Jocelyn Travers
American soccer player (born 2007)
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Jocelyn Elise Travers (born October 10, 2007) is an American college soccer player who plays as a left back for the Duke Blue Devils. She won bronze with the United States at the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
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Travers with Duke in 2026 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jocelyn Elise Travers[1] | ||
| Date of birth | October 10, 2007[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Cruz, California, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Duke Blue Devils | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bay Area Surf | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Duke Blue Devils | 21 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | United States U-15 | ||
| 2024 | United States U-17 | 11 | (1) |
| 2026– | United States U-19 | 2 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
| ‡ National team caps and goals as of November 3, 2024 | |||
Early life
Travers was born and raised in Santa Cruz, California.[2] In her freshman season at Santa Cruz High School, she helped the team reach the CIF Central Coast Section Division I title game in 2022. She was named the Santa Cruz County Co-Player of the Year after scoring 24 goals from the midfield in 2023.[3][4] She played club soccer for Bay Area Surf, earning ECNL All-American honors twice.[2] Before college, she trained with Gotham FC in the 2025 preseason.[5] She was ranked by TopDrawerSoccer as the No. 15 prospect of the 2025 class, part of Duke's top-ranked recruiting class.[6][7]
College career
Travers started in her college debut for the Duke Blue Devils as a freshman in 2025.[8] She finished her freshman season with 21 games played, starting 13, and 1 goal.[2] In the NCAA tournament, she started all five games and had two assists as the Blue Devils reached the semifinals, losing to Stanford.[2]
International career
Travers began training with the United States under-15 team in 2022.[9] She was a training player in the build-up to the 2022 CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship and later trained with the under-16 team.[10][11] She helped the under-17s win the 2024 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, appearing in three games and making two starts. She played every minute of the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, contributing to four shutouts in six games as the United States finished in third place, its best result since 2008.[12][13]
Personal life
Travers is the daughter of Bruce and Julie Travers and has four siblings.[2]
Honors
United States U-17
- CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship: 2024
- FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup bronze medal: 2024
