Grace Cutler

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Grace Cutler
Personal information
Full name Grace Erin Cutler [1]
Date of birth (1997-02-18) February 18, 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Fort Collins, Colorado
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Omiya Ardija Ventus
Number 28
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015 Santa Clara Broncos 22 (6)
2016–2018 West Virginia Mountaineers 73 (6)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019 Washington Spirit 0 (0)
2019 Houston Dash 0 (0)
2019–2020 Sassuolo 13 (0)
2021– Omiya Ardija Ventus 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 26, 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 4, 2021

Grace Erin Cutler (born February 18, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for WE League club Omiya Ardija Ventus. [2]

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Club career

Houston Dash drafted Cutler with the 22nd pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft. [3] She signed with Washington Spirit and the Dash in 2019 but did not appear in a game. [4] [5]

Cutler made her WE League debut on September 26, 2021. [6] She became the first non-Japanese player to score in league history on October 2, 2021. [7]

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References

  1. "カトラー グレイス エリン (Cutler Grace Erin)" (in Japanese). WE League. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  2. "カトラー グレイス エリン | 大宮アルディージャVENTUS公式サイト". www.ardija.co.jp.
  3. "Dash select six players in 2019 NWSL College Draft | Houston Dynamo". houstondynamofc.
  4. Cavalier, Mason (June 13, 2019). "Washington Spirit sign Grace Cutler as National Team Replacement » Washington Spirit".
  5. Shore, Albie (November 4, 2019). "Houston Dash place three players on the Re-Entry Wire". Dynamo Theory.
  6. "Match data" (PDF). weleague.jp. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  7. @WE_League_JP (October 2, 2021). "◥◣ 外国籍選手初得点!✨◢◤ #大宮アルディージャVENTUS FW 28 カトラー グレイス エリン #Yogibo #WEリーグ 2021/10/2 大宮V vs 浦和 ⚽88分 Congratulation👏 CUTLER Grace Erin🧡" (Tweet) via Twitter.