Julie Doyle (soccer, born 1996)

Julie Doyle
Personal information
Full name Julie James Doyle
Birth name Julie Rachel James[1]
Date of birth (1996-12-31) December 31, 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Fairview, Texas, U.S.
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2011–2014 McKinney Christian Academy
Dallas Sting
2018 FC Dallas
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Baylor Lady Bears 88 (20)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Sky Blue FC 16 (0)
International career
2014 United States U-20
2018–2019 United States U-23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Julie James Doyle (born Julie Rachel James; December 31, 1996) is an American professional soccer player who played for Sky Blue FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

Early life

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Doyle played four years for Baylor University finishing her Bears career with a career 20 goals and 13 assists in 88 appearances. During her senior year she was named a semi-finalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy Award as well as became the first student-athlete in Baylor program history to earn the prestigious United Soccer Coaches All-America first team honors.

The two-time captain logged more minutes (7809), the most of any player Baylor Bears women's soccer history. She finished her university career in the top 10 all-time for career goals scored and points totaled.

Club career

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Doyle was selected by Sky Blue FC with the 11th overall pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft. In doing so she became the first student-athlete from Baylor to be drafted into the NWSL. She signed with the club in March 2019.[2]

Doyle made her club regular season debut on April 13, 2019.[3]

International career

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In 2018 Doyle was named to several United States U-23 training camps.[4][5] This was her first national team call up since 2014, when she had trained with the U-20 USWNT.[6]

Personal life

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She married Connor Doyle in May 2019.[citation needed]. They currently reside in Virginia.

Career statistics

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As of April 20, 2019

League Club Season League Playoffs Total
Apps Assists Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
NCAA Baylor University 2015 18 1 5 0 0 18 5
2016 18 5 3 2 0 20 3
2017 20 4 2 4 2 24 4
2018 22 3 8 4 1 26 3
total 78 13 17 10 3 88 20
WPSL FC Dallas 2018 2 0 2 - 2 2
total 2 0 2 0 0 2 2
NWSL Sky Blue FC 2019 1 0 0 1 0
total 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 81 13 19 10 4 91 22

References

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  1. ^ "Dec. 2018 Texas Graduates". Baylor University. December 2018. Archived from the original on March 1, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  2. ^ "Sky Blue FC Sign No. 11 NWSL College Draft Pick Julie James". March 1, 2019. Archived from the original on April 20, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  3. ^ "National Women's Soccer League Official Site | NWSL". April 13, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  4. ^ "North Texas a common theme among U.S. Soccer National Teams". March 20, 2018. Archived from the original on April 20, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  5. ^ "23 Players come to Los Angeles for the U-23 Training Camp". May 9, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  6. ^ "2North Texas alums Hintzen, James named to U-23 USWNT Camp". January 8, 2018. Archived from the original on April 20, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
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