Carlyn Baldwin

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Carlyn Baldwin
Personal information
Full name Carlyn Elizabeth Baldwin [1]
Date of birth (1996-03-17) March 17, 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Reston, Virginia, USA
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Damaiense
Number 14
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2016 Tennessee Volunteers 56 (6)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016 BSC YB Frauen 1 (0)
2017–2021 Sporting CP 49 (7)
2021–2022 S.C.U. Torreense 14 (2)
2022 Benfica 1 (0)
2022–2023 Damaiense 18 (1)
International career‡
2014 United States U20
2018–2019 United States U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:01, 16 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 May 2020

Carlyn Elizabeth Baldwin (born March 17, 1996) is an American soccer midfielder who plays for Damaiense in Portugal's Campeonato Nacional Feminino.

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Early life

Baldwin attended National Cathedral School, where she played varsity soccer for head coach Richie Burke. [2] She also played youth soccer for Braddock Road YC in Virginia. [3]

She was reportedly recruited in 2014 by Olympique Lyon to turn professional out of high school and participated in training camp with the club, but committed to the University of Tennessee to play collegiate soccer. She had also been invited to train with National Women's Soccer League team Washington Spirit. [4]

Club career

BSC YB Frauen, 2016

Baldwin played half of a season for BSC YB Frauen in 2016. [5]

Sporting CP, 2017–2021

On July 11, 2017, Baldwin became the first foreign signing for Sporting CP. [6] She played for Sporting CP until 2021, appearing for them in the 2017–18 and 2018–19 UEFA Women's Champions Leagues. She was one of nine players released by the club on June 2, 2021, including the club's captain Nevena Damjanović. [7]

S.C.U. Torreense, 2021–2022

Baldwin played for Torreense from 2021 to 2022. [8] [9]

S.L. Benfica, 2022

On July 4, 2022, Baldwin signed a contract with Benfica to 2024. [9] [10] She debuted for Benfica in the Lagoa Summer Cup on August 7, 2022, which Benfica won. [11] Baldwin and Benfica mutually terminated the contract on August 28, 2022. [12]

S.F. Damaiense, 2022–

Baldwin played for Damaiense in 2022 and 2023. [13]

International career

Baldwin played for the United States women's national under-20 soccer team in the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. [3]

Personal life

Her father, Steve Baldwin, was the primary owner of the National Women's Soccer League team Washington Spirit from 2018 to 2022. [14] [15] [16]

Honors

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References

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Canada 2014 – List of Players: USA" (PDF). FIFA. August 8, 2016. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 2, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  2. ↑ Marso, Andy (November 8, 2010). "Potomac School rallies". Washington Post . Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  3. 1 2 "U.S. U-20 Carlyn Baldwin lighting up YouTube, Vine as NCAA season arrives". SoccerWire (Press release). July 31, 2015. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  4. ↑ Levine, Matthew; Boehm, Charles (May 9, 2014). "Va. phenom passes on offer from Olympique Lyonnais, will attend U of Tennessee". Soccer Wire. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Baldwin Signs with Sporting CP" (Press release). Tennessee Volunteers. July 7, 2017. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Sporting anuncia a primeira jogadora estrangeira da equipa feminina" [Sporting announces the first foreign player in the women's team]. O Jogo (in European Portuguese). July 11, 2017. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Sporting anuncia a saída de nove jogadoras da equipa feminina" [Sporting announces the departure of nine players from the women's team]. O Jogo (in European Portuguese). June 2, 2021. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Carlyn Baldwin É Reforço Do Torreense" [Carlyn Baldwin Reinforces Torreense] (Press release). S.C.U. Torreense. December 3, 2021. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  9. 1 2 "Carlyn Baldwin bolsters Benfica's midfield" (Press release). S.L. Benfica. July 4, 2022. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Norte-americana Carlyn Baldwin troca Torreense pelo Benfica". O Jogo . July 4, 2022. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  11. ↑ Laezza, Miguel (August 7, 2022). "Equipa feminina do Benfica conquista primeira edição da Lagoa Summer Cup" [Benfica women's team wins the first edition of the Lagoa Summer Cup]. O Jogo (in European Portuguese). Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Termina a ligação contratual com Carlyn Baldwin" [Termination of contractual relationship with Carlyn Baldwin] (Press release) (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. August 28, 2022. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Carlyn Baldwin". Playmaker. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Washington Spirit owner in talks about selling majority share of NWSL club". Washington Post . October 10, 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2023. Baldwin's passion for the sport seems to run through his family. His daughter, Carlyn, played at the University of Tennessee and is a professional with Sporting Lisbon in Portugal.
  15. ↑ Koons, Zach (February 8, 2022). "Kang Takes Ownership Charge of Washington Spirit After Acrimonious Power Struggle". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  16. ↑ Linehan, Meg; Yang, Steph (September 10, 2021). "Explaining the Washington Spirit: How the club's history led to current turmoil". The Athletic . Retrieved May 15, 2023.


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