Aubrey Bledsoe
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aubrey Bledsoe | ||
| Date of birth | November 20, 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Cincinnati, Ohio | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Orlando Pride | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kings Soccer Academy | |||
| St. Ursula Academy | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Wake Forest | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Los Angeles Blues | (0) | |
| 2014 | IK Grand Bodø | 11 | (0) |
| 2015 | Sky Blue FC | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Fortuna Hjørring (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2016– | Orlando Pride | 1 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2014 | United States U-23 | (0) | |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 28, 2016. | |||
Aubrey Bledsoe (born November 20, 1991) is an American professional soccer player who plays for Orlando Pride.[1] She was previously on loan for Danish club Fortuna Hjørring.[2] On November 2, 2015, Bledsoe was selected by Orlando Pride as their 10th pick in the NWSL expansion draft.
Early life
Bledsoe was born in Cincinnati to Paul and Char Bledsoe. She attended St. Ursula Academy where she was a member of the state championship soccer team in 2007 and 2008.
Bledsoe graduated from Wake Forest University with a degree in health and exercise science and minors in chemistry and biology. She started all her games during her four seasons with the Demon Deacons and was named co-captain during her senior year. She holds the Wake Forest career record for shutouts (33), goals against average (0.91), games played and started (94), and minutes played in goal (8,692). She is also one of three Demon Deacons to be named an All-American three times, earning third team honors from the NSCAA in 2011 and 2012 and second team honors in 2013.[3]
Her twin sister, Amber, is also a goalkeeper who attended Brown University.
References
- ↑ "Sky Blue FC signs goalkeeper Aubrey Bledsoe". Sky Blue FC. August 9, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Sky Blue FC loans Nadim, Bledsoe to Danish Club Fortuna Hjørring". Sky Blue FC. September 10, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
- ↑ "Aubrey Bledsoe Bio". Wake Forest Sports.