Molly Menchel

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Molly Menchel
Personal information
Full name Molly Elaine Menchel [1]
Date of birth (1991-12-05) December 5, 1991 (age 31)
Place of birth Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
Eskilstuna United
Number 11
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2013 Virginia Cavaliers 96 (13)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014 Washington Spirit 0 (0)
2014–2016 Røa IL 22 (3)
2016 FC Kansas City 3 (0)
2016–2017 Apollon Limassol
2018 Eskilstuna United 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 14, 2018

Molly Elaine Menchel (born December 5, 1991) is an American retired soccer player who most recently played as a defender for Swedish club Eskilstuna United DFF.

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College career

Menchel played four seasons for the Virginia Cavaliers, recording 96 appearances and scoring 13 goals. She earned several honors including an ACC All-Academic Team and ACC All-Tournament Team in 2011.

Club career

After playing a couple of seasons with D.C. United Women and Washington Spirit Reserves at W-League, Menchel was picked by the Washington Spirit in the 3rd round of the 2014 NWSL College Draft. [2] In 2014, Menchel signed with Røa IL of Toppserien, the top tier division of women's soccer in Norway. In 2016, she signed with FC Kansas City. [3] In the same year, Menchel signed with Apollon Limassol of the Cypriot First Division.

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References

  1. Molly Menchel at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian) OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Menchel makes jump from Reserves straight to Pros". Washington Spirit Website. February 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  3. Blakely, Chris. "FC Kansas City signs defender Molly Menchel". Vavel. Retrieved 4 May 2017.