Holly King (soccer)

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Holly King
Personal information

Full name	Holly Elizabeth King^[1]
Date of birth	(1991-03-13) March 13, 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Ashburn, Virginia
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Washington Spirit
Number	20
Youth career
2012	D.C. United Women
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2012	Florida Gators
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013	Washington Spirit	14	(0)
	Colorado Pride
2018	SKN St. Pölten^[2]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 2, 2013

Holly Elizabeth King (born March 13, 1991) is an American soccer midfielder currently playing for the Colorado Pride in the W-League (USL). She previously played for the Washington Spirit in the National Women's Soccer League.

King is currently the head coach of the girls' soccer team at Heritage High School in Leesburg, Virginia. In her first season at the helm, the Pride played in their first state championship game against crosstown rivals Loudoun County, but fell 3–1. She also coached four VHSL 4A All-State players.

Early life

Raised in Ashburn, Virginia, King attended Broad Run High School where she was state, region and district Player of the Year for 2008 and 2009. In 2009, she was named Washington Post All-Metro Player of the Year and Loudoun Times Athlete of the Year. She was also named to the NSCAA/adidas High School All-Region III, EA Sports All-America team, and ESPN RISE Spring Soccer All-America first team the same year. She was named to the all-district, all-region and all-state first team from 2006 to 2009. She helped lead the team as 2008 and 2009 Virginia High School League Group AA District II, Region II and State champions with a record of 47–0–1. In 2009, she was listed among the top 30 soccer recruits in the nation by ESPN RISE Magazine and Top Drawer Soccer.^[3]^[4]

King was a member of the Regional I Olympic Development Program (ODP) team. From 2006 to 2008, she toured Italy with the team. In 2008, she captained the Loudoun Soccer Club Hotshots team that ranked in the top 10 in the nation. The team were state finalists in 2006 and state semi-finalists in 2005, 2007 and 2008.^[3]

University of Florida Gators

King attended the University of Florida where she played for coach Becky Burleigh's Florida Gators women's soccer team from 2009 to 2012. As a senior in 2012, she started every match as a holding midfielder and ranked fifth among the team with a career season-high 14 points. She earned 2012 All-America and Academic All-America, SEC Defensive Player of the Year, and All-SEC first team honors. In 2011, she was named Academic All-America and All-SEC.^[3]^[5]

Playing career

Club

Washington Spirit

In February 2013, King was selected in the third round (19th overall) of the 2013 NWSL College Draft by the Washington Spirit for the inaugural season of the National Women's Soccer League.^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]

References

^ "Detailstatistik: Holly Elizabeth King" [Statistical details: Holly Elizabeth King]. Austrian Football Association (in German). Retrieved November 16, 2021.
^ Wallner, Wolfgang (December 5, 2017). "King für die Queens" [King for the Queens]. Meinfussball.at (in German). Archived from the original on November 16, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Holly King". University of Florida. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
^ "Broad Run alum Holly King among six local products on Washington Spirit". Washington Post. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
^ "King's scoring skills heading in right direction for UF soccer". Gator Sports. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
^ "Washington Spirit acquire attacking talent in NWSL draft". SB Nation. January 18, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
^ "NWSL TEAM ROSTERS MORE THAN HALFWAY FULL". ESPN. January 18, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
^ "Closer look at Washington Spirit's NWSL Draft Picks". NWSL News. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
^ "Former Gators soccer player heads to the pros". ESPN Gainesville. April 29, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2013.

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Player of the Year	1993: Marsh 1994: Watson 1995: Landrum 1996: Fotopoulos 1997: Baxter 1998: Fotopoulos 1999: Yohe 2000: Wambach 2001: Wambach 2002: Steinmann 2003: Freeman 2004: Freeman
Offensive Player of the Year	2005: Williams 2006: Rossi 2007: Rossi 2008: Rutledge 2009: Rutledge 2010: Grimsley 2011: Grimsley 2012: Tymrak 2013: Jordan 2014: Groom 2015: Jordan 2016: McCaskill 2017: McCaskill 2018: Shaw
Defensive Player of the Year	2003: Dowling 2004: Dowling 2005: Griffin 2006: Brooks 2007: Mattern 2008: Tomlinson 2009: Hyde 2010: Williamson 2011: Chapman, D'Angelo & J. King 2012: H. King 2013: D'Angelo 2014: Gilliland 2015: Westphal 2016: Kurtz 2017: Fisk 2018: Fisk
Forward of the Year	2019: Watt 2020: Podojil 2021: Belisle 2022: Parker 2023: Tankersley 2024: Tankersley
Midfielder of the Year	2019: López 2020: McCain 2021: Goins 2022: Knox 2023: Franklin 2024: Hodge
Defender of the Year	2019: Fisk & VanFossen 2020: López & Sample 2021: Malonson 2022: Reyes 2023: Falla 2024: Combs
Goalkeeper of the Year	2019: Krzeczowski 2020: Orkus 2021: Orkus 2022: Orkus 2023: Hinz 2024: Anderson

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