Frankie Tagliaferri
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.jpg) Tagliaferri with the North Carolina Courage in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francesca Claire Tagliaferri[1] | ||
| Date of birth | January 18, 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Red Bank, New Jersey, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Colts Neck High School | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 90 | (27) |
| 2021 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | 25 | (13) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | North Carolina Courage | 13 | (0) |
| 2024 | Utah Royals | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2016 | United States U17 | 24 | (11) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 Nov 2023 | |||
Francesca Claire Tagliaferri (born January 18, 1999) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) for three seasons. She played college soccer for the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, earning first-team All-American honors and setting the NCAA Division I record for career appearances. She played for the North Carolina Courage and the Utah Royals in the NWSL.
Tagliaferri played her first three years of NCAA Division I soccer at Penn State, scoring 22 goals overall and earning second-team All-America honors in her last season.[1] In her overall final season of Division I soccer at Rutgers, she scored 13 goals and registered 9 assists, earning her All-America First Team honors and being named 2021 Big Ten Midfielder of the Year.[2] By the end of her college career, she had played in an NCAA Division I record 115 games, breaking the pre-coronavirus pandemic record held by Kristi Eveland.[3]
Club career
North Carolina Courage
Tagliaferri was signed by the North Carolina Courage of the NWSL prior to the 2022 season.[4] She made her first professional start on June 30 against OL Reign.[5]
Utah Royals
On November 23, 2023, Utah Royals announced that Tagliaferri had been acquired by the club ahead of their return to the NWSL for the 2024 season.[6]
On October 10, 2024, Utah Royals announced that they had parted ways with Tagliaferri.[7]
