Cara Curtin (born May 19, 1992) is an American soccer player who has played previously played for clubs such as FF Lugano 1976 in Switzerland and Valencia and Zaragoza in Spain.[2][3][4][5]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | May 19, 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Rosa, California,[1] United States | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Santa Rosa Bear Cubs | ||
| 2012–2013 | Sonoma State Seawolves | 42 | (24) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Sacramento Storm | |||
| 2016–2019 | FF Lugano 1976 | 90 | (61) |
| 2019–2020 | Valencia | 15 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Zaragoza | 54 | (14) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
College career
editSanta Rosa Bear Cubs
editAlong with her twin sister Lauren, Curtin played as a freshman and sophomore for Santa Rosa Bear Cubs. In 2010, she was the team's top scorer, leading them to win the Big Eight Conference.[6] In December 2011, Curtin led the team to win the state championship, scoring all four goals of the final including the winner in the last minute of extra time and was named most valuable player of the tournament.[7][8]
Sonoma State Seawolves
editCurtin played for the Sonoma State Seawolves as a junior in 2012 and as a senior in 2013. In her junior year, she started all 21 games and led the team in statistics of goals, assists, points, shots, and shots on goal. She was also named to the First Team All-CCAA and won CCAA Newcomer of the Year.[9] As a junior she earned NSCAA and Daktronics All-America honors. At the end of her time at Sonoma State, despite playing only two seasons, she was tenth place on the goalscoring all-time list, having scored 24 goals.[10]
Club career
editFF Lugano 1976
editAfter playing on and off for Sacramento Storm, in July 2016, Curtin joined Swiss professional club FF Lugano 1976.[11] In her three seasons at the club, she scored 61 goals over 90 games.[12]
Valencia
editIn July 2019, Curtin joined Spanish top-tier club Valencia.[12]
Zaragoza
editIn July 2020, Curtin signed with Spanish second-tier club Zaragoza.[13]
Personal life
editCurtin's twin sister Lauren is also a professional footballer.[11][14]
References
edit- ^ Echeverría, Alejandro (July 8, 2019). "Pólvora 'Made in USA' | Kōmori".
- ^ "La estadounidense Cara Curtin deja el Valencia". ElDesmarque. July 17, 2020.
- ^ Paronitti, scritto da Claudio (January 21, 2020). "Calcio femminile, l'ex stella bianconera Cara Curtin colleziona l'11ª apparizione a Valencia pareggiando con l'ultima".
- ^ Goff, Steven (September 8, 2019). "16 U.S. soccer players find a home in Switzerland — and in the Champions League". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ "CARA CURTIN, ENTREVISTADA POR LA ACADEMIA DEL VALENCIA CF EN SEATTLE". OneFootball. June 26, 2023.
- ^ Coit, Michael (November 10, 2010). "SRJC women's soccer team wins conference". The Press Democrat. Archived from the original on June 27, 2023.
- ^ Senzell, Howard (December 4, 2011). "SRJC women's soccer team wins state title". The Press Democrat. Archived from the original on June 27, 2023.
- ^ Harris, Spencer (December 6, 2011). "Lady Bear Cubs clip Hawks wings to win state championship". The Oak Leaf.
- ^ "Cara Curtin". Sonoma State Seawolves. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ "Curtin Twins To Continue Soccer Careers In Switzerland". Sonoma State Seawolves. July 18, 2016.
- ^ a b Carter, Lori A. (July 18, 2016). "Santa Rosa's Curtin twins land roster spots with Swiss pro soccerteam". The Press Democrat.
- ^ a b "El Valencia CF ficha una norteamericana para su ataque" [Valencia CF signs an American for its attack]. El Desmarque (in Spanish). July 8, 2019.
- ^ "Cara Curtin, refuerzo de primera para el ataque" [Cara Curtin, reinforcement of first for the attack] (in Spanish). Zaragoza. July 19, 2020.
- ^ Goff, Steven (September 8, 2019). "16 U.S. soccer players find a home in Switzerland — and in the Champions League". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
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