![]() Henderson in May 2010 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Valerie Kay Henderson [1] | ||
Date of birth | April 19, 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Concord, California, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2007 | UCLA Bruins | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008 | Pali Blues | 7 | (0) |
2009 | Los Angeles Sol | 1 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Philadelphia Independence | 21 | (0) |
2011 | KIF Örebro | 7 | (0) |
2012 | Atlanta Beat | ||
2013 | Western New York Flash | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
United States U-17 | |||
United States U-19 | |||
United States U-21 | |||
United States U-23 | 15 | (0) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:10, January 12, 2012 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:10, September 26, 2009 (UTC) |
Valerie Kay Henderson (born April 19, 1986) is an American soccer goalkeeper currently playing for the Western New York Flash of the National Women's Soccer League. [2]
She attended Miramonte High School in Orinda, California where she played all 4 years on the varsity women's soccer team. She played four seasons as the starting goalkeeper for the UCLA women's soccer team from 2004 to 2007, and subsequently played at a professional level for Pali Blues, Los Angeles Sol and Philadelphia Independence plus Damallsvenskan side KIF Örebro before signing for the Atlanta Beat in 2012. [3] Henderson was a member of the United States U-23 women's national soccer team. In the 2013 NWSL supplemental draft, Henderson was chosen in the third round, 31st overall, to play for the Western New York Flash in the inaugural NWSL season.
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