Kat Asman

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Kat Asman
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Asman in 2024
Personal information
Full name Katherine Grace Asman
Date of birth (2000-05-19) May 19, 2000 (age 24)
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Orlando Pride
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2023 Penn State Nittany Lions 87 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024 Portland Thorns 0 (0)
2025– Orlando Pride 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Katherine Grace Asman (born May 19, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for the Orlando Pride of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the Penn State Nittany Lions and was selected by Portland Thorns FC in the 2024 NWSL Draft.

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Early life

Asman was raised in Roswell, Georgia. [1] She began playing in goal around the age of eight or nine. [2] She attended Roswell High School and club soccer for Tophat Soccer Club. [1]

Penn State Nittany Lions

After redshirting her freshman year, Asman played occasionally as an understudy to Amanda Dennis in the 2018 season. [1] [3] She made 63 saves and kept 6 clean sheets in 15 starts in the 2020 season (pushed to spring 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic), helping win the Big Ten tournament and make the NCAA third round. She became Penn State's first-choice goalkeeper during her redshirt junior season in fall 2021, making 63 saves with 3 shutouts in 21 games. She made a career-high 11 saves in a 2–2 draw against USC in the NCAA tournament second round, where Penn State advanced on penalties. She made a career-high 84 saves and kept 9 clean sheets in 23 games in the 2022 season, helping win another Big Ten championship where she was named defensive player of the tournament. In her sixth and final year in State College, she made 83 saves and kept 12 clean sheets (including 3 combined) in 23 games in the 2023 season. She conceded only 14 goals and led the Big Ten in goals against average (0.642), earning second-team All-Big Ten honors. One of the team's captains for 2023, [4] she helped win two shutouts in four games as Penn State reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament. [1] [2] [5]

Club career

Portland Thorns

Asman was selected 39th overall by Portland Thorns FC in the third round of the 2024 NWSL Draft. [5] She was signed to a one-year contract with a mutual option for an additional year. [6] After not making any appearances behind starters Shelby Hogan and Mackenzie Arnold, her contract was not renewed after the 2024 season. [7] [8]

Orlando Pride

On December 11, 2024, the Orlando Pride announced that they had signed Asman to a two-year contract through the 2026 season. [9]

International career

Asman trained with the United States youth national team at the under-14, under-16, under-17, and under-18 levels. [1]

Honors and awards

Penn State Nittany Lions

Individual

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Katherine Asman". Penn State Nittany Lions . Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  2. 1 2 Alenstein, Lyle (October 13, 2023). "The last dance | Katherine Asman's historic run for Penn State women's soccer". Daily Collegian . Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  3. ↑ Kasales, Ethan (October 1, 2018). "Amanda Dennis Leading Penn State Soccer's Veteran Defense". Onward State. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Asman, Dyke and Wiesner Named 2023 Women's Soccer Captains". Penn State Nittany Lions. April 21, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  5. 1 2 Lamm, Keeley (January 12, 2024). "Katherine Asman Drafted No. 39 Overall By Portland Thorns In 2024 NWSL Draft". Onward State. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Portland Thorns FC ink goalkeeper Kat Asman". Portland Thorns FC. March 6, 2024. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  7. ↑ "2024 Portland Thorns FC Stats". FBref.com . Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  8. ↑ Arnold, Geoffrey C. (December 10, 2024). "Portland Thorns announce end-of-season contract updates". The Oregonian . Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Orlando Pride signs goalkeeper Kat Asman". Orlando Pride. December 11, 2024. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
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