Brittany Bock

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Brittany Bock
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Bock in 2011
Personal information
Full name Brittany Christine Bock [1]
Date of birth (1987-04-11) April 11, 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Naperville, Illinois, U.S.
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Chicago Red Stars
Number 11
Youth career
1998–2001 Team Chicago Soccer Club
2002–2004 Windy City Pride
2004–2005 Eclipse Select
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2008 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 92 (46)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2006 F.C. Indiana 14 (4)
2009 Los Angeles Sol 19 (2)
2010 Washington Freedom 14 (0)
2011 Western New York Flash 18 (1)
2012 Colorado Rush 12 (4)
2012 Vittsjö GIK 3 (0)
2013 Sky Blue FC 7 (0)
2014–2015 Houston Dash 6 (0)
2016 Chicago Red Stars 0 (0)
International career‡
2006 United States U-20
2007–2009 United States U-23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 16, 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 24, 2009

Brittany Christine Bock (born April 11, 1987) is a retired American women's soccer midfielder.

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Early life

Bock was born in Naperville, Illinois and attended Neuqua Valley High School. In 2009, she was enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame, majoring in Marketing. [1]

Bock played for Windy City Pride from 2002 to 2004 under Ko Thanadabouth. Prior to that she played with Team Chicago Soccer Club under Hudson Fortune. [1] In 2004 and 2005, she played for the Eclipse Select Soccer Club alongside future Notre Dame teammate Elise Weber.

University of Notre Dame

Bock became a highly influential player during her career at Notre Dame. In the 2006 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament finals, Notre Dame lost 2–1 to the University of North Carolina. Bock scored the only goal for the Irish in the 81st minute [2] and was named to the all-tournament team. [3]

Club career

Los Angeles Sol

Bock was the fifth overall pick in the 2009 Women's Professional Soccer draft, going to Los Angeles Sol, [4] becoming part of a defense that allowed 10 goals in 21 matches.

Washington Freedom

When the Sol folded in January 2010, Bock was drafted by the Washington Freedom in the ensuing 2010 Dispersal Draft. [5]

Western New York Flash

In 2011, Bock was signed by the Western New York Flash. [6]

Colorado Rush

In 2012 after the WPS suspended operations, the Colorado Rush of the USL W-League signed Bock for the 2012 season. [7] While with the Rush, she led the team in minutes over 12 appearances and scored four goals.

Sky Blue FC

On February 1, 2013, Sky Blue FC of the National Women's Soccer League announced that Bock had agreed to terms and signed a contract with the club. [8] [9]

Houston Dash

On January 10, 2014, the Houston Dash selected Bock with the first pick in the 2014 NWSL Expansion Draft. The move reunited her with former Notre Dame coach Randy Waldrum. [10] She tore her left anterior cruciate ligament in the 23rd minute of the Dash's inaugural game and was out for the rest of the season. [11] [12]

The Dash re-signed Bock in September 2014, [13] but she made only five appearances in the 2015 season before suffering a season-ending double hernia. [14]

She was waived by the Houston Dash in October 2015. [15]

Chicago Red Stars

The Chicago Red Stars claimed the rights to sign Bock off waivers on October 21, 2015. [12] However, she was not added to the team's 2016 roster [16] and made no appearances for the club.

International career

Bock was a member of the fourth-place United States U-20 women's national soccer team that competed at the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship in Russia alongside Notre Dame classmate Carrie Dew.[ citation needed ]

In 2009, Bock was in the United States U-23 women's national soccer team player pool.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Brittany Bock". Notre Dame Fighting Irish. July 9, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Women's Soccer" (Press release). NCAA. December 3, 2006. Archived from the original on December 10, 2006. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Division I Women's Soccer Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA . Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Los Angeles Sol selects ten players in 2009 WPS Draft" (Press release). January 16, 2009. Archived from the original on January 24, 2009. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  5. ↑ Shannon Boxx Goes First, Marta Third in LA Sol Dispersal Draft Archived February 8, 2010, at the Wayback Machine , womensprosoccer.com, February 4, 2010.
  6. ↑ French, Scott (December 9, 2010). "Ali Riley heads east, joins WPS's Flash". ESPN . Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Colorado Rush sign Brittany Bock" (Press release). USL W-League. Archived from the original on February 17, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Four Veterans Added to Sky Blue FC". Sky Blue FC. Archived from the original on May 18, 2013. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  9. ↑ "One-on-one with Sky Blue's Brittany Bock". NWSL News. Archived from the original on April 25, 2013. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Houston Dash select 10 players in 2014 NWSL Expansion Draft". Houston Dash Communications. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Report: Dash's Bock out for season". Soccer America . April 15, 2014. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  12. 1 2 "Red Stars select Brittany Bock off NWSL waiver wire" (Press release). Chicago Red Stars. October 22, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  13. ↑ Lutgring, Trista (September 19, 2014). "Houston re-signs Brittany Bock". Dynamo Theory. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  14. ↑ Le Can, Matt (January 22, 2016). "Former Neuqua Valley star Brittany Bock to play for Chicago Red Stars". The Beacon-News . Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Houston Dash waive Ella Masar, Jordan Jackson, Brittany Bock". Houston Dash. October 21, 2015. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Red Stars announce 2016 roster" (Press release). Chicago Red Stars. April 11, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
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