Avery Patterson (soccer)

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Avery Patterson
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Patterson with the Houston Dash in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-06-14) June 14, 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s) Defender / midfielder / forward
Team information
Current team
 Houston Dash
Number 30
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2023 North Carolina 72 (27)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– Houston Dash 1 (0)
International career
2022 United States U-20 7 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 16, 2024

Avery Patterson (born June 14, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for the Houston Dash of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the North Carolina Tar Heels. She was selected by the Dash in the 2024 NWSL Draft.

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Early life

Patterson was born in Jacksonville, Florida, to Lori and Andrew Patterson. [1] She comes from an American football family, including her father, who played sprint football for the US Naval Academy, and one of her great uncles, who played for the Los Angeles Rams and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. [1]

Patterson began playing soccer at age four. [2] Mostly a center midfielder in her youth, she played club soccer for Florida Elite Soccer Academy's youth team and was named the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) Southeast Player of the Year in 2018. [2] [3] She played high school soccer as a midfielder at the Bolles School, winning three straight FHSAA championships from 2018 to 2020. [4] She also ran varsity cross country and track in high school. [1]

College career

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Patterson playing for North Carolina in 2023

Patterson played for the North Carolina Tar Heels as a defender, midfielder, and forward. [5] She missed the 2020 regular season due to injury. [1] She scored five goals as a sophomore fullback in 2021. [4] As a junior, she led the team with 13 goals and was named to the All-ACC second team. [1] Two of her goals came in the 2022 NCAA tournament final, where North Carolina lost to UCLA 3–2 in overtime. [6] [7] She scored nine goals as a senior co-captain and was named third-team All-American and first-team All-ACC. [8]

Club career

The Houston Dash selected Patterson with the 19th overall pick in the second round of the 2024 NWSL Draft. [9] She signed a three-year contract with the team. [10]

International career

Patterson trained at United States national under-14 team camps in 2016. [2] [11] In her debut for the national under-20 team in August 2022, she scored four goals in the first half against Puerto Rico at the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. [12] She played friendlies for the under-23 team against three National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) teams in the NWSL preseason in March 2023. [13]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Avery Patterson – Women's Soccer". University of North Carolina Athletics . Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "Florida Elite Soccer Academy – Avery Patterson". Upper90 Magazine. Vol. 2, no. 1. Florida. January–February 2018. p. 41. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  3. ↑ Freeman, Clayton (July 2, 2018). "Candelino, Patterson earn regional ECHL soccer honors". The Florida Times-Union . Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  4. 1 2 Freeman, Clayton (February 16, 2022). "Former Bolles midfielder Avery Patterson selected for United States U-20 women's soccer". The Florida Times-Union . Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Avery Patterson – Women's Soccer". University of North Carolina Athletics. Archived from the original on August 16, 2023.
  6. ↑ Freeman, Clayton (December 6, 2022). "First Coast Varsity Weekly: UNC's Avery Patterson scores in NCAA women's soccer final". The Florida Times-Union . Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  7. ↑ Gibson, Todd (December 5, 2022). "UNC's Avery Patterson scores twice, but Tar Heels fall in national championship". CBS 17 . Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Patterson, Sentnor Nab United Soccer Coaches All-America Honors". University of North Carolina Athletics. December 1, 2023. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  9. ↑ Freeman, Clayton (January 13, 2024). "Dash to the Draft: Bolles' Avery Patterson selected for National Women's Soccer League". The Florida Times-Union . Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Houston Dash Reveal Team Roster for Start of Regular Season". Houston Dash. March 13, 2024. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Thirty-six players called into U14 GNT camp". United States Soccer Federation. July 1, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2024– via TopDrawerSoccer.com.
  12. ↑ Freeman, Clayton (March 1, 2022). "First Coast Varsity Weekly: Avery Patterson's U.S. soccer debut a game to remember". The Florida Times-Union . Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  13. ↑ "U.S. Under-23 Women's Youth National Team Falls 4-1 to Portland Thorns in Second Game of Preseason Tournament". United States Soccer Federation. March 15, 2023. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
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