Katie Naughton

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Naugton on April 3, 2016
Personal information
Full name Kathleen Camille Naughton
Date of birth (1994-02-15) February 15, 1994 (age 27)
Place of birth Elk Grove Village, Illinois
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Houston Dash
Number 25
Youth career
Sockers FC
Elk Grove High School
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2015 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 87 (11)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2019 Chicago Red Stars 88 (1)
2016–2018 → Adelaide United (loan) 24 (2)
2018–2020 → Perth Glory (loan) 10 (0)
2020– Houston Dash 7 (0)
National team
2009–2010 United States U17
2012–2014 United States U20
2016–2017 United States U23
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league onlyand correct as of January 6, 2020

Kathleen Naughton (born February 15, 1994) is an American professional soccer defender who plays for Houston Dash in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played collegiate soccer for the University of Notre Dame. [1]

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Club career

Youth career

Naughton played for Chicago Sockers FC during her youth, [2] and played for Notre Dame Fighting Irish in Atlantic Coast Conference, during her college years. [1] In 2012, Naughton was named to NSCAA All-Northeast Region Second Team; All-BIG EAST Third Team; BIG EAST All-Rookie Team; and was also named Notre Dame Team Most Valuable Freshman. [1]

Beginning in 2013, Naughton captained the Notre Dame Soccer Team, making her the first Notre Dame three-year captain. [1] [2] The following year, she was named to several honorary teams: All-ACC Second Team; First Team NSCAA Scholar All-North/Central Region; Third Team NSCAA Scholar All-American; NSCAA Second Team All-Southeast Region. Naughton also received Notre Dame OSCARS Francis Patrick O'Connor Award. [1]

Chicago Red Stars, 2016–2019

Naughton was selected by Chicago Red Stars as the nineteenth selection in second round in 2016 NWSL College Draft. [3] She scored her first career NWSL goal on June 24, 2018, in a 2–0 win over the Utah Royals FC. [4]

Loan to Adelaide United

In October 2016, Naughton was loaned to Australian club Adelaide United along with her teammates Danielle Colaprico and Sofia Huerta. [5] Naughton re-signed with the club in October 2017, along with her teammates Danielle Colaprico and Alyssa Mautz. [6]

Loan to Perth Glory

Naughton signed with Australian club Perth Glory for the 2018–19 W-League Season, along with Red Stars team-mates Sam Kerr, Alyssa Mautz and Nikki Stanton. [7] [8]

Houston Dash, 2020–

On January 6, 2020, it was announced that Naughton and Chicago's 18th overall selection in the 2020 NWSL College Draft were to be traded to the Houston Dash in exchange for forward Kealia Ohai. [9] [10]

International career

Naughton started her international competition at an early age of 15. [11] Naughton competed with United States under-17 women's national soccer team in international friendly, [12] [13] as well as with United States under-18 women's national soccer team. [14] Naughton played 4 matches at 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. [15] Katie Naughton was a part of United States under-23 women's national soccer team which competed and won the 2016 Istria Cup in Croatia. [16] [17]

Personal

Katie is the only child of Claire and Tom Naughton. Her best friend is named Stephanie Darling. She considers her cousin, Rev. James Patrick Naughton, esq., a brother. Naughton pursued double majors in anthropology and Spanish at Notre Dame, and was named to the Dean's list for 2012 fall semester. She was one of two team representatives to Notre Dame's Student-Athlete Advisory Council. Naughton earned certificates of merit in Notre Dame's Rosenthal Leadership Academy between 2012 and 2014. [1]

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