 15, 2019

Alexa Kennedy Newfield (born December 3, 1991) is an American retired soccer player who last played as a forward for Washington Spirit of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She also played for NWSL teams Utah Royals FC and FC Kansas City.

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Early life

Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Newfield attended St. Pius X Catholic High School where she led the soccer team the 2009 and 2010 Georgia AAA state and NSCAA high school national championships as well as runners up at the 2008 Georgia 4A state championship. [1] She was named to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution All-City Team in 2008 and 2009. [1] In 2008, she was named to the 2008 ESPN Rise Top 50 Players to Watch List. [1] The following year, she was named to the 2009 ESPN Rise Fab 50. Newfield set new school records for most career goals and most goals in a season. [1]

Newfield played for the Georgia State Olympic Development Program (ODP) team from 2007–2008. [2] Along with captaining the Region III ODP team and receiving u20 National Team camp invitations.

Georgia Bulldogs, 2010–2012

Newfield attended the University of Georgia where she played for the Georgia Bulldogs from 2010–2012 and set numerous school records in goals scored and assists. All Academic SEC and First Team All-SEC every season played. [2]

North Carolina Tar Heels, 2013–2015

She was an ACC regular season champion in 2014, and was voted captain and was the team's leading goal scorer in her senior year. She started every game she played for the Tar Heels. She was included on the ACC Academic Honor Roll all three seasons as a Tar Heel, and was chosen first team All-Region and first team All-ACC. [1] Previously, she was named to the SEC Preseason Watch List, College Sports Madness Preseason All-SEC Team, and the Hermann Trophy Watch List. [1] She returned to win an ACC title and multiple ACC awards. She was called into an under-23 U.S. national team camp her junior year before suffering a season-ending knee injury.

Club career

FC Kansas City, 2016–2017

Newfield was drafted by FC Kansas City with the 28th pick in the 2016 NWSL College Draft. [3] She signed with the club in April 2016. [4] Newfield made eight appearances for Kansas City including two starts during the 2016 season. [5] The team finished in sixth place during the regular season with a 7–8–5 record. [5]

After returning to the team for the 2017 season, Newfield started 12 games and Newfield scored her first goal for FC Kansas City during a match against the Washington Spirit in May 2017 leading the team to a 1–0 win. [6] She scored the game-opening goal against Seattle Reign FC and assisted the second on June 17 with the game ending in a 2–2 draw. [7]

Utah Royals, 2018

After FC Kansas City ceased operations following the 2017 season, Newfield was officially added to the roster of the Utah Royals FC on February 8, 2018. [8]

Washington Spirit, 2018

On August 30, 2018 Newfield was signed by the Washington Spirit for their final game of the 2018 NWSL Season. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Alexa Newfield". University of North Carolina. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Alexa Newfield". University of Georgia. Archived from the original on 19 November 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "FC KANSAS CITY SELECTS FOUR PLAYERS IN THE 2016 NWSL COLLEGE DRAFT". FC Kansas City. 16 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "PLAYER NEWS: FC Kansas City signs forward Alexa Newfield". FC Kansas City. 16 April 2016.
  5. 1 2 "A. Newfield". Soccer Way. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "FCKC gets its first road win of the season". The Kansas City Star. May 20, 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  7. ↑ Tolentino, Josh (June 17, 2017). "FCKC plays to 2–2 tie with Seattle Reign". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "Utah Royals FC officially welcomes five additions to 2018 NWSL roster". February 8, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Washington Spirit signs six National Team Replacement Players". August 30, 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
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