Courtney Kathryn "CoCo" Goodson (born June 19, 1990) is an American soccer defender who last played for Sky Blue FC in the National Women's Soccer League. She previously played for FC Twente in the Dutch Eredivisie Vrouwen.[2]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Courtney Kathryn Goodson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | June 19, 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Ramona, San Diego County, California, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2008 | Eagles Soccer Club | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Texas Longhorns | ||
| 2010–2011 | UC Irvine Anteaters | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | San Diego WFC SeaLions | ||
| 2012–2013 | FC Twente | 19 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | Sky Blue FC | 43 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 9, 2015 | |||
Early life
editGoodson was born in Ramona, California. She attended Cathedral Catholic High School where she was a four-year letterwinner and was named to the All-CIF First Team. She was a member of the CIF San Diego Section and Western League Championship teams from 2005 to 2007. Goodson was named All-North County twice and All-Western League twice. In 2005, she was named California Gatorade Rookie of the Year. In 2007, she was named to the Union-Tribune All-Academic Team.[3]
University of California Irvine
editAfter spending the first two years of her college career at the University of Texas where she played midfielder for the Texas Longhorns, Goodson transferred to the University of California, Irvine where she played for the UCI Anteaters from 2010 to 2011. During her two seasons at Irvine, the squad made it to the NCAA Tournament for the first two times in school history. Her skill helped improve Irvine's possession, elevating the team's scoring production from 37 without Goodson in 2009 to 49 goals during her junior season.[4]
Playing career
editClub
editFC Twente
editAfter being drafted 12th overall in the 2012 WPS Draft to the Philadelphia Independence and the league folding before the season began, Goodson played for the Dutch professional side, FC Twente.[5] She made 19 starts in 19 matches and scored one goal as a defender for the team.[6]
Sky Blue FC
editIn 2013, Goodson was drafted to Sky Blue FC during the third round of the 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft (21st overall) for the inaugural season of the National Women's Soccer League.[7] During her second cap with the team playing the defender position, she scored her first goal in a match against the Washington Spirit helping her team secure a 2–1 win.[8][9][10] Goodson ended the 2013 season having started in all 23 games that she played for Sky Blue and scored one goal.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Courtney Goodson". Texas Longhorns. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ Knowd, Lynn (July 25, 2012). "Ramona soccer player meets with young athletes before heading to Holland". Ramona Sentinel. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
- ^ "CoCo Goodson". University of California Irvine. Archived from the original on July 4, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
- ^ "Coo Coo for CoCo: Goodson goes 12th to Philly in the WPS Draft". New University. January 17, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
- ^ "NWSL: Coco Goodson, Sky Blue FC". World Sports Show. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
- ^ a b "Courtney Goodson". Soccer Way. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
- ^ "NWSL Supplemental Draft Results". NWSL News. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
- ^ "Sky Blue FC vs Washington Spirit". National Women's Soccer League. Archived from the original on April 24, 2014. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
- ^ "Washington Spirit vs. Sky Blue FC: Final Score 1–2; Goodson takes the lead". SB Nation. April 27, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
- ^ "Sky Blue FC hold on to beat Spirit 2–1". Equalizer Soccer. April 27, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
External links
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- Courtney Goodson profile at National Women's Soccer League
- CoCo Goodson profile at Sky Blue FC
- UCI player profile
- Texas player profile
- CoCo Goodson on Twitter
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