McKenzie Berryhill

McKenzie Berryhill (born March 24, 1993) is an American soccer player who last played as a defender for the Washington Spirit. She previously played for the Orlando Pride and Portland Thorns FC in the National Women's Soccer League and Klepp in the Norwegian Toppserien. On July 19, 2020 Berryhill announced her retirement from professional soccer on her Instagram page.[1]

McKenzie Berryhill
Personal information
Full name McKenzie Berryhill
Date of birth (1993-03-24) March 24, 1993
Place of birth Phoenix, Arizona
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Defender
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Arizona State University 76 (6)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Portland Thorns FC 5 (0)
2016–2017 Orlando Pride 0 (0)
2018 Klepp 22 (0)
2019 Washington Spirit 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 21, 2019

Career

College

Berryhill played at the Arizona State University from 2012 to 2015. She appeared in 76 games, starting 65. In 2014, she earned First-Team All-Pac-12 and First-Team NSCAA Pacific All-Regional honors. In 2014, she participated in a U.S. Under-23 Women's National Team training camp.

Summer League 2015

During her college break in the summer of 2015, Berryhill played for the Seattle Sounders Women of the USL W-League, alongside Arizona State teammate Cali Farquharson [2] and U-23 star Rose Lavelle.[3]

Portland Thorns FC

She was drafted by the Portland Thorns FC in the third round of the 2016 National Women's Soccer League college draft.[4] She played in her first game as a professional on May 29, 2016, entering as a half-time substitute for the Christine Sinclair of a game against Seattle Reign. She played 26 minutes.[5]

Orlando Pride

On August 30, Berryhill was waived by the Thorns and subsequently claimed off waivers by Orlando Pride.[6][7] However, she was placed on the season-ending injury list and did not play in the 2017 season,[8] and at the end of the season she was not offered a new contract by Orlando. She was placed on the league's re-entry wire and not selected by any team, leaving her without a team.[9]

Klepp

Berryhill signed with Klepp IL for the 2018 Toppserien season, she made 22 appearances for the club as the finished the season in 2nd place.[10]

Washington Spirit

After attending preseason camp with the Sprit in 2019, Berryhill was named to their final roster ahead of the 2019 National Women's Soccer League season.[11] At the end of the season, Berryhill was made available on the NWSL Re-Entry Wire, but not selected by a team.[12]

International career

Berryhill was a member of the United States women's national futsal team and competed in the 2017 AMF Futsal Women's World Cup in Spain.[13][14]

References
  1. https://www.instagram.com/p/CC1TzJfjyzS/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "Seattle Sounders Women 2015 Roster".
  3. "Sounders Women Professional Alumni".
  4. "Know your Thorns FC: The 2016 NWSL roster". April 15, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  5. "Thorns FC Against Reign FC Ends in Scoreless Tie". May 29, 2016. Archived from the original on June 2, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
  6. "Thorns FC midfielder Kendall Johnson activated from disabled list".
  7. "Orlando Pride Claim Defender McKenzie Berryhill Off Waivers".
  8. Watkins, Claire (April 11, 2017). "Orlando Pride finalize roster for 2017 NWSL season". Vavel. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  9. "No Players Selected Off NWSL Re-Entry Wire". QueensCast. October 24, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  10. "Friday Roundup: Dash announce Lisa Cole as assistant coach". January 5, 2018. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  11. "Washington Spirit announces updated 25-player roster ahead of 2019 NWSL season". April 8, 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  12. "Five players selected off NWSL Re-Entry Wire". www.nwslsoccer.com.
  13. "USWNFT A1". North American Futsal Federation. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  14. Bellamy, Aaron (November 22, 2017). "United States Women's National Futsal Team advances to the quarterfinals of the AMF Futsal Women's World Cup". Vavel. Retrieved November 22, 2017.


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