| Jena Kluegel | |
| Full Name: | Jena Louise Cogswell |
| Birth Name: | Jena Louise Kluegel |
| Birth Date: | 2 November 1979 |
| Birth Place: | Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthclubs1: | Saint Paul Blackhawks SC |
| Youthyears2: | –1998 |
| Youthclubs2: | Mahtomedi Zephyrs |
| Collegeyears1: | 1998–2001 |
| College1: | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| Collegecaps1: | 98 |
| Collegegoals1: | 25 |
| Years1: | 2002–2003 |
| Clubs1: | Boston Breakers |
| Caps1: | 39 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Nationalteam1: | United States U18 |
| Nationalteam2: | United States U21 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2000–2003 |
| Nationalteam3: | United States |
| Nationalcaps3: | 24 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
Jena Louise Cogswell (; born November 2, 1979) is an American former soccer player who played as a midfielder, making 24 appearances for the United States women's national team.
Kluegel played for the Mahtomedi Zephyrs in high school, where she was Parade Co-Player of the Year in 1998 and an All-American in 1996, 1997, and 1998 after the team won the state championship in 1997. She was also an All-State cross country and track runner, winning the Minnesota state championship in 800 metres in 1994.[1] She also played for the youth club Saint Paul Blackhawks SC.[2] In college, she played for the North Carolina Tar Heels, winning the NCAA championship in 1999 and 2000. She was Soccer America First-Team All-American in 2001, and an NSCAA Third-Team All-American in 2000 and 2001. She was a letter-winner at the school and was included in the NCAA All-Tournament Team in 1999, 2000, and 2001.[3] In total, she scored 25 goals and recorded 45 assists in 98 appearances for the Tar Heels.[4] [5]
Kluegel began with the U.S. under-18 national team at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada, where the team won the gold medal against senior national teams.[1] She later played for the under-21 national team, winning the Nordic Cup in 2001.[6] She made her international debut for the United States senior team on February 9, 2000 in a friendly match against Norway. In total, she made 24 appearances for the U.S. and scored 1 goal, earning her final cap on February 16, 2003 in a friendly match against Iceland.[7]
In club soccer, Kluegel played for the Boston Breakers of the Women's United Soccer Association from 2002 to 2003, where she made 39 appearances and recorded 6 assists.[8]
In 2013, she was inducted into the Mahtomedi High School Athletic Hall of Fame.[9]
Kluegel was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, though Mahtomedi is her hometown.[1]
| United States | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 1 | |