Solai Washington

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Solai Washington
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Washington with Florida State in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-10-01) 1 October 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. [1]
Position(s) Forward, attacking midfielder
Youth career
Concorde Fire
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– Florida State Seminoles 16 (6)
International career
2023– Jamaica 5 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 August 2023

Solai Ava Washington (born 1 October 2005) is a footballer who plays as a forward for the Florida State Seminoles. Born in the United States, she represents Jamaica internationally. [2]

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College career

Washington scored six goals in her freshman season with the Florida State Seminoles in 2024, being named to the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) all-freshman team. She won the ACC championship with the team. She made her kick in Florida State's shootout loss to Vanderbilt in the second round of the NCAA tournament. [3] [4]

International career

Washington made her debut for Jamaica against Czech Republic in February 2023. She made the squad for the 2023 Women's World Cup. She was amongst the youngest to play at the World Cup that year. [5]

Personal life

Washington is the younger sister of fellow Jamaica women's international footballer Giselle Washington. [6] She attended Chamblee High School, in Georgia, in the class of 2024.

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References

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  2. "Solai Washington 2022 - 2023 Georgia Girls Soccer Player of the Year". Player of the Year - Gatorade. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  3. "Solai Washington". Florida State Seminoles . Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  4. Joffer, Prince Akeem (23 November 2024). "FSU soccer falls in the second round of the NCAA Tournament to Vanderbilt". Tomahawk Nation. SB Nation . Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  5. Singh, Sanjesh (3 July 2023). "These are the youngest players in the 2023 Women's World Cup". NBC Los Angeles. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  6. Cowan, Sherdon (1 July 2023). "Bittersweet: young prospect Solai Washington overjoyed by Reggae Girlz World Cup selection, but disappointed that inspirational big sis missed out". Sports Max TV. Retrieved 17 August 2023.