Aubrey Bledsoe (born November 20, 1991) is an American professional soccer player who plays for Washington Spirit.
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Early life
Bledsoe was born in Cincinnati to Paul and Char Bledsoe. She attended St. Ursula Academy where she was a member of the state championship soccer team in 2007 and 2008.
Bledsoe graduated from Wake Forest University with a degree in health and exercise science and minors in chemistry and biology. She started all her games during her four seasons with the Demon Deacons and was named co-captain during her senior year. She holds the Wake Forest career record for shutouts (33), goals against average (0.91), games played and started (94), and minutes played in goal (8,692). She is also one of three Demon Deacons to be named an All-American three times, earning third team honors from the NSCAA in 2011 and 2012 and second team honors in 2013.
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Playing career
Club
Los Angeles Blues
In January 2014, Bledsoe signed for USL W-League side, Los Angeles Blues (previously known as "Pali Blues") in preparation for exploring opportunities in Europe.
IK Grand Bodø
After her stint in LA, Bledsoe secured a move to Norway to play for Toppserien club, IK Grand Bodø. She would make 11 appearances for Bodø.
Sky Blue
In October 2014, Bledsoe signed with Sky Blue FC as a discovery player. The 2015 season, Bledsoe would back up starting keeper, Brittany Cameron, limiting her to just a single appearance for Sky Blue.
Fortuna Hjørring
At the conclusion of the 2015 season, Bledsoe secured and off-season loan to Danish club Fortuna Hjørring of the Elitedivisionen along with teammate Nadia Nadim. Competing in the UEFA Women's Champions League, Bledsoe made 4 appearances (2 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss), earning and two clean sheets.
Orlando Pride
On November 2, 2015, Bledsoe was selected by Orlando Pride as their 10th pick in the NWSL expansion draft. She would join the pride at the conclusion of her loan spell at Fortuna. Deputising for Ashlyn Harris, Bledsoe would only make a single appearance during the 2016 season. When Harris got injured during the 2017 season, Bledsoe made a string of starts for the Pride, registering 11 appearances, earning 5 wins and 2 clean sheets.
Sydney FC
On November 28, 2017, Bledsoe joined Sydney FC for the remainder of the 2017-18 W-League.
Washington Spirit
In January 2018, Orlando traded Bledsoe and a 2019 first round draft pick to Washington Spirit in exchange for Canadian national defender, Shelina Zadorsky.
Personal life
Her twin sister, Amber, is also a goalkeeper who attended Brown University.
References
External links
- Aubrey Bledsoe at Soccerway
Source of article : Wikipedia
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