Vicky Bruce

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Victoria Bruce
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Bruce with Bristol City in 2022.
Personal information
Full name Victoria Frances Bruce
Date of birth (1994-05-31) May 31, 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Cornelius, North Carolina, United States
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Carolina Ascent
Youth career
Cannon School
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2013 North Carolina Tar Heels 18 (0)
2014–2015 Davidson Wildcats 38 (4)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016 Rangers
2017 Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar 12 (0)
2017–2018 Apollon Limassol
2018–2019 Morön BK 7 (4)
2020–2021 Fortuna Hjørring 27 (2)
2021–2022 SC Sand 22 (0)
2022–2023 Bristol City 21 (0)
2023–2024 Western Sydney Wanderers 22 (3)
2024– Carolina Ascent 0 (0)
International career
United States U14
United States U15
United States U16 [1]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 1, 2024

Victoria "Vicky" Frances Bruce (born May 31, 1994) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for Carolina Ascent in the USL Super League.

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Career

She graduated from Cannon School in Concord, North Carolina. As a player at Cannon she played all three positions on the field and was selected All-Conference, All-Region and All-State in the NCISAA Independent League. She did not compete during her junior year, due to an injury. She was also team captain as a senior. [2]

She previously played for Morön BK in the Elitettan, Apollon Limassol in the Cypriot First Division, Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna [3] and Rangers in the Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL).

In January 2020, she signed with the Fortuna Hjørring, in the Elitedivisionen league. [4]

In September 2023, Bruce joined Australian club Western Sydney Wanderers. [5]

In May 2024, Bruce was announced as the first-ever signing for USL Super League club Carolina Ascent. [6]

Honors

North Carolina Tar Heels

Fortuna Hjørring

Bristol City

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References

  1. ↑ "Vicky Bruce – Cyprus Women's Football". cypruswomensfootball.wordpress.com. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Vicky Bruce – Women's Soccer – University of North Carolina". goheels.com.
  3. ↑ Magnús Már Einarsson (May 12, 2017). "FH fær leikmann frá Rangers (Staðfest)". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Fortuna Hjørring henter amerikansk forsvarsspiller". TV2/Nord (in Danish). January 28, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Wanderers sign Women's Championship winner Bruce". Western Sydney Wanderers . September 4, 2023.
  6. ↑ Cover, Amanda. "Vicky Bruce, Carolina Native and Three-Time Pro League Champion, First to Sign with Carolina Ascent FC". CarolinaAscent.com. Carolina Ascent . Retrieved May 1, 2024.


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