Kika Toulouse | |
Fullname: | Gabriella Monique Toulouse[1] |
Birth Date: | 3 May 1989 |
Birth Place: | Arlington, Virginia, United States |
Position: | Defender |
College1: | Virginia Cavaliers |
Collegeyears1: | 2007–2010 |
Clubs1: | Rågsveds IF[2] |
Years1: | 2012 |
Caps1: | 21 |
Goals1: | 9 |
Clubs2: | Washington Spirit |
Years2: | 2013 |
Caps2: | 13 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Clubs3: | Houston Dash |
Years3: | 2014 |
Caps3: | 7 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Nationalteam1: | United States U23 |
Nationalyears1: | 2011–2012 |
Club-Update: | August 20, 2014 |
Gabriella Monique "Kika" Toulouse (born May 3, 1989) is an American soccer player.
Raised in Arlington, Virginia, Toulouse attended Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School where she helped the team to three Washington Catholic Athletic Conference championship titles. She also played club soccer for Braddock Road Club (BRYC) and won six Virginia State Cup Championships with two different teams within the club.[3]
Toulouse attended the University of Virginia where she played for the Cavaliers from 2007 to 2011.[4]
In 2012, Toulouse played for Rågsveds IF in the Swedish Football Division 4. She scored nine goals during her 2012 campaign including two hat-tricks, one of which occurred during her first professional game.[5]
In February 2013, Toulouse signed with the Washington Spirit for the inaugural season of the National Women's Soccer League.[6]
On January 10, 2014, it was announced that the Houston Dash had selected Toulouse with the tenth and final pick in the 2014 NWSL Expansion Draft.[7] She was waived by the Houston Dash in September 2014.[8] She has since retired and currently works with the New York Red Bulls.
Toulouse has represented the United States as a member of the United States women's national under-23 soccer team.