Peyton Vincze

Last updated

Peyton Vincze
Personal information
Full name Peyton Sophia Vincze
Date of birth (2000-10-19) 19 October 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Wichita, Kansas, United States
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 South Florida Bulls
Number 25
Youth career
2017–2019 FC Wichita
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2022 Oklahoma State Cowgirls
2023– South Florida Bulls
International career‡
2017 Wales U17 3 (1)
2017–2018 Wales 4 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:38, 1 July 2019 (UTC)

Peyton Sophia Vincze [2] (born 19 October 2000) is a footballer who plays as a forward for South Florida Bulls and the Wales women's national football team.

Contents

Early life

Vincze was born in Kansas. Her mother had been born in Wrexham, Wales, but had moved to Canada at four months old before relocating to the United States in her twenties. [3] Vincze attended Andover Summer Elementary School where she won the Butler County spelling bee in 2012. [4] She later attended Andover High School. [1] In 2019, she was named to the Wichita Eagle's All-Metro Track and Field team. [5] She began playing football at the age of three and has an older sister who also played football at youth level. [3]

In 2017, Vincze joined FC Wichita following the team's founding as the only non-collegiate outdoor women's football team in Wichita. [6] She made her debut in the Women's Premier Soccer League during a 4–2 victory over Texas Spars on 6 January 2018 and scored her first goal in her second appearance, a 2–0 win over Oklahoma City. [7]

College career

Vincze committed to play collegiate football for Oklahoma State Cowgirls at the age of 16. Signed as part of its 2019 recruiting class, Cowgirls coach Colin Carmichael described Vincze as "an athletic, aggressive, hard-working forward who leads the line by herself. She's strong, she's a handful who never quits and she's a tireless worker who is constantly looking to improve." [8]

International career

Although born in the United States, Vincze represents Wales at international level, qualifying via her Welsh-born mother. Her eligibility only came to light during a training academy set up by Welsh side Swansea City in the U.S., [9] [10] with Vincze being ignorant of the fact that she qualified to play for the nation. [3] Her first involvement with the Welsh side was at under-17 level, making her debut in an 8–1 defeat to Norway in March 2017. Five days later she scored her first goal for her adopted nation with the winning strike in a 1–0 victory over Bosnia-Herzegovina. [11]

Vincze made her debut for the Wales senior side on 11 June 2017 in a 1–0 defeat to Portugal as a second-half substitute. [12] In October 2017, less than a year after discovering she was eligible to represent Wales, Vincze was named Football Association of Wales (FAW) Young Player of the Year. [13]

Honours

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Football Association of Wales</span> Governing body of association football in Wales

The Football Association of Wales is the governing body of association football and futsal in Wales, and controls the Wales national football team, its corresponding women's team, as well as the Wales national futsal team. It is a member of FIFA, UEFA and the IFAB.

Cardiff City Ladies Football Club is a Welsh women's football club playing in the English FA Women's National League South Southern Premier Division. The club will be renamed Gwalia United from the start of the 2024-25 season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">FAW Women's Cup</span> Association football competition in Wales

The FA of Wales Women's Challenge Cup, better known as the Welsh Women's Cup is the national women's football cup competition for Wales. It is run by the Football Association of Wales.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jess Fishlock</span> Welsh footballer and coach

Jessica Anne Fishlock is a Welsh professional footballer and coach who plays as a midfielder for Seattle Reign FC and the Wales national team. She previously played for Bristol Academy in England's FA Women's Super League, AZ Alkmaar in the Dutch Eredivisie, Glasgow City in the Scottish Women's Premier League, Melbourne Victory and Melbourne City in Australia's W-League, as well as Bundesliga club FFC Frankfurt in Germany.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Helen Ward (footballer)</span> Wales international footballer

Helen Jane Ward is an international football striker who is currently playing club football for Watford. Ward previously spent three seasons with Chelsea Ladies, whom she joined from Arsenal in 2010. Born in the London Borough of Brent, Ward began her career with 14 years at Watford Ladies where she was a prolific goal scorer and team captain.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cheryl Foster</span> Welsh footballer and referee

Cheryl Foster is a Welsh football referee and former player. She became the all-time record appearance holder for the Wales women's national football team in 2009, after making her senior international debut in 1997. At club level Foster spent nine years with Liverpool, playing in the first two seasons of the FA WSL in 2011 and 2012. She signed for Liverpool's FA WSL rivals Doncaster Rovers Belles in January 2013, before retiring later that season.

Swansea City Ladies Football Club is a women's football club based in Swansea, Wales, currently playing in the Adran Premier, the top level of female competition in Wales.

Nicola "Nikki" Davies is a Welsh former football goalkeeper who most recently played for Sheffield United Women. In 2013, she joined FA WSL club Doncaster Rovers Belles, after a long association with Liverpool Ladies and a short spell at Chelsea Ladies. Davies has represented Wales at senior level.

Eleri Earnshaw is a Welsh women's football coach and former player who serves as the first assistant coach of Angel City FC in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She was previously the acting head coach and assistant coach of the Fordham Rams women's soccer team; co-head coach of NJ/NY Gotham FC Reserves in 2021, leading them to a Women's Premier Soccer League conference championship and earning conference Coach of the Year honors; head coach of LIU Sharks women's soccer; and an assistant coach for Central Connecticut and Yale.

Sally Jane Wade is an English–born football player who plays for the Welsh national team and Beaconsfield Town Women. Wade plays as a defender or midfielder and has accumulated almost twenty caps for Wales.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hayley Ladd</span> Wales international footballer

Hayley Elizabeth Ladd is a professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Women's Super League club Manchester United. Born in England, she has been capped internationally for Wales.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Natasha Harding</span> Welsh footballer (born 1989)

Natasha Marie Harding is a Welsh former footballer.

Hannah Louise Keryakoplis is a Welsh footballer who plays for Wrexham and the Wales women's national team as a striker. She has previously played for Liverpool, Stoke City, Birmingham City and Derby County.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Angharad James (footballer)</span> Welsh footballer

Angharad Jane James is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National Women's Soccer League club Seattle Reign and the Wales national team.

Tiffany Christine Bias is an American-Thai professional basketball player who last played for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was selected in the second round of the 2014 WNBA draft, 17th overall.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lauren Price</span> Welsh boxer (born 1994)

Lauren Louise Price is a Welsh professional boxer, former amateur boxer and former kickboxer and footballer. She has held the British welterweight title since May 2023, and is the first female to hold the title. While representing Wales in the amateur sport she won a bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, becoming the first Welsh woman to win a Commonwealth Games boxing medal. Four years later she surpassed this achievement by winning gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, followed by a gold at the 2019 World Championships. While representing Great Britain, she won gold medals at the 2019 European Games and 2020 Summer Olympics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">FC Wichita</span> Soccer club

FC Wichita is a soccer club based in Wichita, Kansas that plays in USL League Two's Heartland Conference. The club was a member of the Heartland Conference in the National Premier Soccer League, a national semi-professional league at the fourth tier of the American soccer pyramid, up until the end of the 2019 season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anna Filbey</span> Wales international footballer

Anna Marie Filbey is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Crystal Palace in the FA Women's Championship and the Wales national team. She is described by Tottenham as a "brave and technically-gifted defensive midfielder".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alice Griffiths</span> Welsh association football player

Alice Griffiths is a Welsh footballer who plays for Southampton Women F.C. Griffiths represented Wales at all youth levels and made her debut for the senior team in 2017.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chloe Williams (footballer)</span> Wales international footballer (born 2000)

Chloe Williams is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for English Women's Championship team Blackburn Rovers. Born in England, she has represented the Wales national team.

References

  1. 1 2 "Peyton Vincze". ncsasports.org. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "Peyton Vincze". FIFA. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 "Peyton Vincze's 'crazy' year". tbgwales.com. 24 January 2018. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  4. ↑ Clements, Julie (14 February 2012). "Andover student wins County Spelling Bee". Butler County Times. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  5. ↑ Barber, Hayden (14 June 2019). "All-Metro Girls Track: Meet the Eagle's second annual team, featuring 20 state champs". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  6. ↑ Eldridge, Taylor (23 February 2017). "FC Wichita introduces Wichita's first outdoor women's soccer team". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  7. ↑ "Peyton Vincze". Women's Premier Soccer League. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  8. ↑ "Cowgirl Soccer Adds Two". Oklahoma State University. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  9. ↑ "Russia v Wales: Peyton Vincze 16, set for competitive Wales debut". BBC Sport. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  10. ↑ "Peyton Vincze". Oklahoma Energy FC. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  11. ↑ Peyton Vincze at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  12. ↑ "Wales Women Slip To Narrow Defeat Against Portugal". Football Association of Wales. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  13. 1 2 "Vauxhall FAW Awards 2017". Football Association of Wales. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.