Emily Boyd

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Emily Boyd
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Boyd in 2017
Personal information
Full name Emily Nicole Boyd [1]
Date of birth (1996-07-25) July 25, 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Seattle, Washington, United States
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
2010–2014 Nathan Hale High School
Crossfire Premiere FC
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2017 California Golden Bears 85 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2023 Chicago Red Stars 18 (0)
2020HB Køge (loan) 8 (0)
International career
United States U-18
United States U-20
2018–2019 United States U-23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Emily Nicole Boyd (born July 25, 1996) is an American retired professional soccer player.

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College career

Boyd played four years for the University of California-Berkeley Golden Bears. During her time at Cal she made 85 appearances and finished with 36 career shutouts, twice setting the Cal single season shutout record. Her freshman year she was named the First Team Freshman All-American and Pac-12 All-Freshman Team. She followed this with All-Pac-12 Second Team honors in her sophomore and junior years. Her senior year she was named to the All-American Second team and All-Pac-12 First team and became the first Cal Bear to win the Pac-12 Goalkeeper of the Year award. [2] While at the University of California-Berkeley Boyd majored in Sports Business and Marketing. [3]

Professional career

Boyd was drafted in round 2, 15th overall, of the 2018 NWSL College Draft by the Chicago Red Stars. [4] [5] She was signed by the team in March 2019. [6] During her first season, 2018, Boyd made 2 starts with 2 shutouts for the Red Stars. [7] Boyd's 2019 season also started off very well, seeing her nominated for the NWSL Save of the Week in two of her first three starts.

She was loaned to HB Køge in August 2020. [8] [9] Boyd was injured on October 3, 2020, suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament. [10] [11] Boyd returned to Chicago Red Stars in November 2020. [12]

On February 15, 2024, Boyd announced her retirement from professional soccer. [13]

International career

Boyd has been called up to camps by the United States at the U-15, U-18, U-20 and U-23 levels. [3] [14]

Career statistics

College

ClubSeasonAppsGoals
California 2014 220
2015 220
2016 210
2017 200
Career totals850

Club

ClubSeasonLeagueCup [lower-alpha 1] Playoffs [lower-alpha 2] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chicago Red Stars 2018 NWSL 200020
2019 10000100
2020 100 [lower-alpha 3] 010
2021 10000010
2022 30000030
2023 203050
HB Køge 2020–21 Kvindeligaen 800080
Career total260400000300

Honors

Individual

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