Kristin Grubka

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Kristin Grubka
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Personal information
Full name Kristin Nicole Grubka [1]
Date of birth (1992-12-17) December 17, 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Melbourne, Florida, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Defender
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2014 Florida State Seminoles 104 (15)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2016 Sky Blue FC 29 (0)
International career
2014–2015 United States U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 26, 2015

Kristin Nicole Grubka (born December 17, 1992) is an American soccer player. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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College career

Florida State University, 2011–2014

Grubka played for the Florida State Seminoles from 2011 to 2014. In her senior year she started all 26 games, helping lead the Seminoles defense to a program record 19 shutouts in 2014. She won the NCAA Championship with FSU in 2014. [7]

Club career

Sky Blue FC, 2015–2016

Grubka was selected by Sky Blue FC with the 10th overall pick in the 2015 NWSL College Draft. [8] She made 29 appearances over two seasons with Sky Blue. She was not included in Sky Blue's 2017 preseason roster, and was not picked up by another team. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "College of Business: Bachelor of Science With Major In" (PDF). The Florida State University Commencement Ceremony. Florida State University. December 2014. p. 10. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 18, 2022. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Kristin Grubka Biography" . Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  3. ↑ Dowling, Lyn (May 30, 2014). "Grubka chosen by US Women's National Team". Florida Today. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  4. ↑ Hays, Graham (September 26, 2014). "College Soccer Stars Transition From Scoring Goals To Stopping Them". ESPN. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Mel-Hi grad Grubka leaves mark with FSU soccer". Florida Today. December 3, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  6. ↑ "SKY BLUE FC SIGN SARAH KILLION AND KRISTIN GRUBKA". NWSL. February 3, 2015. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  7. ↑ "KRISTIN GRUBKA" . Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  8. ↑ "KRISTIN GRUBKA" . Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Sky Blue FC season preview: No longer starting from the bottom". April 11, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2018.


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