Erica Cunningham

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Erica Cunningham
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Cunningham being unveiled by Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park
Personal information
Full name Erica Alicia Cunningham
Date of birth (1993-03-25) March 25, 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth San Francisco, California, U.S.
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Santa Rosa United
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2013 Santa Rosa Junior College
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2019 Lugano 17 (1)
2019–2020 FC Zürich 9 (1)
2021 Norrköping 7 (0)
2022 Blackburn Rovers 0 (0)
2023 Eastern Flames FC 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Erica Cunningham (born March 25, 1993) is a professional soccer player. [1] She has previously played professionally in Europe for FF Lugano, Zurich [2] and IFK Norrkoping. [3] Cunningham is best known for her athleticism, physical strength on the ball, and abilities to use both feet.

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Youth career

She played soccer for Santa Rosa United [4] before moving to the Santa Rosa Junior College where she won the state championship. Cunningham transferred to study at the University of San Francisco and represent San Francisco Dons women's soccer in the NCAA Division I. [5]

Club career

Cunningham started her professional playing career with FF Lugano 1976 between 2017 and 2019 in the Swiss Women's Super League before transferring to rivals FC Zurich [6] [7] for the 2019/20 season. She played for Zurich in the 2019/20 UEFA Women's Champions League season. [8]

On July 13, 2021, she was signed by Swedish Elitettan side, IFK Norrkoping. [9] [10]

On January 28, 2022, Cunningham was signed by Blackburn Rovers [11] [12] on a short-term contract ahead of the remainder of the 2021–22 FA Women's Championship season. [13] [14]

International career

Cunningham is eligible to play for either the United States, the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Mexico or Nicaragua. [15] [16]

Personal life

Cunningham can speak Chinese. She is of Mexican, Irish, and Nicaraguan decent. [17]

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References

  1. ↑ FC, Blackburn Rovers. "Cunningham: I'm super excited". Blackburn Rovers FC. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  2. ↑ "The Week in Women's Football: UEFA Champions League Round of 32 preview: Lugano emphasis on US recruitment; – Tribal Football". www.tribalfootball.com. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Blackburn Rovers confirm double addition of defender Cunningham and midfielder Zajmi". OneFootball. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  4. ↑ Ltd, TheGridNet. "Blackburn Rovers confirm double addition of defender Cunningham and midfielder Zajmi at fawslfulltime.co.uk". The Stuttgart Grid. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Cunningham – Blackburn is where I'm supposed to be". Her Football Hub. February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Erica Cunningham – Player Profile – Football". Eurosport. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Neuzugang Erica Cunningham". FC Zürich (in German). Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  8. ↑ Frith, Wilf (January 29, 2022). "Blackburn Rovers Ladies sign Irish defender and Slovenian midfielder". SheKicks. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Välkommen till IFK, Erica Cunningham". IFK Norrköping (in Swedish). July 13, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Erica Cunningham". worldfootball.net. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Erica Cunningham Stats, News, Bio". ESPN. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Transfer Tracker | GirlsontheBall" . Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Blackburn Rovers confirm double addition of defender Cunningham and midfielder Zajmi". FAWSL Full-Time. January 28, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  14. ↑ Hodges, Zoe (January 29, 2022). "Tara Bourne recalled to go on loan to Blackburn Rovers". Man United News And Transfer News | The Peoples Person. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  15. ↑ VAVEL.com (March 1, 2022). "Erica Cunningham's story: An American born, Irish citizen, playing for Blackburn Rovers". VAVEL. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Cunningham – Blackburn is where I'm supposed to be". Her Football Hub. February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  17. ↑ 🤩 Thursday Night Live ft. Erica Cunningham | #WePlayStrong , retrieved February 18, 2022
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