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Sarah Killion
Killion at the U20 World Cup in 2012
Personal information
Full name Sarah Killion
Date of birth (1992-07-27) July 27, 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Fort Wayne, Indiana
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Sky Blue FC
Number 16
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 UCLA Bruins
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Sky Blue FC 74 (8)
2015–2016Adelaide United (loan) 12 (1)
International career
2012 United States U20 9 (0)
2013–2015 United States U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 5, 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of May 3, 2015

Sarah Killion (born July 27, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who plays for Sky Blue FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

Early life

Born and raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Sarah attended Bishop Dwenger High School where she played on the varsity soccer team for four years.[1] Killion was named Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Indiana three times from 2009 to 2011.[1] In 2010, she was named an ESPN RISE All-American and NSCAA Youth All-American; the latter for the second consecutive year.[1] She was named NSCAA High School All-American in 2009 and 2010.[1] Top Drawer Soccer rated her as the number 9 recruit in the country and top recruit from the state of Indiana.[1] She finished her high school career with 63 goals and 73 assists.[1] Killion also played club soccer for the Fort Wayne Fever.[1]

UCLA Bruins

Killion attended UCLA and played for the UCLA Bruins from 2011–2014.[1][2] In 2013, she helped lead the Bruins to win the NCAA College Cup for the first time. She received All-Tournament honors and served the assist to a late equalizer during the semifinal match.[3]

Club career

Sky Blue FC, 2015–

Killion was selected second in the 2015 NWSL College Draft by Sky Blue FC.[4][5] She made her debut for the club during the team's first match of the season against Houston Dash on April 19, 2015.[6]

Adelaide United FC, 2015–2016

Killion joined Adelaide United from the Australian W-League for the 2015–16 season.[7]

International career

Killion has represented the United States at various youth levels. She was a starting player for United States under-20 women's national soccer team that won the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in 2012. She played for the United States under-23 national team at the 2013 Four Nations Tournament.[1]

In February 2014, she was named to the senior team roster by head coach Tom Sermanni for the 2014 Algarve Cup.[8] Killion received a call-up from coach Jill Ellis for January camp in 2017, she has not yet received a senior team cap.[9]

Career statistics

Club Season League
League Apps Goals
Sky Blue FC 2015 NWSL 17 0
2016 18 3
2017 23 5
2018 11 0
Career totals 69 8

Honors

Team

Winner

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Sarah Killion". UCLA. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
  2. ^ Hays, Graham (September 11, 2013). "Power Rankings: UCLA On the Rise". ESPN. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
  3. ^ "Sarah Killion". Senior Class Award. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
  4. ^ "Morgan Brian No.1 Pick by Houston Dash in NWSL Draft". ESPN. January 16, 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
  5. ^ Baxter, Kevin (January 16, 2015). "Three UCLA players among top 4 picks in women's soccer draft". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
  6. ^ "Sarah Killion". Soccer Way. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
  7. ^ Odong, Ann (September 26, 2015). "Adelaide United sign eight more for Season 8". The Women's Game.
  8. ^ "Sermanni Names U.S. WNT Roster for 2014 Algarve Cup". United States Soccer Federation. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
  9. ^ "ELLIS ADDS SARAH KILLION TO WNT JANUARY CAMP ROSTER". January 5, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2018.