Caroline Stanley

Caroline Stanley (born March 16, 1993) is a retired American soccer goalkeeper. Before announcing her retirement in 2018, Caroline played for Sky Blue FC, Seattle Reign FC and Orlando Pride in the National Women's Soccer League. She also represented the United States on the under-20, under-18, under-17, and under-15 national teams.

For the American author, see Caroline Abbot Stanley.

Caroline Stanley
Personal information
Full name Caroline Stanley
Date of birth (1993-03-16) March 16, 1993
Place of birth Kansas City, Missouri
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Missouri Tigers
2012–2014 USC Trojans
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Seattle Reign FC 1 (0)
2016 Sky Blue FC 12 (0)
2017 Orlando Pride 1 (0)
National team
2010 United States U-17
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Early life

Born to parents David and Kelly Stanley, in Oklahoma City, Caroline grew up in Missouri and attended Lee's Summit North High School in Lee's Summit, Missouri from 2007 to 2011 where she earned two consecutive Goalkeeper of the Year awards from the Missouri State High School Soccer Coaches Association.[1] She also played volleyball, basketball and track for the school.[1]

Stanley played club soccer for KCFC Intensity, the Scream and her childhood and first club team, the Pink Panthers. She won five state titles. Appeared in five Regional playoffs. And In 2011, she won a national tournament with KCFC, making three saves during a shootout to win the championship.[1]

USC Trojans, 2012–2014

After playing one season for the University of Missouri, Stanley transferred to the University of Southern California where she played for the Trojans from 2012 to 2014.[1] During her first season with the Trojans, she started in 17 of the 18 games in which she played. She made 95 saves allowing 32 goals.[1] During her junior year, she started all 20 games and made 78 saves allowing 25 goals. Her senior year was by far her best in college. Appearing and starting in every game as a team Captain. She was the only senior to start. She set game records of most saves per match. And saved a PK against Notre Dame to beat them on the road.[1]

Playing career

Club

Originally training with the Seattle Reign FC as an amateur player,[2][3] Stanley signed with the team in July 2015.[4] She made her first appearance for the club on August 1, 2015 during an away match against the Boston Breakers.[5]

She signed with Sky Blue FC in March 2016.[6]

After signing with the Orlando Pride following an injury to their backup goalkeeper Aubrey Bledsoe, she was substituted in for Ashlyn Harris early in the first half after Harris came down with a non-contact injury. This substitution happened one day after joining with her new club for the first time in Seattle, and she recorded several saves that contributed to a hard-fought road point against the Seattle Reign.[7][8] On August 14, 2017, Orlando cut Stanley to make roster room for the return of Ashlyn Harris.[9]

Stanley officially announced her retirement from soccer on January 7, 2018 at age 24.

International

Stanley has represented the United States on various youth national teams at the under-20, under-18, under-17, and under-15 levels. She played at the CONCACAF U-17 World Cup qualifiers in Florida and saved a penalty kick to beat Costa Rica.[1]

Post-Playing career

On February 27, 2018, Stanley announced that she had accepted the position as Goalkeeper Coach for the University of Tulsa Golden Hurricane Women's Soccer Team becoming the program's first full-time Goalkeeper Coach.

Personal life

Stanley is an ambassador for The Young and Brave Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports children with cancer.[10] She is married to Baltimore Orioles pitcher John Means.[11][12]

References
  1. "Caroline Stanley". University of Southern California. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  2. "Reign Call Up French and Stanley For Sky Blue Match". Sounder at Heart. May 8, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  3. Lauletta, Dan (April 1, 2015). "2015 NWSL Preview: Seattle Reign FC". The Equalizer. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  4. "REIGN-THORNS DRAWS NWSL-RECORD CROWD OF 21,144". ESPN. July 22, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  5. "Starting Lineup". Seattle Reign FC. August 1, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  6. "Sky Blue FC Signs Goalkeeper Caroline Stanley".
  7. "Pride Face Another Test Sunday Against Seattle Reign FC".
  8. "Orlando Pride emergency goalkeeper Caroline Stanley clutch under pressure".
  9. http://equalizersoccer.com/2017/08/14/monday-roundup-uswnt-announce-october-friendlies/
  10. "Caroline Stanley". Young & Brave Foundation. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  11. Ruiz, Nathan (July 8, 2019). "'This is still your path': Orioles' John Means skyrockets from edge of retirement to All-Star". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  12. "Caroline and John Means's Wedding Website". The Knot. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
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