Summer Green

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Summer Green
Personal information
Full name Summer Lynn Green [1]
Date of birth (1995-05-02) May 2, 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Bloomington, Illinois
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Damaiense
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2015 North Carolina Tar Heels 65 (18)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016 Seattle Reign FC 0 (0)
2017–2018 Chicago Red Stars 15 (0)
2019 Vittsjö 18 (0)
2020–2021 Celtic 0 (0)
2021–2022 SC Sand 20 (2)
2022– Damaiense 19 (6)
International career
2012 United States U17 19 (24)
2014 United States U20 4 (0)
2018 United States U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:29, 15 May 2023 (UTC)

Summer Lynn Green (born May 2, 1995) is an American soccer player who plays as a forward for Damaiense in the Campeonato Nacional Feminino. She previously played for the Chicago Red Stars in the National Women's Soccer League and for SC Sand in the Frauen-Bundesliga.

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Club career

Early career in the US

After playing four years at the University of North Carolina, Green was drafted by Seattle Reign FC with the 30th overall pick in the 2016 NWSL College Draft. She missed her entire rookie season due to a knee injury sustained in the NCAA Tournament.

Green was traded to the Chicago Red Stars for a 2017 international roster spot and a 2017 Draft pick. [2]

In the 2017 season Green made seven appearances for the club, she started one game. In 2018 Green saw a small increase in playing time as she played 319 minutes in eight games. [3]

In Europe

After two seasons with the Red Stars, Green signed with Vittsjö for the 2019 Damallsvenskan season. [4]

In January 2020, Green joined Scottish side Celtic. [5]

Green then signed with S.F. Damaiense in Portugal during the summer transfer window of 2022. [6] On March 8, 2023, Green was named Liga BPI player of the month for January. [7]

International career

Green has represented the United States at various youth levels. She was a member of the U.S. U-17 team at the 2012 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, where she started all five games. In a 10–0 win against the Bahamas, Green scored 5 goals which tied a U.S. record for most goals in a single game at any level. [8] At the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Green played in all three games and scored two goals. The United States finished third in their group and did not advance to the knockout stage. When Green finished her U-17 career she was the all-time leading scorer with 19 goals, that record was broken by Ashley Sanchez who has 21 U-17 goals. [9]

Green was a member of the United States U-20 team that won the 2014 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, she played in four games and had one goal and three assists. [8] She was named to the team for the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. [10]

In August 2018, Green was named to the United States U-23 team for the U-23 Nordic Tournament in Norway. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Canada 2014 – List of Players: USA" (PDF). FIFA. August 8, 2016. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 2, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Seattle Reign acquire international spot from Chicago". 16 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "S.GREEN" . Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Green and Perez to Vittsjö". January 7, 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Green is the colour" (Press release). Celtic F.C. January 29, 2020. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  6. ↑ Murphy, Joe (January 23, 2023). "Liga BPI: Most Underrated XI of the Season So Far". Fantasy Tipsters. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Summer Green, do Damaiense, eleita jogadora do mês de janeiro da Liga BPI" [Summer Green, from Damaiense, elected BPI League player of the month for January]. O Jogo (in European Portuguese). March 8, 2023. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  8. 1 2 "Summer Green".
  9. ↑ "U.S. U-17 Women's National Team plays Korea Republic to 4-4 draw". August 21, 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  10. ↑ "HEAD COACH MICHELLE FRENCH NAMES USA'S FIFA U-20 WOMEN'S WORLD CUP ROSTER". July 17, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  11. ↑ "TWO FORMER TAR HEELS PLAYING IN EUROPE WITH U23 TEAM". August 27, 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
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