Jazmyne Avant
 Avant in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jazmyne Rey Avant[1] | ||
| Date of birth | January 30, 1990[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Dallas, Texas, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | Florida Gators | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | New York Fury | 10 | (0) |
| 2013 | Portland Thorns | 4 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Boston Breakers | 23 | (0) |
| 2015 | Houston Dash | 2 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2006 | United States U16 | ||
| 2009 | United States U20 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jazmyne Rey Avant (born January 30, 1990) is an American soccer defender who last played for the Houston Dash of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).[3]
Early life
University of Florida
Avant accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida, where she played for coach Becky Burleigh's Florida Gators women's soccer team from 2008 to 2011. She was a standout defender for the Gators, playing a total of 97 matches and adding 12 assists.[4] She was also part of the United States U20 player pool in 2009 as well as the U16's in 2006.
Playing career
Club
Avant spent time with Sky Blue FC on a tour of Japan in early 2012 before signing with the New York Fury in the WPSL Elite for the 2012 season.[5]
On February 20, 2013, Avant was signed as a discovery player for the Portland Thorns in the NWSL.[6] She was waived in June 2013 and picked up by the Boston Breakers later that month.[7][8] On July 24, 2014, Boston Breakers announced that Avant has been waived.[3]
References
- ^ "College of Liberal Arts and Sciences: Bachelor of Science" (PDF). Commencement Fall 2011. University of Florida. December 16, 2011. p. 70. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20060521081434/http://www.ussoccer.com/common/stContent.jsp_84-2006U-16GNTPool.html [bare URL]
- ^ a b "BOSTON BREAKERS WAIVE JAZMYNE AVANT". nwslsoccer.com. July 24, 2014.
- ^ "Florida Gators bio". Retrieved June 21, 2013.
- ^ "New York Fury Signs Leigh Ann Robinson and Jazmyne Avant". Retrieved June 21, 2013.
- ^ "Thorns FC sign defender Jazmyne Avant". February 20, 2013. Archived from the original on February 25, 2013. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
- ^ "Thorns FC Waive Defender Jazmyne Avant". SB Nation. June 20, 2013. Archived from the original on February 25, 2013. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
- ^ "Breakers Sign Defender Jazmyne Avant". SB Nation. June 29, 2013. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
External links
- Boston Breakers player profile
- New York Fury player profile
- University of Florida player profile
- US Soccer player profile
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- 1990 births
- Living people
- People from Coppell, Texas
- Soccer players from Dallas
- American women's soccer players
- United States women's youth international soccer players
- Boston Breakers players
- Florida Gators women's soccer players
- Houston Dash players
- National Women's Soccer League players
- New York Fury players
- Portland Thorns FC players
- Women's association football defenders
- United States women's under-20 international soccer players
- 21st-century American sportswomen
- American women's soccer biography stubs
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