Cali Farquharson Explained

Cali Farquharson
Full Name:Cali Jean Farquharson[1]
Birth Date:17 December 1993
Birth Place:Yokota, Japan
Position:Forward
Collegeyears1:2012–2015
College1:Arizona State Sun Devils
Collegecaps1:74
Collegegoals1:44
Clubs1:Washington Spirit
Years1:2016–2019
Caps1:44
Goals1:0
Years2:2020
Clubs2:KIF Örebro
Caps2:19
Goals2:3
Years3:2022
Clubs3:Houston Dash
Caps3:6
Goals3:0

Cali Jean Farquharson (born December 17, 1993) is an American professional soccer player.

Early life

Born in Yokota, Japan, Farquharson attended Shadow Mountain High School in Phoenix, Arizona, where she was named the most valuable player of the girls' soccer team during her freshman season.[2] She led the team in goals during her junior year. In 2012, she was named to the East Valley Tribune's all-Division II second team.[2]

Farquharson played club soccer for SC Del Sol '94 in the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL). She was twice named to the league's All-Event Team.[2]

Arizona Sun Devils, 2012–2015

Farquharson attended Arizona State University from 2012 to 2015 where she played for the Arizona State Sun Devils.[2] [3] [4] [5]

Club career

Washington Spirit, 2016–2019

Farquharson was selected 12th overall by the Washington Spirit in the 2016 NWSL College Draft.[6] [7] She made her debut for the club during the season opener against Boston Breakers on April 16, 2016.[8] In 2016, the rookie played in 16 games, 8 starts, totaling 561 minutes.[9] She tore her left ACL during a match against Seattle Reign FC on September 7, 2016, which ended her first professional season.[10]

Farquharson missed significant time in the 2018 season after suffering a left tibial stress injury.[11] In February 2019, she re-signed with the Spirit.[12] Farquharson went on to play 541 minutes with six starts in 2019. She was released by the club at the end of the 2019 season along with 8 other Washington Spirit players.[13]

Following her release by the Spirit, Farquharson was selected in the End of Season Re-Entry wire by the Utah Royals in November 2019.[14] She was subsequently waived by Utah in December 2019.[15]

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Notes and References

  1. College of Liberal Arts and Sciences – Conferring of Bachelor Degrees: Bachelor of Science, Biological Sciences . Commencement and Convocation Program: Fall 2017 . . PDF . 104 . December 2017 . November 20, 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211120182442/https://graduation.asu.edu/sites/default/files/asu_2017_fall_all-page_final_web_9.25.18.pdf . November 20, 2021.
  2. Web site: Cali Farquharson . Arizona State University . April 17, 2016.
  3. Web site: Hays . Graham . NCAA Women's Soccer: 5 Things You Need To Know . ESPN . April 17, 2016 . September 14, 2015.
  4. Web site: Recap: Cali Farquharson leads Arizona State women's soccer past Oregon on senior day . MSN . April 17, 2016 . October 26, 2015.
  5. Web site: Baker . Robby . Cali Farquharson's hat trick leads ASU women's soccer over U of A . The Desert Sun . April 17, 2016 . November 7, 2015.
  6. Web site: Metcalfe . Jeff . ASU's Farquharson picked 12th overall in NWSL draft . The Arizona Republic . April 17, 2016 . January 15, 2016.
  7. Web site: Metcalfe . Jeff . ASU's Cali Farquharson looks ahead to pro soccer career . The Arizona Republic . April 17, 2016 . November 5, 2015.
  8. Web site: Washington Spirit Opens Season with 1–0 Win Over Boston Breakers . Washington Spirit . April 17, 2016 . April 16, 2016.
  9. Web site: Cali Farquharson — Washington Spirit . December 11, 2018.
  10. Web site: Cali Farquharson to Miss Remainder of NWSL Season After Tearing ACL — Washington Spirit . December 11, 2018.
  11. Web site: Washington Spirit sign forward Mallory Eubanks . July 20, 2018 . May 17, 2018.
  12. Web site: Washington Spirit re-sign attacker Cali Farquharson . February 6, 2019 . February 5, 2019.
  13. Web site: NWSL announces 19 players available on re-entry wire . November 4, 2019 . December 16, 2019 . November 29, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191129075805/https://www.prosoccerusa.com/nwsl/nwsl-announces-19-players-available-on-re-entry-wire/ . dead .
  14. Web site: Utah Royals FC select 3 off the Re-Entry Wire . November 5, 2019.
  15. Web site: Utah Royals re-sign Jonsdottir, Lytle, Barnhart; waive Farquharson . December 12, 2019.