Zoey Goralski
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zoey Glenn Goralski[1] | ||
| Date of birth | January 22, 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Naperville, Illinois, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | UCLA Bruins | 88 | (3) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Chicago Red Stars | 5 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2011–2012 | United States U17 | ||
| 2013 | United States U20 | ||
| 2017 | United States U23 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 9, 2020 | |||
Zoey Glenn Goralski (born January 22, 1995) is an American former soccer player. She played for the Chicago Red Stars in the National Women's Soccer League. She was previously a part of the U-15 and U-17 player pool for the women's national team and played for the U-20 women's national team and the U-23 women's national soccer team.
Early life
[edit]Goralski was born in Naperville, Illinois to Ed and Teri Goralski along with two sisters, Jamie and Naomi.[1] She began her soccer career with Team Chicago Academy Botafogo and went on to play for Neuqua Valley High School from 2009 to 2013.[2]
High school
[edit]While attending Neuqua Valley, Goralski was awarded NSCAA All-American in 2011 and 2012.[1][3][4] She scored 45 goals, ranking her fourth on Neuqua's career scoring list.[2] Goralski was placed in the United States U-15 women's national soccer team player pool in 2010.[4][1] She was named Gatorade State Player of the Year finalist and Illinois High School Coaches Association Player of the Year in 2012.[5][4][1] During this same year, Goralski was placed on the ODP Thanksgiving Interregional Best XI team.[1][4][6] She joined the United States U-17 women's National Soccer Team from 2011 to 2012.[7] Goralski was asked to play with the United States U-20 women's National Soccer Team as a starting striker in the 12 Nations tournament in La Manga, Spain where she tore her ACL playing against Germany on March 9, 2013.[3][2]
College
[edit]Goralski attended the University of California, Los Angeles in 2013 to major in Physiological Sciences.[1][8] She joined the UCLA Bruins as a Redshirted player due to her torn ACL and began playing in 2014 where she played on the All-Freshman team, scoring two goals with three assists in the 22 games played.[1][8] In 2015, Goralski played 1414 minutes and was a starter in 18 of the 19 games for the season, followed by starting 21 of the 22 games in 2016.[1] As a senior, Goralski was the team co-captain and was recognized on the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll 11 times as well as Pac-12 All-American three times.[1][8] She was selected for the Senior CLASS Award for her academics and athleticism.[8] She was placed on the College Cup All-Tournament Team and started 23 of the 25 games for this season, playing a total of 88 of the 90 games for all four years as a Bruin.[1][2][9] She brought the UCLA team to the national championship game in 2017.[1][2] Goralski graduated in 2017 and contributed a total of three goals and 15 assists during her collegiate career.[1][2][8]
Professional career
[edit]Chicago Red Stars
[edit]Goralski was drafted as a third round pick into the Chicago Red Stars program in January 2018.[10][2] She practices with the first team but is a starter for the Red Stars Reserves team.[2][10] In the 2018 season, the Red Stars Reserve team had a record of 7–0, with Goralski starting four games with three assists.[11][2] She was pulled up to the first team for a game in May 2019 against Washington.[12] Although they lost 2–0, Goralski subbed in for 15 minutes as a defender as her debut.[12]
On December 8, 2021, Goralski announced her retirement from professional soccer.[13]
International Team
[edit]In 2010, Goralski attended a training camp as a defender as part of the United States U-15 Women's National Team player pool at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California.[1][14] She joined the United States U-17 Women's National Team in 2011 for training camps in Florida as Player Pool pick to possibly play in the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, playing in games against their Germany counterpart.[7] She also took part in games against Loyola Marymount, Fullerton, and Japan.[15][16][17] In 2013, Goralski joined the United States U-20 Women's National Team.[18][1] She played in the game against UCLA and was selected for the 12 Nations Tournament in La Manga, Spain, where she tore her ACL playing Germany.[19][20][3][2] Goralski joined the United States U-23 Women's National Team in 2017 where she played Houston Dash and Thorns FC in Seattle's Thorns Spring Invitational.[21][1] In the 2017 Women's U-23 Open Nordic Tournament, Goralski defended against Norway, England, and Sweden.[22]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Zoey Goralski – Women's Soccer". UCLA. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Cren, Matt Le. "Transition time: Neuqua Valley graduate Zoey Goralski adjusts to pro soccer with Red Stars Reserves". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Neuqua Valley's Goralski out for season with torn ACL". Retrieved March 1, 2023 – via PressReader.
- ^ a b c d "Zoey Goralski — Soccer Wire". Retrieved June 19, 2019.
- ^ "Girls soccer / DuPage County-Area Team". Daily Herald. June 9, 2011. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
- ^ "Young Players begin at ODP Interregional | Club Soccer | Youth Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
- ^ a b "U.S U17 WNT begins new World Cup cycle | Club Soccer | Youth Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Goralski Named Senior CLASS Award Candidate". UCLA. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
- ^ "Gale - Product Login".
- ^ a b Chicago Red Stars (June 3, 2019), Road to the Pros | Zoey Goralski, retrieved June 19, 2019
- ^ "Chicago Red Stars Reserves – 2018 Regular Season – Roster – #6 – Zoey Goralski – D". www.wpslsoccer.com. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
- ^ a b Ltd, Simplestream. "National Women's Soccer League". www.nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
- ^ "Chicago Red Stars Set Roster Ahead of 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft and NWSL Draft". www.chicagoredstars.com. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
- ^ "U15 GNT shows strengths, weaknesses | Club Soccer | Youth Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
- ^ "U17 WNT routs Loyola Marymount 7–0 | Club Soccer | Youth Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
- ^ "U17 WNT closes camp with draw vs. Fullerton | Club Soccer | Youth Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
- ^ "U.S. U17 WNT claws back against Japan | Club Soccer | Youth Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
- ^ "U.S. U20 WNT opens new cycle | Club Soccer | Youth Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
- ^ "U20 WNT scores five, defeats UCLA 3–2 | College Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
- ^ "U20 WNT roster named for La Manga | College Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
- ^ "U23 WNT heads to Portland, Florida | College Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
- ^ "U.S. U23 WNT heads to Sweden in June | College Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
External links
[edit]- Zoey Goralski at Soccerway
- Living people
- 1995 births
- American women's soccer players
- UCLA Bruins women's soccer players
- Chicago Red Stars draft picks
- National Women's Soccer League players
- Sportspeople from Naperville, Illinois
- Soccer players from DuPage County, Illinois
- Women's association football defenders
- Chicago Red Stars players
- 21st-century American sportswomen