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.
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]
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]