Mallory Leigh Eubanks (born June 4, 1996) is an American soccer forward who played for the Washington Spirit in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

Mallory Eubanks
Personal information
Full name Mallory Leigh Eubanks[1]
Date of birth (1996-06-04) June 4, 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Position(s) Forward
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Mississippi State Bulldogs[2] 70 (8)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Washington Spirit 12 (0)
International career
2017–2018 United States U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 29, 2018

College career

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In 2014, Eubanks attended Mississippi State University, where she played for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. Impressing her freshman year, Eubanks was named to the SEC All-Freshman team. She would go on to earn additional honors including 2017 SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year and Second Team All-SEC. Her college career saw her earn 70 appearances for the Bulldogs, scoring 8 goals and registering 17 assists.[2]

Club career

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In January 2018, Eubanks was drafted by the Washington Spirit in the second round, sixteenth overall.[3] However, due to roster limits, she was waived before the season started with her rights retained by the Spirit.[4] By Week 2 of the season, Eubanks was signed as a Replacement Player for Argentine player, Estefanía Banini.[5] While playing as replacement status, teammate Cali Farquharson was placed on the disable list due to injury, opening a full roster spot. Eubanks signed a full contract with the Spirit on May 17 and played out the rest of the season making 12 appearances for the Spirit.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Student Lists – President's List, Fall 2014 (Kentucky)". Mississippi State University. 2014. Archived from the original on November 19, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Mallory Eubanks". Mississippi State University. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  3. ^ Jacqueline Purdy (January 18, 2018). "Watch Live: 2018 NWSL College Draft; live pick-by-pick updates". NWSL. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  4. ^ "Washington Spirit announces updated roster ahead of 2018 NWSL regular season". Washington Spirit. March 19, 2018. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  5. ^ "Washington Spirit signs Mallory Eubanks as National Team Replacement Player". washingtonspirit.com. March 29, 2018. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  6. ^ Caitlin Buckley (May 17, 2018). "Washington Spirit sign forward Mallory Eubanks". Black and Red United. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
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