Cara Curtin

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Cara Curtin
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-05-19) 19 May 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Santa Rosa, California, [1] United States
Position(s) Forward
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2011 Santa Rosa Bear Cubs
2012–2013 Sonoma State Seawolves 42 (24)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Sacramento Storm
2016–2019 FF Lugano 1976 90 (61)
2019–2020 Valencia 15 (0)
2020–2022 Zaragoza 54 (14)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Cara Curtin (born 19 May 1992) is an American soccer player who has played previously played for clubs such as FF Lugano 1976 in Switzerland and Valencia and Zaragoza in Spain. [2] [3] [4] [5]

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College career

Santa Rosa Bear Cubs

Along with her twin sister Lauren, Curtin played as a freshman and sophomre for Santa Rosa Bear Cubs. In 2010, she was the team's top scorer, leading them to win the Big Eight Conference. [6] In December 2011, Curtin led the team to win the state championship, scoring all four goals of the final including the winner in the last minute of extra time and was named most valuable player of the tournament. [7] [8]

Sonoma State Seawolves

Curtin played for the Sonoma State Seawolves as a junior in 2012 and as a senior in 2013. In her junior year, she started all 21 games and led the team in statistics of goals, assists, points, shots, and shots on goal. She was also named to the First Team All-CCAA and won CCAA Newcomer of the Year. [9] As a junior she earned NSCAA and Daktronics All-America honors. At the end of her time at Sonoma State, despite playing only two seasons, she was tenth place on the goalscoring all-time list, having scored 24 goals. [10]

Club career

FF Lugano 1976

After playing on and off for Sacramento Storm, in July 2016, Curtin joined Swiss professional club FF Lugano 1976. [11] In her three seasons at the club, she scored 61 goals over 90 games. [12]

Valencia

In July 2019, Curtin joined Spanish top-tier club Valencia. [12]

Zaragoza

In July 2020, Curtin signed with Spanish second-tier club Zaragoza. [13]

Personal life

Curtin's twin sister Lauren is also a professional footballer. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ Echeverría, Alejandro (July 8, 2019). "Pólvora 'Made in USA' | Kōmori".
  2. ↑ "La estadounidense Cara Curtin deja el Valencia". ElDesmarque. July 17, 2020.
  3. ↑ Paronitti, scritto da Claudio (January 21, 2020). "Calcio femminile, l'ex stella bianconera Cara Curtin colleziona l'11ª apparizione a Valencia pareggiando con l'ultima".
  4. ↑ Goff, Steven (September 8, 2019). "16 U.S. soccer players find a home in Switzerland — and in the Champions League". The Washington Post . Retrieved 2023-06-27.
  5. ↑ "CARA CURTIN, ENTREVISTADA POR LA ACADEMIA DEL VALENCIA CF EN SEATTLE". OneFootball. June 26, 2023.
  6. ↑ Coit, Michael (November 10, 2010). "SRJC women's soccer team wins conference". The Press Democrat . Archived from the original on June 27, 2023.
  7. ↑ Senzell, Howard (December 4, 2011). "SRJC women's soccer team wins state title". The Press Democrat . Archived from the original on June 27, 2023.
  8. ↑ Harris, Spencer (December 6, 2011). "Lady Bear Cubs clip Hawks wings to win state championship". The Oak Leaf .
  9. ↑ "Cara Curtin". Sonoma State Seawolves . Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Curtin Twins To Continue Soccer Careers In Switzerland". Sonoma State Seawolves. July 18, 2016.
  11. 1 2 Carter, Lori A. (July 18, 2016). "Santa Rosa's Curtin twins land roster spots with Swiss pro soccerteam". The Press Democrat .
  12. 1 2 "El Valencia CF ficha una norteamericana para su ataque" [Valencia CF signs an American for its attack]. El Desmarque (in Spanish). 8 July 2019.
  13. ↑ "Cara Curtin, refuerzo de primera para el ataque" [Cara Curtin, reinforcement of first for the attack] (in Spanish). Zaragoza. 19 July 2020.


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