Lindsay Sue Stoecker (born April 26, 1978) is an American former professional soccer player. A 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) tall defender or midfielder, she represented Washington Freedom of Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA).

Lindsay Stoecker
Teaching soccer to an Afghan girl in June 2004
Personal information
Full name Lindsay Sue Stoecker[1]
Date of birth (1978-04-26) April 26, 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Lafayette, Indiana, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Centre-back / Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1995 1977 Raleigh Spartans[2]
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1999 North Carolina Tar Heels
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Washington Freedom 53 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:37, 30 April 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:37, 30 April 2016 (UTC)

Club career

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Stoecker was Washington Freedom's second draft pick ahead of the inaugural 2001 season of the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA).[3] She missed part of the 2002 season with an anterior cruciate ligament injury.[4] In 2003, Stoecker was part of the Freedom team who won the Founders Cup, but when the league subsequently folded she began working for a consultancy firm.[5]

International career

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In August 2001, United States national team coach April Heinrichs called up Stoecker to a 24-player preliminary roster for the 2001 Women's U.S. Cup.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Lindsay Stoecker". Women's United Soccer Association. Archived from the original on February 21, 2004. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "1977 Raleigh Spartans". North Carolina Soccer Hall of Fame. 26 January 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Rating the eight WUSA teams" (PDF). Soccer America. 25 December 2000. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  4. ^ "ACL, not R.I.P." The Washington Times. 4 March 2003. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  5. ^ Steinberg, Dan (13 June 2004). "Coping with the loss of Freedom". The Washington Post. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  6. ^ "Heinrichs Announces Roster for 2001 Nike U.S. Women's Cup; USA Will Face Germany, Japan and China at Three Midwest Venues". United States Soccer Federation. 21 August 2001. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
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