Jennifer Lyun Skogerboe (born June 8, 1992) is an American soccer player.
_(cropped).jpg) Skogerboe with Portland Thorns FC in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jennifer Lyun Skogerboe[1] | ||
| Date of birth | June 8, 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder/Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Suwon UDC WFC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Stone Bridge High School | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | UConn Huskies | 70 | (7) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011 | Ottawa Fury | ||
| 2014–2015 | Washington Spirit | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | 1. FC Slovácko | 10 | (0) |
| 2016 | Portland Thorns FC | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Suwon UDC WFC | 36 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
College career
editSkogerboe played 70 matches and scored seven goals for the University of Connecticut, playing most as a centre midfielder.[2]
Club career
editWhile still at University of Connecticut, Skogerboe played for D.C. United Women and Washington Spirit Reserves at W-League. Spending three seasons in the league. From 2012 to 2015.[3] She also played two matches with the Spirit core team, between 2014 and 2015. After the 2015 season Skogerboe went overseas and signed with 1. FC Slovácko of Czech First Division. With the czech team, she started 10 matches and helped the team to reach a third place in the league in the 2015–2016 season.
On July 1, 2016 she signed with Portland Thorns FC. Head coach Mark Parsons praised her, stating: "Jen is a technically smooth player, who has good tactical awareness. The most important thing for us in this period is having players that are versatile, and Jen is capable of helping us in multiple positions".[4][5][6][7][8]
After the 2016 season, the Thorns did not extend Skogerboe's 2017 contract option and she signed with Suwon FMC of the WK League in South Korea.[9]
Personal life
editSkogerboe was born in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan. Her father was a Captain in the Navy, so her family used to travel frequently. They settled in several places, including Singapore, Seattle and Washington D.C.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Neag School of Education: Bachelor of Science". Commencement May 2015. University of Connecticut. May 2015. p. 42. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "JENNIFER SKOGERBOE". UConn Huskies. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Jennifer Skogerboe". Washington Spirit. Archived from the original on 21 August 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Thorns FC sign defender Jennifer Skogerboe". Timbers.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Jennifer Skogerboe". Timbers.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ Mitchell Braeback, Jeremiah (July 2016). "Thorns Sign Defender Jennifer Skogerboe, add Three Amateurs". Stumptown Footy. Archived from the original on 21 August 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ Jackson-Gibson, Adele. "Portland Thorns FC sign Jennifer Skogerboe". Excelle Sports. Archived from the original on 21 August 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ Blue, Molly (2 July 2016). "Portland Thorns sign defender Jennifer Skogerboe, bring in three amateur players". Oregon Live. Archived from the original on 21 August 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ Goldberg, Jamie (October 19, 2016). "Portland Thorns exercise 2017 contract options on 10 players". OregonLive. The Oregonian. Archived from the original on August 21, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
- ^ "Interview – Arrow Liver: Professional Soccer Player, Jennifer Skogerboe". Arrow Living. Archived from the original on 2018-06-13. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
External links
edit- Player's Profile at University of Connecticut Archived 2015-09-06 at the Wayback Machine
- Player's Profile at Soccer Punter
- Jennifer Skogerboe at Soccerway
- Player's Profile at Portland Thorns
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