Isabel Cox

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Isabel Cox
Personal information
Full name Isabel McRae Cox
Date of birth (2000-12-13) December 13, 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Greensboro, North Carolina
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Brooklyn FC
Number 13
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2023 North Carolina Tar Heels 110 (15)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023–2024 Wellington Phoenix 13 (3)
2024– Brooklyn FC 2 (1)
International career
2019 United States U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 September 2024

Isabel McRae Cox (born December 13, 2000) is an American soccer player who plays as a striker for Brooklyn FC.

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Early life and education

Cox attended Grimsley High School in the United States. [1]

Cox attended the University of North Carolina, where she majored in communications, and played for the North Carolina Tar Heels. [2] She concluded her five-year college soccer career with 110 appearances, the most in program history and third-most in NCAA Division I history. [3]

Senior club career

Wellington Phoenix

Cox joined for New Zealand side Wellington Phoenix in the A-League on a six-month contract, becoming the team's 4th and last Visa signing of the season. [4]

Brooklyn FC

In July 2024, Cox joined USL Super League club Brooklyn FC, joining former Phoenix teammate Hope Breslin. [5]

Style of play

Cox has been described as a "more attack-minded player that can play anywhere in the front three". [6]

Personal life

Cox is a native of Greensboro, United States. [7]

Career statistics

Club

As of August 23, 2024
ClubSeasonLeagueLeague CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wellington Phoenix FC 2023–24 A-League 132132
Brooklyn FC 2024–25 USL Super League 0000
Career total13200132

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References

  1. "Isabel Cox helps Carolina women's soccer team push toward NCAA title". greensboro.com (Archived). Archived from the original on December 17, 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. "Isabel Cox article". December 6, 2023.
  3. "Isabel Cox – Women's Soccer". University of North Carolina Athletics . Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  4. "Isabel Cox - NZCity article".
  5. "Brooklyn FC Welcomes Isabel Cox and Sasha Pickard". Brooklyn FC . July 23, 2024.
  6. "Isabel Cox and her high-profile strike partner". stuff.co.nz.
  7. "Isabel Cox ends UNC soccer career with program record". usatoday.com. December 2, 2023.