Personal information | |||
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Full name | Michelle Hope Maemone [1] | ||
Date of birth | March 18, 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Los Gatos, California, U.S. | ||
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Kansas City | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
Central Valley Arsenal | |||
MVLA Mercury Black | |||
The King's Academy | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2018 | Pepperdine Waves | 78 | (3) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2020 | Utah Royals | 8 | (0) |
2021 | Kansas City | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 July 2022 |
Michelle Hope Maemone (born March 18, 1997) is a former American soccer player who played as a defender for Kansas City in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).
Maemone was born to Joe and Anita Maemone and grew up in San Jose, California. An early enthusiast of soccer, growing up Maemone played both as a defender and forward for clubs Central Valley Arsenal and MVLA Mercury Black as well as her high school, The King's Academy. [2]
Maemone played four years for the Pepperdine Waves. During her time at Pepperdine she made 78 appearances, 69 as a starter and finished with 3 goals. Maemone was twice named to the WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll "bronze" donors and received an All-WCC honourable mention honouree her sophomore year. [3]
Maemone was drafted by the Utah Royals FC in the third round, 23rd overall, of the 2019 NWSL College Draft. [4] She was signed by the Royals in April 2019. [5] She made her debut for the club as a starter on April 20, 2019, due to injuries to both Becca Moros and Kelley O'Hara. [6] The day prior to her club debut, Maemone had had 101 degree fever. [7]
After the dissolution of Utah Royals FC, the NWSL awarded all of the team's player rights to the newly created Kansas City NWSL expansion team, including Maemone's. She appeared in five matches for Kansas City, starting two, before she was waived on December 21, 2021. [8] [9]
As of May 3, 2019
League | Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
NCAA | Pepperdine University | 2015 | 19 | 1 | 1 | - | 19 | 1 | ||
2016 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
2017 | 19 | 0 | 2 | - | 19 | 0 | ||||
2018 | 19 | 2 | 0 | - | 19 | 2 | ||||
total | 76 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 78 | 4 | |||
NWSL | Utah Royals FC | 2019 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||||
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