Courtney Verloo
American soccer player
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Courtney Reneé Verloo (born May 9, 1991) is an American soccer player from Tualatin, Oregon. A forward, she played college soccer for Stanford University and professionally for the Western New York Flash in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She was also a member of the U-17, U-20, and U-23 United States women's national soccer teams.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Courtney Reneé Verloo[1][2] | ||
| Date of birth | May 9, 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Tualatin, Oregon, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–09 | Tualatin High School | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2013 | Stanford Cardinal | 73 | (14) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Western New York Flash | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2008 | United States U17 | ||
| 2009–2010 | United States U20 | ||
| 2012 | United States U23 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of December 23, 2014[3] | |||
Early life
Courtney Reneé Verloo was born on May 9, 1991, to Laurel and Steve Verloo.[2][4] She grew up in Tualatin, Oregon, in the Portland metropolitan area, with sisters Anna and Brittany.[4]
Verloo played soccer at Tualatin High School where she graduated in 2009.[4] In high school, she was selected as player of the year in both 2006 and 2007 by Gatorade and in 2009 was a high school all-American selection by Parade magazine.[2][4] During high school, she also played for FC Portland and the United States National team's U-17 squad.[2]
Verloo then attended Stanford University where she majored in human biology and minored in psychology.[4] At Stanford she played in 95 games, starting 77 of them, and scored 23 goals and collected 25 assists.[4] Her team won the Pac-12 Championship in 2009, 2010, and 2011, and the NCAA National Championship in 2011. She also spent time with the national team (U-20) while in college.[4]
Professional career
In January 2014, she was drafted ninth overall by the Western New York Flash in the National Women's Soccer League draft.[5] Verloo signed a two-year contract with the club in March 2014[6] and made her debut on May 7, 2014, against FC Kansas City.[7] She was waived on May 31, 2014.[7]