Brecken Mozingo

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Brecken Mozingo
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Mozingo with the Utah Royals in 2024
Personal information
Full name Brecken Inga Mozingo
Date of birth (2001-03-08) March 8, 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Utah Royals
Number 15
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019 UCLA Bruins 6 (0)
2020–2023 BYU Cougars 87 (36)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– Utah Royals 8 (0)
International career
2017 United States U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Brecken Inga Mozingo (born March 8, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for the Utah Royals of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She was drafted 4th overall by the Royals in the 2024 NWSL Draft after playing college soccer for the BYU Cougars.

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Early life

Mozingo was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Trev and Carly Mozingo, and has three younger brothers. She attended Alta High School and played club soccer for Utah Celtic FC and Sparta. [1]

Mozingo was selected as the 2019 UYSA/Tosh Female Athlete of the Year. Named to the USYS 01 All-Star Team in 2016. Won two Utah State Cup championships with Utah Celtic FC and one with Sparta. Mozingo was a starter at Alta HS in 2015 and 2016 and set a school record with 38 goals in 2016. [1] The record was previously held by her future Utah Royals teammate Michele Vasconcelos who scored 37 goals in a season. [2]

UCLA Bruins, BYU Cougars

Mozingo attended the University of California, Los Angeles where she made 6 appearances and played a total of 82 minutes. [1] Following the 2019 season, Mozingo transferred to Brigham Young University for the rest of her colligate career. At BYU, Mozingo appeared in 92 games, scoring 36 goals and adding 37 assists. [3] In the 2023 season, Mozingo was one of the nation's leaders in total points with 14 goals and 15 assists for the Cougars and was instrumental in BYU returning to the NCAA College Cup and a 20–3–3 record this season. [3] As a result, Mozingo was named one of the three finalists for the 2023 MAC Hermann Trophy. [4]

Club career

Utah Royals

Mozingo was drafted fourth overall to the Utah Royals at the 2024 NWSL Draft. She was the second pick for the Utah Royals in the draft. [5] She was signed to a two-year contract with an option for an additional year. [2] She made her professional debut on March 16, 2024, in a 2–0 loss to the Chicago Red Stars. [6] She came in as a substitute in the 69th minute for Utah Royals in their sold-out [7] home opener. She scored her first two professional goals in a 5–1 win against Tijuana on July 31, helping the Royals win their group at the 2024 NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup. [8]

International career

Mozingo was called-up to the United States national under-17 team in 2017. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Brecken Mozingo – Women's Soccer". UCLA.
  2. 1 2 "Utah Native Signs Contract With Utah Royals FC". rsl.com.
  3. 1 2 "Brecken Mozingo – Women's Soccer 2023". BYU Athletics – Official Athletics Website – BYU Cougars.
  4. ↑ "MAC Hermann Trophy". MAC Hermann Trophy.
  5. ↑ "National Women's Soccer League Official Site | NWSL". www.nwslsoccer.com.
  6. ↑ "Utah Royals fall to Chicago Red Stars 2–0 in first game since 2020". Deseret News. March 17, 2024.
  7. ↑ "NWSL Weekend Take-Off: KC Current, NC Courage start 2024 off with goal avalanche". Pro Soccer Wire. March 19, 2024.
  8. ↑ Turner, Caleb (July 31, 2024). "Utah Royals continue upward trajectory with 5-1 win over Tijuana in Summer Cup". KSL.com . Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  9. ↑ "U-17 and U-18 WNT to Hold Concurrent Training Camps - U.S. Soccer". Archived from the original on October 22, 2017.
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