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Sarah Woldmoe
Woldmoe at the U20 World Cup in 2012
Personal information
Full name Sarah Killion Woldmoe
Birth name Sarah Christine Killion[1]
Date of birth (1992-07-27) July 27, 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Chicago Red Stars
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 UCLA Bruins 88 (13)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2020 Sky Blue FC 106 (11)
2015–2016Adelaide United (loan) 12 (1)
2021– Chicago Red Stars 18 (2)
International career
2012 United States U20 9 (0)
2013–2015 United States U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 28, 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of May 3, 2015

Sarah Killion Woldmoe (born Sarah Christine Killion; July 27, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Chicago Red Stars of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

Early life

Born and raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Woldmoe attended Bishop Dwenger High School where she played on the varsity soccer team for four years.[2] Woldmoe was named Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Indiana three times from 2009 to 2011.[2] In 2010, she was named an ESPN RISE All-American and NSCAA Youth All-American; the latter for the second consecutive year.[2] She was named NSCAA High School All-American in 2009 and 2010.[2] Top Drawer Soccer rated her as the number 9 recruit in the country and top recruit from the state of Indiana.[2] She finished her high school career with 63 goals and 73 assists.[2] Woldmoe also played club soccer for the Fort Wayne Fever.[2]

UCLA Bruins

2011

Woldmoe appeared in all 21 games for UCLA her freshman season, starting in 11 of them. She assisted 2 goals, both to senior forward Sydney Leroux.[2]</ref>

2012

In 17 games (all starts) as a sophomore, Woldmoe recorded 6 assists and scored 3 goals of her own, two of which were game winners (vs. Oregon State and Colorado). She earned a selection to the All-Pac-12 team, as well as the NSCAA All-Pacific Region first team and the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Season second team. Woldmoe also was named as an honorable mention on the Pac-12 All-Academic team.[2]</ref>

Club career

Sky Blue FC, 2015–2020

Woldmoe was selected second in the 2015 NWSL College Draft by Sky Blue FC.[3][4] She made her debut for the club during the team's first match of the season against Houston Dash on April 19, 2015.[5]

Adelaide United FC, 2015–2016

Woldmoe joined Adelaide United from the Australian W-League for the 2015–16 season.[6]

Chicago Red Stars, 2021–present

On December 29, 2020, it was announced that Woldmoe, along with teammate Mallory Pugh, would be traded to the Chicago Red Stars in exchange for three total first-round picks and an international slot for the 2021 and 2022 NWSL seasons.[7]

International career

Woldmoe 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.[2]

In February 2014, Woldmoe was named to the senior team roster by head coach Tom Sermanni for the 2014 Algarve Cup.[8] Woldmoe 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
2019 24 1
Career totals 93 9

Honors

Team

Winner

Individual

Club

  • 2017 NWSL Team of the Month: May
  • 2021 NWSL Player of the Week: Week 15

Personal life

She married her husband, Austin, in November 2019.[10]

Woldmoe began using her married name in 2020.[11]

It was announced on February 28th, 2022 that she and her husband are expecting their first child.

References

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Japan 2012 – List of Players: USA" (PDF). FIFA. September 14, 2012. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 17, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Sarah Killion". UCLA. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
  3. ^ "Morgan Brian No.1 Pick by Houston Dash in NWSL Draft". ESPN. January 16, 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
  4. ^ Baxter, Kevin (January 16, 2015). "Three UCLA players among top 4 picks in women's soccer draft". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
  5. ^ "Sarah Killion". Soccer Way. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
  6. ^ Odong, Ann (September 26, 2015). "Adelaide United sign eight more for Season 8". The Women's Game.
  7. ^ "Chicago Acquires Mallory Pugh and Sarah Killion Woldmoe from Sky Blue FC". December 29, 2020.
  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.
  10. ^ "Dwenger grad forced to adjust her soccer training | Professional | Journal Gazette". www.journalgazette.net.
  11. ^ "Sky Blue FC Announces 2020 Preseason Roster". Sky Blue FC. March 9, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2020.