| Felicia Knox | |
| Birth Date: | 24 July 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Kansas City, Missouri, United States |
| Height: | 5 ft 5 in |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Fort Lauderdale United |
| Clubnumber: | 8 |
| Collegeyears1: | 2020–2023 |
| College1: | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| Collegecaps1: | 87 |
| Collegegoals1: | 18 |
| Years1: | 2024– |
| Clubs1: | Fort Lauderdale United |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | August 17, 2024 |
Felicia Knox (born July 24, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Fort Lauderdale United FC of the USL Super League. She played college soccer for the Alabama Crimson Tide, where she was named the Southeastern Conference Midfielder of the Year as a junior in 2022.
Knox was born in Kansas City, Missouri, to Tom and Melissa Knox, and has three siblings. She was raised in Shawnee, Kansas, and attended Notre Dame de Sion School. She played club soccer for Sporting Blue Valley.[1] [2] She also played futsal growing up and was selected as captain for the first-ever United States national under-14 team in 2015.[3]
Knox was a four-year starter for the Alabama Crimson Tide, recording 18 goals and 31 assists (the program assist record) in 87 appearances. She led the team with four goals in the abbreviated 2020 season, earning Southeastern Conference all-freshman honors. One of her three goals as a sophomore in 2021 was during their second-round loss to BYU in the NCAA tournament.[1]
Knox led the country with 20 assists as a junior in 2022, most of them off corners or free kicks, and added eight goals.[1] She helped lead her team to the final of the SEC tournament and its first semifinal at the NCAA championship, where they lost to eventual champions UCLA.[4] [5] She was pivotal in the third round of the NCAA tournament, scoring a brace to defeat UC Irvine.[6] Despite playing through a hamstring injury, she was named the SEC Midfielder of the Year, All-American, and NCAA all-tournament.[1] [7] She was invited to play friendlies with the national under-23 team against NWSL clubs in the 2023 preseason.[5] She became a team captain in her senior year in 2023, being named first-team All-SEC with four game-winning goals and six assists.[7] [1]
Knox was drafted by Angel City FC 37th overall in the third round of the 2024 NWSL Draft but was cut during preseason.[8] [9] On May 14, she became the first player ever signed by Fort Lauderdale United FC ahead of the inaugural 2024–25 USL Super League season.[10] She started in Fort Lauderdale's first-ever game, against Spokane Zephyr FC on August 17, and assisted Addie McCain to make it a 1–1 draw.[11]