Katie Naughton

Katie Naughton
Naughton playing for Chicago Red Stars in 2017
Personal information
Full name Kathleen Camille Naughton
Date of birth (1994-02-15) February 15, 1994
Place of birth Elk Grove Village, Illinois
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Perth Glory
Youth career
Sockers FC
Elk Grove High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 87 (11)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Chicago Red Stars 42 (1)
2016–2018 → Adelaide United (loan) 24 (2)
2018– → Perth Glory (loan)
National team
2009–2010 United States U17
2012–2014 United States U20
2016–2017 United States U23
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 3, 2018

Kathleen Naughton (born February 15, 1994) is an American professional soccer defender who currently plays for Chicago Red Stars of the National Women's Soccer League. She played collegiate soccer for the University of Notre Dame[1]

Club career

Youth career

Naughton played for Chicago Sockers FC during her youth,[2] and played for Notre Dame Fighting Irish in Atlantic Coast Conference, during her college years.[1] In 2012, Naughton was named to NSCAA All-Northeast Region Second Team; All-BIG EAST Third Team; BIG EAST All-Rookie Team; and was also named Notre Dame Team Most Valuable Freshman.[1]

Beginning in 2013, Naughton captained the Notre Dame Soccer Team, making her the first Notre Dame three-year captain.[1][2] The following year, she was named to several honorary teams: All-ACC Second Team; First Team NSCAA Scholar All-North/Central Region; Third Team NSCAA Scholar All-American; NSCAA Second Team All-Southeast Region. Naughton also received Notre Dame OSCARS Francis Patrick O'Connor Award.[1]

Chicago Red Stars, 2016–

Naughton was selected by Chicago Red Stars as the nineteenth selection in second round in 2016 NWSL College Draft.[3] She scored her first career NWSL goal on June 24, 2018, in a 2–0 win over the Utah Royals FC.[4]

Loan to Adelaide United

In October 2016, Naughton was loaned to Australian club Adelaide United along with her teammates Danielle Colaprico and Sofia Huerta.[5] Naughton re-signed with the club in October 2017, along with her teammates Danielle Colaprico and Alyssa Mautz.[6]

Loan to Perth Glory

Naughton signed with Australian club Perth Glory for the 2018–19 W-League Season,[7] along with Red Stars team-mates Sam Kerr, Alyssa Mautz and Nikki Stanton.

International career

Naughton started her international competition at an early age of 15.[8] Naughton competed with United States under-17 women's national soccer team in international friendly,[9][10] as well as with United States under-18 women's national soccer team.[11] Naughton played 4 matches at 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[12] Katie Naughton was a part of United States under-23 women's national soccer team which competed and won the 2016 Istria Cup in Croatia.[13][14]

Personal

Katie is the only child of Claire and Tom Naughton. Best friend to Stephanie Darling. Naughton pursued double majors in anthropology and Spanish at Notre Dame, and was named to the Dean's list for 2012 fall semester. She was one of two team representatives to Notre Dame's Student-Athlete Advisory Council. Naughton earned certificates of merit in Notre Dame's Rosenthal Leadership Academy between 2012 and 2014.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Katie Naughton". und.com. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Chicago Red Stars: Born, Raised and Playing at Home". chicagoredstars.com. March 12, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  3. ↑ "2016 NWSL COLLEGE DRAFT RESULTS; Check out every selection through four rounds". nwlsoccer.com. January 15, 2015. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Chicago Picks Up Three Points! Katie Naughton First Career Goal!". June 24, 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Danielle Colaprico and Sofia Huerta join Adelaide United for Season 9". The Women's Game. |date=30 October 2016|access-date=October 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030141523/http://thewomensgame.com/2016/10/danielle-colaprico-and-sofia-huerta-join-adelaide-united-for-season-9/%7Carchive-date=October 30, 2016|dead-url=yes|df=mdy-all}}
  6. ↑ Migliaccio, Val (October 27, 2017). "Adelaide United's squad has unveiled an awesome foursome of signings from the United States". The Advertiser.
  7. ↑ {{cite web|url=https://www.myfootball.com.au/news/glory-swoop-highly-rated-defender%7Ctitle=Highly-rated American defender signs for Perth Glory|publisher=Football Federation Australia|author=Jacob Windon|date=11 October 2018|accessdate=11 October 2018
  8. ↑ "U.S. U-15 Girls to Hold Training Camp at the Home Depot Center". U.S.Soccer. August 10, 2009. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  9. ↑ "U.S. U-17 Women Roll Over Chile 7–0 in Argentina". U.S.soccer. December 7, 2009. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  10. ↑ "U.S. Under-17 WNT Defeats Denmark 3–0 at U-16 Nordic Cup". July 6, 2010. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  11. ↑ "U.S. U-18 WNT Heads to Florida for Final Camp of 2011". U.S.Soccer. November 28, 2011. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Katie Naughton". fifa.com. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  13. ↑ "U23 WNT heading to Croatia for Istria Cup". topsoccer.com. February 16, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  14. ↑ "U-23 WNT Set to Travel to Croatia for Istria Cup". U.S.Soccer. February 16, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
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