Megan Manthey

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Megan Manthey
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Megan Manthey, 2012
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-07-22) July 22, 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Ferndale, Washington, United States
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2005–2006 University of Colorado
2007–2008 College of Charleston
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2012 Fortuna Hjørring ? (?)
2012 Seattle Sounders Women 5 (2)
2012–2013 AS Saint-Étienne ? (0)
2013 Stjarnan Women (Iceland) 8 (2)
2015 Seattle Sounders Women ? (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 November 2013

Megan Manthey (born July 22, 1988) is a professional American soccer midfielder who has played for the Seattle Sounders Women of the United Soccer Leagues W-League [1] among other teams in Europe, most recently Stjarnan, Iceland.

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Personal life

Megan's hometown is Ferndale, Washington. She played high school soccer at IMG Academy [2] while attending The Pendleton School located in Bradenton, Florida. [3]

Soccer career

Manthey played with teams internationally in France and most recently in Iceland. She played with the Seattle Sounders Women for the 2012 season. Previously, Manthey played in 61 matches for Fortuna Hjørring in Denmark. [4] Manthey helped Fortuna Hjørring to the Danish Championship in 2009, 2010, and 2011. She played Division I soccer for University of Colorado [5] and College of Charleston. [6] While with College of Charleston she was an All-Southern Conference selection. She scored 14 goals and 6 assists in 21 games for the 2008 season with the Cougars.

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References

  1. "Megan Manthey - Danish Champion Returns Home". Seattle Sounders Women. June 2, 2012. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  2. "IMG Soccer Academy alum signs with Seattle Sounders Women" . Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  3. "IMG Academy soccer program alum Megan Manthey dominates in Denmark" . Retrieved March 8, 2014.
  4. "Målscorere sæsonen 2011/12". Fortuna Hjørring. June 2, 2012. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  5. "Megan Manthey - CUBuffs.com - Official Athletics Web Site of the University of Colorado". University of Colorado. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  6. "Megan Manthey Biography CofCSports.com - Official web site of College of Charleston Athletics". College of Charleston. Retrieved June 2, 2012.