Elyse Bennett

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Elyse Bennett
Personal information
Full name Elyse Morgan Bennett [1]
Date of birth (1999-12-27) December 27, 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Lake Forest, Illinois, United States [1]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [1]
Position(s) Forward/Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 San Diego Wave FC
Number 23
Youth career
2015–2017 FC Wisconsin Eclipse [1]
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2021 Washington State Cougars 93 (26)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022 Kansas City Current 21 (3)
2023 OL Reign 21 (2)
2024– San Diego Wave FC 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 15, 2024

Elyse Morgan Bennett (born December 27, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward and midfielder for the San Diego Wave FC in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

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Youth career

Born in Lake Forest, Illinois, Bennett was raised in the Green Bay, Wisconsin area and played several youth sports through middle school before taking up soccer in high school. [1] [2] [3]

She played one season for De Pere High School in De Pere, Wisconsin before joining the FC Wisconsin Eclipse youth program, where she became a top scorer in the Elite Clubs National League for the 2015–16 season. [1] [2]

Bennett suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury during her senior year of high school. [2] [3]

College career

Bennett graduated from high school early and enrolled in Washington State University as an early recruit to its women's soccer team. [4]

After playing as a substitute and starter in her freshman season, Bennett became a regular starter at forward in her sophomore season before suffering a second ACL injury. She returned to start 23 of 24 matches in her junior year, 12 matches in the COVID-19-shortened 2020–21 spring season, and 21 matches in her fifth year in 2021. [1]

Her fifth season featured career highs in goals (10), points (24), shots (93), shots on goal (37), and minutes played (1,557), and she was named to the All-Pac-12 first team and United Soccer Coaches All-American second team. Bennett was also the second Washington State player to play in more than 90 career matches, finishing with a second-most tally of 93 appearances. [1] [3]

Club career

The Kansas City Current selected Bennett with the club's first pick, the seventh overall pick of the 2022 NWSL Draft. [5]

During the 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup, Bennett recorded four assists in her first six professional matches, [2] including a two-assist match against the Chicago Red Stars that earned her an NWSL Player of the Week award. [6]

On January 11, 2023, OL Reign traded $150,000 in allocation money to the Kansas City Current for Bennett. [7] OL Reign subsequently extended Bennett's contract on June 2, 2023 through the 2024 season, with an additional year option for the 2025 season. [8]

On December 15, 2023, the Utah Royals selected Bennett with their first pick (second overall) in the 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft. [9] Two days later, Utah traded Bennett to the San Diego Wave FC for $40,000 in allocation money. [10]

Personal life

Bennett is the daughter of National Football League coach and former player Edgar Bennett. She has one older brother, Edgar IV. [1] [2] Bennett credited advice from her father, who recovered from ACL injuries during his professional football career, with aiding her recovery from her own. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Elyse Bennett – Bio". wsucougars.com. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Daniel Sperry (May 3, 2022). "Daughter of Super Bowl champ (and late-comer to soccer) makes own name with KC Current". kansascity.com. Kansas City Star. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Morris, Matthew (January 11, 2022). "Washington State's Elyse Bennett made it to Kansas City Current her own way". BVM Sports. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Soccer Signs 14 From Across The Country". Washington State Cougars athletic communications. February 1, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  5. ↑ Shaun Goodwin (December 18, 2021). "KC Current select Washington State forward with first-round pick in 2021 NWSL Draft". kansascity.com. Kansas City Star. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  6. ↑ Juan Cisneros (April 29, 2022). "KC Current midfielder Elyse Bennett named Player of the Week". fox4kc.com. FOX 4 Kansas City. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  7. ↑ "OL Reign Acquires Forward Elyse Bennett and Draft Pick in Trade with KC Current". olreign.com. January 11, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  8. ↑ "OL Reign Extends Contract of Forward Elyse Bennett". olreign.com. June 2, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  9. ↑ "2024 NWSL EXPANSION DRAFT". nwslsoccer.com. December 15, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  10. ↑ "San Diego Wave FC Acquire Elyse Bennett from Utah Royals". sandiegowavefc.com. December 17, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
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