Cari Roccaro

Cari Elizabeth Roccaro (born July 18, 1994) is an American soccer defender from East Islip, New York who plays for the North Carolina Courage in the National Women's Soccer League.[1] She played for the United States under-20 women's national soccer team[4] and helped the team win the 2012 FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup held in Tokyo, Japan. She previously played for the New York Fury[2] in the WPSL Elite.

Cari Roccaro
Roccaro in the award ceremony at Japan 2012 FIFA U20 World Cup
Personal information
Full name Cari Elizabeth Roccaro
Date of birth (1994-07-18) July 18, 1994
Place of birth East Islip, New York, United States
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 North Carolina Courage
Number 21
Youth career
Albertson Fury[1][2]
2010–2012[3] Long Island Fury[2]
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 75 (13)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 New York Fury 1 (0)
2016–2017 Houston Dash 33 (0)
2018– North Carolina Courage 17 (0)
National team‡
United States U15
United States U17
United States U18
2012–2014 United States U20 14 (1)
2015 United States U23
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 22, 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of September 18, 2012

Early life

Cari attended East Islip High School in Islip Terrace, New York where she played for the Redmen. During her senior year, she scored 11 goals with an 11–3–1 record. She was named a First Team ESPNHS All-American, a two-time All-American selection by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, and was Long Island Player of the Year.[5][6][7]

Roccaro led the Redmen as team captain as a sophomore, junior, and senior. She was named All-League, All-Conference, and All-County as a freshman, junior, and senior and Team MVP as a freshman and senior. A highly decorated player, she was named NSCAA All-American as a junior and senior and Parade All-American as a junior. She was also named New York Gatorade Player of the Year, Long Island Player of the Year, and New York State Player of the Year as a senior.[1]

Roccaro played for local club team, Albertson Fury and was a member of the Olympic Development Program (ODP) Region I Team from 2007–2010 as well as the Eastern New York state Olympic Development Program (ODP) squad from 2005–2010.[8]

New York Fury

While still in high school, Roccaro played for Long Island Fury in Women's Premier Soccer League, the second tier of women's soccer in the United States. She joined the club New York Fury, in the new WPSL Elite which was created after the folding of Women's Professional Soccer in early 2012.[3][9]

University of Notre Dame

Roccaro attended the University of Notre Dame where she played as a defender for the Fighting Irish.[6] In January 2013, she was named Soccer America's Women's Freshman of the Year after leading Notre Dame to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I Tournament.[10] She was also named Big East Conference Rookie of the Year[11]

Club career

Houston Dash, 2016–2017

Roccaro was selected by the Houston Dash with the 5th overall pick in the 2016 NWSL College Draft. Over two seasons with the Dash, she made 33 appearances.[12] On March 19, 2018 she was waived by the club.[13]

North Carolina Courage, 2018–present

She signed with North Carolina Courage on April 12, 2018.[14] She made two appearances for the club during the 2018 season. North Carolina won the 2018 NWSL Shield & NWSL Championship.[15]

International career
2012 FIFA Under-20 World Cup awards ceremony.

Roccaro has represented the United States as a member of the U-15, U-17, U-18, and U-20 national youth teams.[1] In March 2010, she scored her first international goal in a qualifier match against Haiti during the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[3] She also played and scored goals for the US during the 2010 CONCACAF Under-17 Women's Championship and 2012 CONCACAF Under-20 Women's Championship.

Roccaro was a member of the United States U-20 squad, which won the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Japan.[16] She played 2 matches in the group stage; and played in all 3 matches in the knock-out stage.[16][17][18][19]

Roccaro captained the United States under-20 women's national soccer team that competed at 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Canada. She played all 360 minutes of the 4 matches played by the team; as the team was eliminated in the quarter-final.[16]

Honors

International
  • CONCACAF U20 Women's Championship: 2012, 2014
  • FIFA U20 Women's World Cup: 2012[20]

Club

North Carolina Courage

References
  1. "Cari Roccaro". U.S. Soccer. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
  2. "New York Fury club roster". New York Fury. Archived from the original on July 19, 2012. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
  3. "New York Fury Add Lenczyk, Roccaro and Yokers to WPSL Elite League Roster". soccernation.com. Archived from the original on August 9, 2012. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
  4. "United States under-20 women's national team player pool". U.S. Soccer. Archived from the original on August 16, 2012. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
  5. "New York Girls Soccer POY: Cari Roccaro". ESPN. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  6. "Cari Rocarro". New York Fury. Archived from the original on March 5, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
  7. "Cari Roccaro, prized for her versatility". Soccer America. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  8. "Cari Roccaro player profile". University of Notre Dame. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  9. "NY Fury signs Lenczyk, Roccaro, Yokers". Big Apple Soccer. Archived from the original on December 4, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  10. "Notre Dame's Roccaro is Women's Freshman of the Year". Soccer America. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  11. "Big East Honors: Roccaro named Rookie of the Year". Big Apple Soccer. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  12. https://m.chron.com/sports/dynamo/article/Dash-s-Cari-Roccaro-embraces-role-as-versatile-11087382.php#item-85307-tbla-5
  13. "Houston Dash Release 2018 Roster". March 19, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  14. https://www.nccourage.com/news_article/show/906902?referrer_id=3553534
  15. "Courage cap off record-setting season with NWSL Championship win". September 21, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
  16. "FIFA Player Statistics: Cari ROCCARO". FIFA.
  17. "LIJSL Alumni Crystal Dunn and Cari Roccaro help win USWNT U-20 World Cup". Soccer Long Island Magazine. Archived from the original on March 28, 2014. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  18. "U.S. Women's Soccer Wins U20 World Cup, Defeating Germany, 1–0, In Final (VIDEO)". Huffington Post. September 8, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  19. Bell, Jack (September 8, 2012). "Another Title for U.S. Women". New York Times. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  20. "U-20 WNT Crowned 2012 FIFA World Cup Champions". U.S. Soccer. September 8, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
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