Frankie Tagliaferri

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Frankie Tagliaferri
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Tagliaferri with the North Carolina Courage in 2023
Personal information
Full name Francesca Claire Tagliaferri [1]
Date of birth (1999-01-18) January 18, 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth Red Bank, New Jersey, United States
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Colts Neck High School
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2021 Penn State Nittany Lions 90 (27)
2021 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 25 (13)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2023 North Carolina Courage 13 (0)
2024 Utah Royals 6 (0)
International career‡
2013–2016 United States U17 24 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 Nov 2023

Francesca Claire Tagliaferri (born January 18, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who most recently played as a midfielder for the Utah Royals of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

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College career

Tagliaferri played her first three years of NCAA Division I soccer at Penn State, scoring 22 goals overall and earning second-team All-America honors in her last season. [1] In her overall final season of Division I soccer at Rutgers, she scored 13 goals and registered 9 assists, earning her All-America First Team honors and being named 2021 Big Ten Midfielder of the Year. [2]

Club career

North Carolina Courage

Tagliaferri was signed by the North Carolina Courage of the NWSL prior to the 2022 season. [3] She made her first professional start on June 30 against OL Reign. [4]

Utah Royals

On November 23, 2023, Utah Royals announced that Tagliaferri had been acquired by the club ahead of their return to the NWSL for the 2024 season. [5]

On October 10, 2024, Utah Royals announced that they had parted ways with Tagliaferri. [6]

International career

Tagliaferri received call-ups to the United States under-17 Women's National Team for both the 2013 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship and the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, scoring twice during the latter tournament. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Frankie Tagliaferri – Women's Soccer – Penn State Athletics". Pennsylvania State University . 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Frankie Tagliaferri – Women's Soccer – Rutgers University Athletics". Rutgers . 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  3. ↑ "North Carolina Courage Sign Midfielder Frankie Tagliaferri". North Carolina Courage . January 12, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Match Recap: Courage Blanked by OL Reign on the Road". North Carolina Courage . July 1, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Utah Royals FC Adds North Carolina Courage Duo Emily Gray and Francesca Tagliaferri". Utah Royals . November 23, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  6. ↑ rsl. "Utah Royals Part Ways With Midfielder Frankie Tagliaferri | Utah Royals". rsl. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
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