Personal information | |||
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Full name | Miranda Alexis Freeman [1] | ||
Date of birth | March 23, 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Royal Palm Beach, Florida, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | NJ/NY Gotham FC | ||
Number | 22 | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2016 | USC Trojans | 88 | (2) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017– | NJ/NY Gotham FC [a] | 72 | (1) |
International career | |||
2011–2012 | United States U17 | ||
2013–2014 | United States U20 | ||
2016–2017 | United States U23 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 22, 2023 |
Miranda Alexis Freeman (born March 23, 1995) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for NJ/NY Gotham FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).
Freeman played for USC from 2013 to 2016, and she was part of team that won the 2016 NCAA National Championship. [2]
Freeman was drafted by Sky Blue FC with the 10th overall pick in the 2017 NWSL College Draft. [3] She appeared in 21 games in the 2017 season. [4] Freeman returned to Sky Blue FC for the 2018 season, where she once again appeared in 21 games for the team. [5]
Freeman tore the achilles tendon in her right ankle during preseason training ahead of the 2019 NWSL season, ruling her out for the season. [6]
Club | Season | Apps | Goals |
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USC | 2013 | 20 | 0 |
2014 | 20 | 0 | |
2015 | 23 | 2 | |
2016 | 25 | 0 | |
Career totals | 88 | 2 |
Club | Season | League | Cup [b] | Playoffs [c] | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
NJ/NY Gotham FC [a] | 2017 | NWSL | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
2018 | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||||
2019 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
2020 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 4 [d] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
2021 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |||
2022 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||||
2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
Career total | 72 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 86 | 0 |
USC Trojans
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