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 30)
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
Number 4
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 11 (1)
International career
United States U14
United States U15
United States U16 [1]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 15, 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).

Fortuna Hjørring

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

Western Sydney Wanderers

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

Carolina Ascent FC

In May 2024, Bruce was announced as the first-ever signing for USL Super League club Carolina Ascent. [6] On August 17, 2024, she guided the team to a 1-0 victory over DC Power FC in the 2024–25 USL Super League season opener, with Bruce scoring the league's first goal in the 28th minute. [7]

Honors

North Carolina Tar Heels

Fortuna Hjørring

Bristol City

References

  1. ↑ "Vicky Bruce – Cyprus Women's Football". cypruswomensfootball.wordpress.com. February 5, 2018. 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.
  7. ↑ "Carolina Ascent FC Record Historic First Win". Carolina Ascent FC. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
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