Carlin Hudson Explained

Carlin Hudson
Fullname:Carlin Xiaoying Hudson[1]
Birth Date:1 November 1996
Birth Place:Berkeley, California
Position:Defender
Collegeyears1:2014–2017
College1:Yale Bulldogs[2]
Collegecaps1:50
Collegegoals1:2
Years1:2018
Clubs1:North Carolina Courage
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:2019
Clubs2:Washington Spirit
Caps2:4
Goals2:0
Years3:2019–2020
Clubs3:Guingamp
Caps3:13
Goals3:1

Carlin Xiaoying Hudson (born November 1, 1996) is an American former soccer defender. She is the director of strategy for the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

Playing career

Yale Bulldogs

Hudson attended Yale University, where, as a walk-on, she played for the Yale Bulldogs from 2014 to 2018. In her freshman year, she was an honorable mention All-Ivy selection, and received the team's Captain Cup after starting 15 games. Hudson missed the following year due to a season-ending injury in the first game of the season, but would start every game in her junior and senior seasons, winning the team's Fritz Rodriguez Defensive Player of the Year Award each year. In her senior year, Hudson was a first-team All-Ivy selection, first-team All-New England selection, and academic All-Ivy selection. In total, she started 50 games, with 2 goals and 4 assists.[2]

North Carolina Courage

Hudson was drafted 39th overall in the fourth round of the 2018 NWSL College Draft by the North Carolina Courage.[3] She was the first Yale player, and just the fourth Ivy to be selected in the NWSL College Draft, joining Princeton’s Jen Hoy (2013), Harvard’s Midge Purce (2017) and Princeton’s Tyler Lussi (2017).She was not signed to the active roster for the start of the 2018 season, and would not make any league appearances for the Courage.[4] In July 2018 she was named to the team's roster for the first-ever Women's International Champions Cup Tournament.[5]

Washington Spirit

Hudson joined the Washington Spirit in March 2019 as a non-roster invitee for their pre-season training camp.[6] In April, she was signed to their supplemental roster in advance of the 2019 NWSL season.[7] Hudson made her first professional appearance on May 11, 2019, as an 84th-minute substitute in Washington's 3–2 win over Sky Blue FC.[8]

Post-playing career

In 2022, she was hired as the NWSL's director of strategy, becoming the first ex-player to be hired by the league.[9]

Personal life

She married Matthew Oplinger in October 2023.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Coupe de France féminine 2019–2020, 1/4 de finale: E.A Guingamp 2–1 Stade de Reims . 2019–2020 Coupe de France féminine, Quarter-finals: EA Guingamp 2–1 Stade de Reims . . February 16, 2020 . November 16, 2020 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211116043626/https://www.fff.fr/competition/match/22369984-en-avt-guingamp-stade-de-reims.html . November 16, 2021.
  2. Web site: Carlin Hudson. Yale Bulldogs. May 19, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20180906062604/http://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/w-soccer/2017-18/bios/hudson_carlin_bme5. September 6, 2018. dead.
  3. Web site: NC Courage 2018 NWSL draft recap . Dirty South Soccer . January 19, 2018 . May 19, 2019.
  4. Web site: NC Courage Announces 2018 Roster . NC Courage . March 19, 2018 . May 19, 2019 . December 12, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191212184641/https://www.nccourage.com/news_article/show/899379 . dead .
  5. Web site: NC Courage Announce Women's International Champions Cup Roster . NC Courage . July 24, 2018 . May 19, 2019 . December 12, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191212184640/https://www.nccourage.com/news_article/show/936706 . dead .
  6. Web site: Washington Spirit announces 35-player preseason roster. Washington Spirit . March 2, 2019 . May 19, 2019.
  7. Web site: Washington Spirit announces updated 25-player roster ahead of 2019 NWSL season. Washington Spirit . April 8, 2019 . May 19, 2019.
  8. Web site: Washington Spirit nab first road win in over a year in 3-2 triumph at Sky Blue FC. Black and Red United . May 11, 2019 . May 19, 2019.
  9. Web site: Carlin Hudson, the NWSL's first director of strategy, on why she returned to the league. March 23, 2023.