Civana Kuhlmann

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Civana Kuhlmann
Personal information
Full name Civana Grace Kuhlmann [1]
Date of birth (1999-04-14) April 14, 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Aurora, Colorado, US
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Washington Spirit
Number 19
Youth career
2012–2016 Colorado Rush
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2021 Stanford Cardinal 62 (20)
2022 Colorado Buffaloes 19 (12)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– Washington Spirit 7 (0)
International career
2013–2016 United States U17 15 (13)
2017–2018 United States U20 12 (5)
2019 United States U23 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 1, 2023

Civana Grace Kuhlmann (born April 14, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for the Washington Spirit in the National Women's Soccer League.

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Early life

Kuhlmann is originally from Centennial, Colorado. [2]

She played youth soccer for Colorado Rush. [3]

College career

She played college soccer for Stanford from 2017 to 2021, [4] and for Colorado in 2022. [5]

Stanford reached the finals of the 2017 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament and defeated the UCLA Bruins 3–2 in the championship match. [6]

Kuhlmann's collegiate career was impacted by multiple injuries. In August 2019, she tore her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and medial meniscus, and underwent knee surgery to repair her ACL. [7] In March 2020, she underwent a second knee surgery to repair her meniscus. [8] Her return to soccer was further impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic; on August 11, 2020, the Pac-12 announced the postponement of all sports through the end of 2020. [9] She was cleared in November 2020, [8] and made her return to the field on February 19, 2021, scoring a penalty kick goal in Stanford's season-opening win against Pepperdine. [10]

Kuhlmann underwent right hip surgery in July 2021 to repair a torn labrum and a microfracture, [7] and underwent left hip surgery in February 2022. [2]

In total, Kuhlmann underwent four surgeries during her college career at Stanford. [2] [11]

In July 2022, Kuhlmann transferred to Colorado. [12] In the 2022 season, she recorded 12 goals and six assists, totaling 30 points that tied her for second in team history with Jorian Baucom and Taylor Kornieck. [13]

Club career

On January 12, 2023, Kuhlmann was selected by the Washington Spirit in the 2023 NWSL Draft. [14] On March 8, she signed with the Spirit on a two-year contract with a team option for 2025. [15] Kuhlmann made her first professional start on April 19, 2023, in Washington's 2023 NWSL Challenge Cup match against NJ/NY Gotham FC. [16] In July 2023, she suffered a season-ending knee injury during training. [17]

International career

Kuhlmann represented the United States under-17 team at the 2013 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship. [18] On October 31, 2013, she became the youngest player to score for the U.S. under-17 team. [19] She also represented the U.S. under-17 team at the 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, [20] and the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, [21] becoming the first U.S. player to score a hat-trick at a FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. [22]

Kuhlmann also represented the United States under-20 team at the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, [23] and the United States under-23 team at the 2019 La Manga Tournament. [24]

Personal life

Kuhlmann has an older sister, Ciara, who played college soccer for Midland. [25]

Career statistics

As of July 1, 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [a] Playoffs [b] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Washington Spirit 2023 NWSL 7030—100
Career total703000100

Honors

Stanford Cardinal

United States U17

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