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Full name | Jillian Ann Loyden [1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | June 25, 1985 | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
College career | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2004–2007 | Villanova Wildcats | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2007–2008 | Jersey Sky Blue | 21 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2009 | Saint Louis Athletica | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2009 | → Central Coast Mariners (loan) | ||||||||||||||||
2010 | Chicago Red Stars | 23 | |||||||||||||||
2011 | magicJack | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Sky Blue FC | 20 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2016 | Sky Blue FC | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2010–2014 | United States | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
2016 | Sky Blue FC (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 27, 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 6, 2014 |
Jillian Ann Loyden (born June 25, 1985) is an American retired soccer goalkeeper who most recently played for Sky Blue FC in the National Women's Soccer League and the United States women's soccer team. She previously played for the Saint Louis Athletica, Chicago Red Stars, and MagicJack in the WPS. She became an assistant coach for Sky Blue FC in 2016.
A native of Vineland, New Jersey, Loyden played soccer and basketball at Vineland High School. [2] She was named a first team All-State selection and was chosen as the Player of the Year by The Press of Atlantic City and The Daily Journal. She was also named the Daily Journal Player of the Year in 2001 and was a three-time All-South Jersey and All-Cape Atlantic League performer. [3]
Loyden attended Villanova University and majored in comprehensive science. She played goalkeeper for the Wildcats. During her senior year, she had a .891 save percentage (fourth in the United States), finished with a 0.52 goals-against average (10th in nation), and was named Big East Goalkeeper of the Year for the third straight season (a conference first) and named First-Team All-Big East. During her junior year, she was named NSCAA First-Team All-American First-Team All-Big East and was honored as the Big East Goalkeeper of the Year. [3]
In 2009, Loyden was drafted in the sixth round (37th overall) of the inaugural season of the Women's Professional Soccer. She was the back-up goalkeeper for Hope Solo on St. Louis Athletica. During her first appearance for St. Louis on May 23 in Chicago, she made six saves in a 2–0 win and was named WPS Player of the Week. [3]
In 2010, Loyden was the starting goalkeeper for the Chicago Red Stars in the Women's Professional Soccer league, playing in 23 games while making 72 saves and compiling a 1.17 GAA. [3]
In 2011, Loyden served as the goalkeeper for magicJack in the Women's Professional Soccer league. She started and played in eight regular season games helping the team to the WPS playoffs.
On January 11, 2013, she joined Sky Blue FC in the new National Women's Soccer League.
Loyden made her first appearance for the United States women's national soccer team on October 2, 2010, in a game against China. In 2011, she earned a spot on her first world championship roster, making the Women's World Cup team as the third goalkeeper. [3] [4] [5]
She was an alternate on the 2012 London Olympics roster, along with Christen Press, Lori Lindsey, and Meghan Klingenberg. After winning the gold medal, the team embarked on a "Victory Tour," during which Loyden was substituted in for Hope Solo in the 55th minute of the game against Costa Rica. [6]
Loyden decided to retire from international soccer in October 2014, citing a need to focus on raising her nephew, whose mother (Loyden's younger sister Britton) was murdered by her fiancée in 2012. [7]
On February 4, 2016, Loyden was named an assistant coach for Sky Blue FC, [8] where she had previously played in 2013–2014.
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