Kate Del Fava

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Kate Del Fava
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Del Fava with the Utah Royals in 2024
Personal information
Full name Kathryn Jean Del Fava [1]
Date of birth (1998-07-23) July 23, 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Utah Royals
Number 8
Youth career
0000–2016 FC Wisconsin Eclipse
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2019 Illinois State Redbirds 84 (25)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020 Utah Royals 0 (0)
2021–2023 Kansas City Current 53 (0)
2024– Utah Royals 16 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 31, 2024

Kathryn Jean Del Fava (born July 23, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for the Utah Royals of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

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Club career

Utah Royals FC, 2020

Del Fava made her professional debut in the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup on June 30, 2020. [2]

Kansas City Current, 2021–2023

On October 16, 2022, Del Fava scored the winning goal in the 10th minute of overtime in a playoff match against the Houston Dash. It was the latest goal in NWSL history and the first goal of Del Fava's NWSL career. [3]

Utah Royals, 2024–present

On December 12, 2023, Utah Royals finalized a trade with the Kansas City Current that sent Del Fava and the 4th overall pick in the 2024 NWSL College Draft to Utah in exchange for expansion draft protection and $75,000 in allocation money for the Current. [4]

In the away game against Bay FC, Del Fava scored in the 89th minute to make it 1–0. [5]

Personal life

Del Fava is a native of Kenosha, Wisconsin, and attended St. Joseph Catholic Academy. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "St. Joseph Class of 2016". Kenosha News . Kenosha, Wisconsin. May 25, 2016. Graduation, p. 21. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Houston Dash 3–3 Utah Royals FC". NWSLSoccer.com. National Women's Soccer League. June 30, 2020. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  3. ↑ "NWSL Playoffs Recap: Kansas City Advanece to Semi-Final with Last-GAsp Winner against Houston". National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  4. ↑ "URFC Acquires Kate Del Fava & 2024 Draft Pick From KC Current | Utah Royals". RSL. Real Salt Lake.
  5. ↑ "Kate Del Fava heads in late winner for Utah Royals - ESPN Video". ESPN.com. June 17, 2024. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Kate Del Fava". Illinois State Redbirds . Retrieved June 21, 2022.


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