Mary Luba

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Mary Luba
Personal information
Full name Mary Bridget Luba [1]
Date of birth (1993-08-20) August 20, 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Shorewood, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2008–2009 Shorewood High School
2009 FC Milwaukee
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2014 Marquette Golden Eagles 85 (21)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2017 Chicago Red Stars 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 23, 2017

Mary Bridget Luba (born August 20, 1993) is an American professional soccer midfielder who played for Chicago Red Stars in NWSL. She is a graduate of engineering from Marquette University and played collegiate soccer for Marquette Golden Eagles.

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Early life

Raised in Shorewood, Wisconsin with three older siblings, Luba attended Shorewood High School. [2] Luba is afraid of heights and likes kites.

Marquette University

Luba attended Marquette University where she majored in engineering and played for the Golden Eagles in Big East Conference. In 2013, Luba was named to several Big East honorary teams including the Big East All-Academic Team; All-BIG EAST Second Team; NSCAA Women's NCAA Division I All-Northeast Region Third Team; NSCAA Scholar All-North/Central Region First Team; Big East All-Tournament team; and was also named Outstanding Offensive Player of the Big East Tournament. [2] In 2014, Luba was named to All-Big East First Team, as well as to NSCAA NCAA Division I Women's All-Northeast Region second team. [2] [3]

Playing career

Club

In 2015, Luba was eligible for National Women's Soccer League college draft. [4] She played for the Chicago Red Stars during the preseason in 2015. [5]

During the regular season while several team members of Chicago Red Stars were away representing United States women's national soccer team at 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Luba made her debut in National Women's Soccer League. [6] Luba also played for the Chicago Red Stars Reserves team and won the Women's Premier Soccer League national championship in July 2015. [3] [7] On September 2, 2015, Chicago Red Stars announced the signing of Mary Luba for the remainder of 2015 Chicago Red Stars season, just one game before the end of regular season. [7] [8]

In October 2017, Chicago Red Stars waived Luba to make room for Yūki Nagasato on the roster. [9]

International

In July 2014, Luba was invited to the training camp of United States under-23 women's national soccer team by coach Steve Swanson. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ McCoy, Adam W. (June 9, 2011). "Shorewood High School 2011 Graduates". Patch . Archived from the original on November 21, 2021. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Mary Luba". gomarquette.com. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Player Profile: Mary Luba". chicagoredstars.com. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
  4. ↑ "NWSL announces draft eligible players". topDrawerSoccer.com. January 9, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Chicago Downs Missouri 6-0, Iowa State 3-0 in 45-Minute Games; Hoy and Walls each score twice as club improves to 4-0 in NWSL preseason". chicagoredstars.com. Archived from the original on April 8, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
  6. ↑ "RED STARS EARN 2-1 ROAD WIN OVER KANSAS CITY; Hemmings with the game-winner in rainy Kansas City". nwslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on June 3, 2015.
  7. 1 2 "Luba To Join Red Stars For Remainder Of Season". chicagoredstars.com. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Mary Luba Joins Chicago Red Stars; Former MU standout has signed with the Red Stars through the remainder of the season". gomarquette.com. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  9. ↑ Verar, Bianca (October 8, 2017). "Chicago Red Stars add Yuki Nagasato to active roster, waive Mary Luba". Vavel .
  10. ↑ U.S. Soccer (July 14, 2014). "U.S. U23 WNT heading to Seattle for camp". topDrawerScoccer.com. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
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