Miranda Alexis Freeman (born March 23, 1995) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for NJ/NY Gotham FC in the National Women's Soccer League.

Mandy Freeman
Personal information
Full name Miranda Alexis Freeman[1]
Date of birth (1995-03-23) March 23, 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Royal Palm Beach, Florida, United States
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
NJ/NY Gotham FC
Number 22
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 USC Trojans 88 (2)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– NJ/NY Gotham FC[a] 72 (0)
International career
2011–2012 United States U17
2013–2014 United States U20
2016–2017 United States U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 22, 2023

College career edit

Freeman played for USC from 2013 to 2016, she was part of team that won the 2016 NCAA National Championship.[2]

Club career edit

Freeman was drafted by Sky Blue FC with the 10th overall pick in the 2017 NWSL College Draft.[3] She appeared in 21 games in the 2017 season.[4] Freeman returned to Sky Blue FC for the 2018 NWSL season, where she once again appeared in 21 games for the team.[5]

Freeman tore the achilles tendon in her right ankle during preseason training ahead of the 2019 NWSL season, this injury would rule her out for the season.[6]

Career statistics edit

College edit

Club Season Apps Goals
USC 2013 20 0
2014 20 0
2015 23 2
2016 25 0
Career totals 88 2

Club edit

As of April 22, 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[b] Playoffs[c] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
NJ/NY Gotham FC[a] 2017 NWSL 21 0 21 0
2018 21 0 21 0
2019 0 0 0 0
2020 0 0 4[d] 0 4 0
2021 10 0 4 0 1 0 15 0
2022 17 0 5 0 22 0
2023 3 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 72 0 9 0 1 0 4 0 86 0
  1. ^ a b Sky Blue FC changed its name to NJ/NY Gotham FC in 2021
  2. ^ Includes the NWSL Challenge Cup
  3. ^ Includes NWSL Playoffs
  4. ^ NWSL Fall Series

Honors edit

USC Trojans

NJ/NY Gotham FC

References edit

  1. ^ "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Azerbaijan 2012 – List of Players: USA" (PDF). fifadata.com. FIFA. September 25, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 3, 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  2. ^ "Sky Blue FC select Mandy Freeman with No. 10 draft pick". onceametro.com. January 12, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  3. ^ Curreri, Gary (February 7, 2017). "Atlantic graduate Miranda Freeman drafted into women's pro soccer". sun-sentinel.com.
  4. ^ "Mandy Freeman Stats". foxsports.com. June 30, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  5. ^ "Sky Blue FC announces official 2018 season roster". onceametro.com. March 19, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  6. ^ "Mandy Freeman Out Indefinitely with Achilles Tendon Injury". skybluefc.com. March 26, 2019. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  7. ^ "NWSL Championship highlights: Gotham FC crowned champions as Rapinoe, Krieger end careers". USA Today. November 11, 2023. Retrieved November 12, 2022.

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