Caitlin Fisher (soccer)

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Caitlin Fisher
Personal information
Full name Caitlin Davis Fisher
Date of birth (1982-07-26) July 26, 1982 (age 42) [1]
Position(s) Defender
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001–2004 Harvard Crimson
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–2006 Boston Renegades
2004 Santos
2006 Hammarby
2007 New York Athletic Club 3 (0)
2009 Chicago Red Stars 0 (0)
2011 Millwall Lionesses 3 (0)
2012 Vitória das Tabocas
International career
United States under-21
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Caitlin Davis Fisher (born July 26, 1982) is an American academic and former professional soccer player.

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Soccer career

Fisher played college soccer for Harvard Crimson, captaining the team, being named to the All-Ivy League first team in 2001 and 2002, and earning a call-up to the United States women's national under-21 soccer team during her sophomore year. [2] [3]

She played for the Boston Renegades of the USL W-League from 2002 through 2006. [4] In late 2004 she travelled to Brazil, where she lodged with team coach Kleiton Lima while playing for Santos FC in the Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino. [5] [2]

During the 2006 Damallsvenskan season, Fisher played for Hammarby, making 14 appearances in total for the Swedish club. [6] She played three games for New York Athletic Club in the 2007 WPSL season. [7] When Women's Professional Soccer was being put together, Fisher was attached to Boston Breakers. However she was waived in pre-season. [8] Later in the 2009 season Fisher was given a development contract with Chicago Red Stars and called up to the main roster from their affiliate Chicago Red Eleven, [3] only to be waived shortly afterwards. [8]

While studying at the London School of Economics, Fisher was attached to Chelsea and Millwall Lionesses. [9] She made three appearances for Millwall in the 2010–11 FA Women's Premier League. [10] In early 2012 she returned to Brazil, to sign for Associação Acadêmica e Desportiva Vitória das Tabocas ahead of their Campeonato Pernambucano de Futebol Feminino campaign. [11] [12]

Guerreiras Project

In 2010 Fisher and Aline Pellegrino founded the Guerreiras (transl.female warrior) Project, to counter sexism in women's football in Brazil. [13]

Personal life

Fisher identifies as queer. [14]

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