Jenista Elaine Clark (born October 31, 1988) is an American professional soccer defender who played for 1. FFC Frankfurt of the German Frauen Bundesliga and was named an assistant coach for Minnesota Aurora FC in 2021.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jenista Elaine Clark[1] | ||
| Date of birth | October 31, 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Norwalk, Iowa, United States | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 | Minnesota Golden Gophers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011 | Sky Blue FC | 2 | (0) |
| 2011 | New York Fury | 4 | (0) |
| 2012 | Lokomotive Leipzig | 11 | (1) |
| 2012–2015 | SC Freiburg | 58 | (1) |
| 2015 | 1. FFC Frankfurt | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Clark signed for European champions Frankfurt in 2015, after three seasons with Bundesliga rivals SC Freiburg.[2] She had arrived in Germany during the 2011–12 winter transfer window and played the remainder of that season with Lokomotive Leipzig. Delaying her graduation, she spent the 2011 campaign with Sky Blue FC of Women's Professional Soccer (WPS).[3] Clark was named an assistant coach for the Minnesota Aurora, a USL W League team that began play in 2022.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "Degree Candidates: Degree of Bachelor of Arts" (PDF). College of Liberal Arts Commencement. University of Minnesota. May 15, 2011. p. 17. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
- ^ ""Neue Herausforderung": Clark wechselt nach Frankfurt" (in German). Kicker (sports magazine). March 19, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
- ^ Ryan, Megan (April 11, 2012). "The Transition: Bethke and Clark playing in the pros". Minnesota Daily. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
- ^ Williams, Nick (December 29, 2021). "New second-division Minnesota women's soccer team raises over $1M through crowdsourcing". Star Tribune. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- ^ "Coaching Staff Announced". MN Women's Soccer. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
External links
edit- Jennie Clark – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Connect World Football profile
- Framba.de profile (in German)
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