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Bianca Henninger

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Henninger and the second or maternal family name is Moreno.
Bianca Henninger
Bianca Henninger playing for Mexico on October 4, 2018.
Personal information
Full name Bianca Henninger Moreno[1]
Date of birth (1990-10-22) 22 October 1990 (age 34)[2]
Place of birth San Jose, California, United States[3]
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Santa Clara Broncos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 New York Fury
2013 FC Kansas City 2 (0)
2013 → Bayern Munich (loan) 0 (0)
2014–2019 Houston Dash 20 (0)
2016–2017 → Melbourne Victory (loan) 7 (0)
International career‡
2009–2010 United States U-20
2011 United States U-23
2017–2019 Mexico 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 January 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 January 2020

Bianca Henninger Moreno (born 22 October 1990) is an American-born Mexican former professional footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for the Houston Dash and the Mexico women's national football team.

Early life

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Henninger attended Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose, California where she was an NSCAA All-American in 2006[4] and 2007.[5] She was named a Parade Magazine All-American in 2007 and 2008. Henninger played U-13 to U-18 for the De Anza Strykers, a four-time state cup finalist. She played U- 6 through U-11 with the Central Valley Mercury.[6]

Santa Clara University

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Henninger attended Santa Clara University. As a freshman in 2008, she played in seven matches for the Broncos, starting three.[7] As a sophomore in 2009, she started 17 of 19 matches and earned six shutouts. She had one assist on a long punt. Henninger suffered a concussion in the first West Coast Conference game of the year and missed four conference games. She earned her first career NCAA Tournament shutout in a 1–0 victory over Michigan State in the first round. During the second round of the NCAA tournament in a match against Oklahoma State, she saved two penalty kicks and scored one in a 6–5 shootout victory.[6][8][9] She started 21 games as a junior and 18 games as a senior and was 1st team all-WCC both years.

Club career

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Philadelphia Independence

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Henninger was selected by the Philadelphia Independence in the third round (14th overall) of the 2012 WPS Draft.[10]

New York Fury

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After the WPS folded in early 2012, Henninger signed with the New York Fury in the WPSL Elite.[11]

FC Kansas City

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On 7 February 2013, Henninger was drafted by FC Kansas City for the inaugural season of the National Women's Soccer League.[12]

Houston Dash

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On 13 January 2014, Henninger was traded to the Houston Dash in exchange for the first pick of the third round (19th overall) in the 2014 NWSL College Draft.[13]

Henninger was named Player of the Week for week 7 of the 2015 NWSL season after recording eight saves in a 1–0 Houston win over Portland.[14]

On January 26, 2020, Henninger announced her retirement from professional soccer.[15]

Loan to Melbourne Victory

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In October 2016, Henninger was loaned to Melbourne Victory for the 2016–17 W-League season.[16][17]

International career

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Born in the United States, Henninger was a member of the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup U.S. squad that was eliminated in the quarterfinals. She played in all four games and allowed only two goals. [18] She also played in all 5 games for the gold medal-winning U.S. team in the 2010 Concacaf U20 World Cup qualifying tournament in Guatemala, during which she surrendered 2 goals.[19] She played for various U.S. youth teams before 2010, and the U-23's in 2011 and 2012. She attended training camp with the full national team in 2011.[3]

Henninger did not play in any senior-level games with the U.S. team, leaving her eligibility open to play with the Mexico women's national football team, as her mother was born in Mexico. In November 2015, Henninger began training with the Mexico national team.[20] She was called up by the Mexico team in 2016 for the Four Nations Tournament in China.[21] She made her senior debut for Mexico on 4 February 2017 in a 3–2 friendly loss against Canada.[22] Henninger has 4 caps with the national team, sharing goalkeeping duties with teammate Cecilia Santiago.

Honors and awards

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Henninger received the adidas Golden Glove[23] award while representing the United States with the United States U-20 women's national soccer team at the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Germany.[24]

Henninger received the US Soccer Young Female Athlete of the Year award in 2010.[25] NSCAA/Performance Subaru First-Team All-American in 2010 [26] and Third-Team in 2011.[27] Henninger was WCC 1st team All Conference in 2010 [28] and in 2011 was WCC 1st team All Conference in addition to being the conference Goalkeeper of the Year.[29]

Personal life

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Henninger is openly lesbian. She owns a dog called Rafa.[30]

References

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  1. ^ "Las porteras en el Preolímpico de CONCACAF 2016". MiSelección.mx. Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  2. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20060521081434/http://www.ussoccer.com/common/stContent.jsp_84-2006U-16GNTPool.html [bare URL]
  3. ^ a b "Bianca Henninger". Archived from the original on 20 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  4. ^ "2006 NSCAA Adidas Girls Youth AllAmerica Team revealed". nscaa.com. February 2007. Archived from the original on 18 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  5. ^ "2007 NSCAA Adidas Girls Youth AllAmerica Team revealed". nscaa.com. April 2008. Archived from the original on 11 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Bianca Henninger". US Soccer. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  7. ^ "Bianca Henninger". Santa Clara. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Santa Clara's Henninger has no equal". ESPN. 31 August 2011. Archived from the original on 31 July 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  9. ^ "Bianca Henninger". NCAA. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  10. ^ "Independence takes Hagen, 5 others in WPS draft". Philly.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  11. ^ "Henninger Signs with New York Fury of WPSL". Santa Clara University. 12 May 2012. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2013. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  12. ^ "FC Kansas City sign Erika Tymrak and Bianca Henninger". NWSL News. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  13. ^ "Houston Dash acquire goalkeeper Bianca Henninger from FC Kansas City". Houston Dash Communications. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  14. ^ "DASH'S BIANCA HENNINGER VOTED NWSL PLAYER OF THE WEEK; Henninger recorded her second shutout of the 2015 NWSL season on Saturday night". nwslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015.
  15. ^ "Houston Dash Goalkeeper Bianca Henninger Announces Retirement". Our Sport Central. 26 January 2020. Archived from the original on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  16. ^ "Melbourne Victory announce Henninger and Johnson as full squad is completed". The Women's Game. 21 October 2016. Archived from the original on 30 September 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  17. ^ "Victory finalises W-League squad for 2016/17 season". Melbourne Victory. 21 October 2016. Archived from the original on 13 February 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  18. ^ "Henninger keeping the opposition at bay". FIFA. Archived from the original on 17 August 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  19. ^ "Women's U20 2010 Statistics". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 9 November 2009. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  20. ^ Kaiser, Hal (1 December 2015). "Bianca Henninger on the switch to play for Mexico". KeeperNotes.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  21. ^ "La Selección Nacional de México Femenil inició su primera concentración del 2016". Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  22. ^ Clipperson, Joshua (4 February 2017). "Canada defeats Mexico in soccer friendly". TheStar.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  23. ^ "The goalie with the golden gloves". Santa Clara Magazine. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  24. ^ "Marta, Popp and Leroux pave the way". FIFA. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  25. ^ "Donovan, Wambach, Agbossoumonde and Henninger Voted 2010 U.S. Soccer Athletes of the Year". US Soccer. Archived from the original on 24 April 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  26. ^ "Henninger Named NSCAA/Performance Subaru First-Team All-American". West Coast Conference. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  27. ^ "Five WCC players named All-Americans by NSCAA". West Coast Conference. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  28. ^ "WCC Women's Soccer All-Conference Team Announced". West Coast Conference. Archived from the original on 8 April 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  29. ^ "WCC Women's Soccer All-Conference Teams Announced". West Coast Conference. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  30. ^ Creech, Jenny Dial (26 June 2018). "Outreach to all fans is point of pride for Dash". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
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