Kristen McNabb

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Kristen McNabb
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McNabb with Seattle Reign in 2017
Personal information
Full name Kristen Claire McNabb [1]
Date of birth (1994-04-17) April 17, 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Montville, New Jersey, United States
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 San Diego Wave
Number 14
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2016 Virginia Cavaliers 89 (13)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2021 OL Reign 74 (2)
2017–2018 → Melbourne Victory (loan) 11 (1)
2022– San Diego Wave 35 (3)
International career
2011 United States U-18
2016–2017 United States U-23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 15, 2024

Kristen Claire McNabb (born April 17, 1994) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for San Diego Wave of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). McNabb has represented the United States on the under-18 and under-23 national teams. She played collegiate soccer at the University of Virginia.

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Early life and education

McNabb was raised in Montville, New Jersey, where she attended Montville Township High School. [2] She played club soccer for PDA Charge and captained the team to the national championship games twice. [2] She was ranked 34 nationally by TopDrawerSoccer. [2]

Virginia Cavaliers, 2012–2016

McNabb attended the University of Virginia where she played for the Cavaliers from 2013 to 2016 after redshirting the 2012 season due to injury. [2] During the 2013 season, she made 19 appearances for the Cavaliers including two starts. She endured a knee injury in a match against Virginia Tech on October 31 which prevented her from playing the remainder of the season. [2] The following season, she started in all 26 games and scored her first goal during a match against Tennessee. [2] During the 2015 season, McNabb started in all 23 games and was named to the Second-Team NSCAA All-Southeast Region. [2] In the 2016 season, McNabb captained the Cavaliers. That September she was named the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Co-Offensive Player Of The Week while playing as a defender and scoring twice against Virginia Tech. [3] The same year, McNabb helped the Cavaliers to a 15–5–2 record. The team reached the Round of 16 of the NCAA Division 1 Soccer Championship for the 12th straight season. [4]

Club career

OL Reign, 2017–2021

In January 2017, McNabb was selected by Reign FC as the 37th overall selection in the 2017 NWSL College Draft. [5] She made her debut starting for the club during the season opener on April 15 against Sky Blue FC. She scored her first professional goal on April 22 against the Houston Dash.

Melbourne Victory, 2017 (loan)

In October 2017, McNabb joined Australian club Melbourne Victory on loan for the off-season. [6]

San Diego Wave FC, 2022–

In December 2021, San Diego Wave selected McNabb in the 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft. [7]

International career

McNabb has represented the United States on the under-18 and under-23 national teams. [2]

Personal life

Professional hockey player Colin Blackwell is McNabb's cousin. [8]

Honors

San Diego Wave

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Kristen McNabb". University of Virginia. Archived from the original on January 10, 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
  3. ↑ "STANFORD HOLDS ON TO WOMEN'S COLLEGE SOCCER NO. 1 RANKING". Athena Sports. September 21, 2016. Archived from the original on April 17, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
  4. ↑ "UVA stars Shaffer, McNabb taken in 2017 NWSL Draft". Augusta Free Press. January 12, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
  5. ↑ Pentz, Matt (January 12, 2017). "Reign selects four players in 2017 National Women's Soccer League draft". Seattle Times. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Victory signs Kristen McNabb". Melbourne Victory. October 24, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Dani Weatherholt and Kristen McNabb Selected in Expansion Draft". OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
  8. ↑ @elindsay08 (July 30, 2021). "Me when Kraken forward Colin Blackwell says his cousin Kristen McNabb (@KristenMcNabb14) plays for @OLReign ...I…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ↑ "San Diego Wave claim 2023 NWSL Shield". CONCACAF. October 17, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
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