Britt Eckerstrom

Britt Eckerstrom
Eckerstrom with the Portland Thorns in 2017
Personal information
Full name Britt Ellen Eckerstrom[1]
Date of birth (1993-05-28) May 28, 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Rockville, Maryland, United States
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Penn State Nittany Lions 85 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Ottawa Fury
2014 Colorado Pride
2016 Western New York Flash 3 (0)
2017–2021 Portland Thorns 15 (0)
2017–2019 → Newcastle Jets (loan) 22 (0)
International career
2009 United States U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Britt Ellen Eckerstrom (born May 28, 1993) is a retired American soccer player who played as a goalkeeper for Portland Thorns FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She previously played for the Western New York Flash.

College career

Eckerstrom won a national title with the Penn State Nittany Lions in 2015. She did not concede a single goal in that year's NCAA tournament. In 2016, she was awarded the Big Ten Medal of Honor, which recognizes one male and one female student from the graduating class of each Big Ten member school, for demonstrating joint athletic and academic excellence throughout their college career.[2]

In 2013, she played with the Ottawa Fury. In 2014, she joined the Colorado Pride.[3]

Club career

Eckerstrom was drafted in the 3rd round of the 2016 NWSL College Draft by Western New York Flash.[4]

On March 8, 2017, Eckerstrom was traded to the Portland Thorns for two fourth round picks in the 2018 NWSL College Draft.[5]

In October 2017, Eckerstrom was loaned to Australian club Newcastle Jets for the 2017–18 W-League season, along with fellow Americans Katie Stengel, Tori Huster and Arin Gilliland.[6]

Eckerstrom returned to the Jets in October 2018 ahead of the 2018–19 W-League season.[7] She played every minute for the Jets, tallying 61 saves over the course of the season.[8]

She announced her retirement from professional soccer on Instagram on January 19, 2021.[9]

Honors

Penn State Nittany Lions

References

  1. ^ "Britt Eckerstrom". Penn State Nittany Lions. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  2. ^ "Eckerstrom, Megaludis honored as Big Ten Medal of Honor recipients". June 21, 2016. Archived from the original on June 23, 2016.
  3. ^ "Penn State standouts join Colorado Pride". Box Score News. April 23, 2014.
  4. ^ "2016 NWSL College Draft Recap". Western New York Flash. January 15, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  5. ^ Goldberg, Jamie (March 8, 2017). "Portland Thorns officially acquire goalkeeper Britt Eckerstrom from North Carolina Courage". The Oregonian. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
  6. ^ Kerry, Craig (October 23, 2017). "W-League: Newcastle Jets' US quartet in town ahead of season start against Wanderers". The Newcastle Herald. Archived from the original on April 8, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  7. ^ "American goalkeeper back for Jets". The Women's Game. October 17, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  8. ^ "Britt Eckerstrom". Newcastle Jets. Archived from the original on March 23, 2019. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
  9. ^ "So many incredible people a part of this journey! On to the next chapter!". Retrieved January 19, 2021.


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