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_136_(cropped).jpg) Cook with the Chicago Red Stars in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Allison McKenna Cook[1] | ||
| Date of birth | July 18, 2000[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Mission Viejo, California, U.S. | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Spokane Zephyr | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Oregon Ducks | 54 | (17) |
| 2022–2023 | UCLA Bruins | 44 | (14) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024 | Chicago Red Stars | 14 | (0) |
| 2025– | Spokane Zephyr | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 17, 2025 | |||
Allison McKenna Cook (born July 18, 2000) is an American soccer player who plays as a forward for the Spokane Zephyr of the USL Super League.
Early life
[edit]Allison McKenna Cook was born in Mission Viejo, California on July 18, 2000, to Cathy and Matt Cook. She has three siblings: Keegan, Madi, and Kaitlyn.[1]
Cook grew up in Coto de Caza, California.[1] She played club soccer for West Coast Futbol Club and then Orange County Surf SC.[1] She played high school soccer for Tesoro High School, where she also ran track.[1]
She then attended the University of Oregon, where she studied biology.[3] After graduating early in her third year at the University of Oregon, Cook attended the University of California, Los Angeles as a graduate student.[1][4]
College career
[edit]Oregon
[edit]Cook attended the University of Oregon and played for the Ducks as a forward from 2019 through 2021.[3] Cook played three seasons for Oregon, earning third-team All-Pac 12 honors after leading the team with eight goals as a junior in 2021.[3]
UCLA
[edit]After graduating from the University of Oregon early, Cook transferred to the University of California, Los Angeles to play for the Bruins for two seasons (2022, 2023).[1] In 2022, she played in all 25 games and made 15 starts.[1] In 2023, Cook started and played in all 19 of the Bruin's games and logged 1,273 minutes.[1] Across her career at UCLA, Cook scored 14 goals and made four assists.[3]
Club career
[edit]Chicago Red Stars
[edit]After going undrafted in the 2024 NWSL Draft, Cook was contacted by several NWSL teams to join their preseason rosters.[5] Ultimately, she trained the Chicago Red Stars as a non-rostered invitee prior to the beginning of the season.[6] On March 13, 2024, the Red Stars signed Cook to a one-year contract with a one-year option.[7] In the Red Stars' opening match against the Utah Royals, Cook logged her first professional assist in the 77th minute and helped her team win 2–0.[8][9]
Spokane Zephyr FC
[edit]Cook signed for USL Super League club Spokane Zephyr on January 17, 2025.[10]
Honors
[edit]UCLA Bruins
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Ally Cook - Women's Soccer". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- ^ "Ally Cook". Chicago Red Stars. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ a b c d "Ally Cook – Women's Soccer". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ Schmitz, Cecilia (2023-10-31). "Opportunity, passion comprise Ally Cook's recipe for final UCLA soccer season". Daily Bruin. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "The Sporting Tribune". The Sporting Tribune. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ^ Salazar, Emmanuel (2024-01-23). "Red Stars Set 2024 Preseason Roster". Chicago Red Stars. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ^ Salazar, Emmanuel (2024-03-13). "Chicago Red Stars Sign Forward Ally Cook". Chicago Red Stars. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- ^ Chatz, Joe (2024-03-22). "Ally Cook on NWSL Debut, Bench Role, Proving Herself After Going Undrafted". On Tap Sports Net. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- ^ Chatz, Joe (2024-03-22). "Ally Cook on NWSL Debut, Bench Role, Proving Herself After Going Undrafted". On Tap Sports Net. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ^ "Ahead of USL Super League's Spring Leg of the Season, Spokane Zephyr FC brings on forward Ally Cook". USLSpokane.com. Spokane Zephyr. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
External links
[edit]- Ally Cook at Soccerway.com
