Jazmyne Avant
 Avant in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jazmyne Rey Avant[1] | ||
| Date of birth | January 30, 1990[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Dallas, Texas, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | Florida Gators | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | New York Fury | 10 | (0) |
| 2013 | Portland Thorns | 4 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Boston Breakers | 23 | (0) |
| 2015 | Houston Dash | 2 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2006 | United States U16 | ||
| 2009 | United States U20 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jazmyne Rey Avant (born January 30, 1990) is an American soccer defender who last played for the Houston Dash of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).[3]
Early life
[edit]University of Florida
[edit]Avant accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida, where she played for coach Becky Burleigh's Florida Gators women's soccer team from 2008 to 2011. She was a standout defender for the Gators, playing a total of 97 matches and adding 12 assists.[4] She was also part of the United States U20 player pool in 2009 as well as the U16's in 2006.
Playing career
[edit]Club
[edit]Avant spent time with Sky Blue FC on a tour of Japan in early 2012 before signing with the New York Fury in the WPSL Elite for the 2012 season.[5]
On February 20, 2013, Avant was signed as a discovery player for the Portland Thorns in the NWSL.[6] She was waived in June 2013 and picked up by the Boston Breakers later that month.[7][8] On July 24, 2014, Boston Breakers announced that Avant has been waived.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "College of Liberal Arts and Sciences: Bachelor of Science" (PDF). Commencement Fall 2011. University of Florida. December 16, 2011. p. 70. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20060521081434/http://www.ussoccer.com/common/stContent.jsp_84-2006U-16GNTPool.html [bare URL]
- ^ a b "BOSTON BREAKERS WAIVE JAZMYNE AVANT". nwslsoccer.com. July 24, 2014.
- ^ "Florida Gators bio". Retrieved June 21, 2013.
- ^ "New York Fury Signs Leigh Ann Robinson and Jazmyne Avant". Retrieved June 21, 2013.
- ^ "Thorns FC sign defender Jazmyne Avant". February 20, 2013. Archived from the original on February 25, 2013. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
- ^ "Thorns FC Waive Defender Jazmyne Avant". SB Nation. June 20, 2013. Archived from the original on February 25, 2013. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
- ^ "Breakers Sign Defender Jazmyne Avant". SB Nation. June 29, 2013. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
External links
[edit]- Boston Breakers player profile
- New York Fury player profile
- University of Florida player profile
- US Soccer player profile
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- 1990 births
- Living people
- People from Coppell, Texas
- Soccer players from Dallas
- American women's soccer players
- United States women's youth international soccer players
- Boston Breakers players
- Florida Gators women's soccer players
- Houston Dash players
- National Women's Soccer League players
- New York Fury players
- Portland Thorns FC players
- Women's association football defenders
- United States women's under-20 international soccer players
- 21st-century American sportswomen
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