Emily Curran
American professional soccer player
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Emily Helena Curran (née Ogle; born August 5, 1996) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder. She played college soccer for the Penn State Nittany Lions before playing professionally for the Houston Dash and Portland Thorns FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).[2][3] A former United States youth international,[4][5] Curran was nominated for the 2016 U.S. Soccer Young Female Player of the Year award.[6]
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Curran with Penn State in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emily Helena Curran | ||
| Birth name | Emily Helena Ogle[1] | ||
| Date of birth | August 5, 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Strongsville, Ohio, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2018 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 100 | (20) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Portland Thorns | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Houston Dash | 25 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | United States U20 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:44, October 16, 2023 (UTC) | |||
College career
As a freshman at Penn State, Curran started all 24 games of the 2014 season for the Nittany Lions.[7] During a match against West Virginia, she scored a goal and provided an assist to lift the team to a 3–1 win.[8] She finished the season having played 1,922 minutes, scored three goals and served four assists. Curran scored the game-winning goal against Wisconsin the same year.[7]
During her sophomore year, she helped Penn State advance and win the NCAA College Cup. She scored a goal and provided an assist during the team's 4–0 victory over Ohio State in the third round of the tournament. She scored her second game-winning goal of the season in the 12th minute of a 2–0 win over West Virginia in the quarterfinals. As a midfielder, Curran played all 90 minutes in Penn State's 1–0 victory over Duke University in the College Cup Final. She ranked fourth on the team in minutes played (2,098) and finished the year with seven goals and five assists (19 points).[7]
Club career
Personal life
Honors
Penn State
Individual
- Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Year: 2014[13]
- Big Ten Conference All-Freshman team: 2014[7]
- All-Big Ten Second Team: 2015[7]
- NSCAA All-Great Lakes region first team: 2015[7]
- Women's College Cup All-Tournament Team: 2015[14]
- U.S. Soccer Young Female Player of the Year nominee: 2016[15]
