Courtney Verloo Explained

Courtney Verloo
Fullname:Courtney Reneé Verloo[1]
Birth Date:9 May 1991
Birth Place:Tualatin, Oregon, United States
Position:Forward
Youthyears1:2006–09
Youthclubs1:Tualatin High School
Collegeyears1:2009–2013
Collegecaps1:73
Collegegoals1:14
Years1:2014
Clubs1:Western New York Flash
Caps1:1
Goals1:0
Nationalyears1:2008
Nationalteam1:United States U17
Nationalyears2:2009–2010
Nationalteam2:United States U20
Nationalyears3:2012
Nationalteam3:United States U23
Club-Update:December 23, 2014[2]

Courtney Reneé Verloo (born May 9, 1991) is an American soccer player from Tualatin, Oregon. A forward, she played college soccer for Stanford University and professionally for the Western New York Flash in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She was also a member of the U-17, U-20, and U-23 United States women's national soccer teams.

Early life

Courtney Reneé Verloo was born on May 9, 1991, to Laurel and Steve Verloo.[3] [4] She grew up in Tualatin, Oregon, in the Portland metropolitan area, with sisters Anna and Brittany.[4]

Verloo played soccer at Tualatin High School where she graduated in 2009.[4] In high school, she was selected as player of the year in both 2006 and 2007 by Gatorade and in 2009 was a high school all-American selection by Parade magazine.[3] [4] During high school, she also played for FC Portland and the United States National team's U-17 squad.[3]

Verloo then attended Stanford University where she majored in human biology and minored in psychology.[4] At Stanford she played in 95 games, starting 77 of them, and scored 23 goals and collected 25 assists.[4] Her team won the Pac-12 Championship in 2009, 2010, and 2011, and the NCAA National Championship in 2011. She also spent time with the national team (U-20) while in college.[4]

Professional career

In January 2014, she was drafted ninth overall by the Western New York Flash in the National Women's Soccer League draft.[5] Verloo signed a two-year contract with the club in March 2014[6] and made her debut on May 7, 2014, against FC Kansas City.[7] She was waived on May 31, 2014.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Germany 2010 – List of Players: USA . . 16 . April 27, 2011 . April 10, 2022 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170305002704/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FU20W/2010/pdf/FU20W_2010_SquadLists.pdf . March 5, 2017.
  2. Web site: 2014 Player Statistics . National Women's Soccer League . December 23, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150107064658/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/Stats/index_E.html . January 7, 2015 .
  3. Web site: Courtney Verloo. U.S. Soccer. December 23, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141223120234/http://www.ussoccer.com/players/2014/03/15/05/06/courtney-verloo. December 23, 2014. dead.
  4. Web site: Courtney Verloo. GoStanford.com. Stanford University. December 23, 2014.
  5. News: Dunlap. A. Stanford's Courtney Verloo taken in first round of NWSL Draft by Western NY Flash. December 23, 2014. Soccer Wire. January 18, 2014. September 9, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180909112316/http://www.soccerwire.com/news/stanfords-courtney-verloo-taken-in-first-round-of-nwsl-draft-by-western-ny-flash/. dead.
  6. Web site: Flash Sign 2014 Draft Pick Courtney Verloo. National Women's Soccer League. December 23, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141228101603/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/News/795727.html. December 28, 2014. mdy-all.
  7. News: Western New York Flash waive Courtney Verloo. December 23, 2014. Soccer Wire. May 31, 2014. September 9, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180909150421/http://www.soccerwire.com/notes/western-new-york-flash-waive-courtney-verloo/. dead.