Adrienne Jordan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adrienne Leigh Jordan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | January 30, 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Full-back, winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fort Lauderdale United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2012 | Pride Soccer Club | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Northern Colorado Bears | 72 | (2) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | Colorado Pride | 11 | |
| 2016 | Ostersunds | 19 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | ÍBV | 36 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Atalanta Mozzanica | 15 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Birmingham City | 13 | (0) |
| 2020 | OL Reign | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Granadilla | 8 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | SC Sand | 32 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Turbine Potsdam | 44 | (0) |
| 2024– | Fort Lauderdale United | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | United States U23 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of February 26, 2023 | |||
Adrienne Leigh Jordan (born January 30, 1994) is an American soccer player who plays as a full-back for American USL Super League club Fort Lauderdale United.
Early life
[edit]Jordan was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado and holds dual citizenship through her German mother.[citation needed] She attended Rampart High School, where she lettered twice in soccer, swimming and track, while lettering once in basketball.[citation needed] Senior year she went to state for swimming and track, and currently holds one of the top 10 fastest times in the 100 and 300-meter hurdles.[citation needed] She graduated from the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program in May 2012.[citation needed]
University of Northern Colorado
[edit]She played for the Northern Colorado Bears women's soccer program from 2012 to 2016.[2] She helped lead her team to its first ever NCAA tournament appearance by winning the Big Sky Conference tournament in 2016.[citation needed] With a total of 72 games played during her career as a bear, Jordan made top 20 in the program and recorded 66 shots, with 30 of those on goal, 2 goals and 5 assists.[citation needed] Her role in the University of Northern Colorado soccer program earned her several honors and awards.[citation needed]
Club career
[edit]Colorado Pride, 2015
[edit]In 2015 Jordan played for the W league team, Colorado Pride.[citation needed] Colorado Pride took second in the nation after losing to Washington Spirit Reserves in the finals.[3]
Chicago Red Stars/ Ostersunds DFF, 2016
[edit]Jordan was drafted by the Chicago Red Stars in the 4th round of the 2016 NWSL College Draft.[4] In doing so, she made history by being the first Northern Colorado Bears and first Big Sky player to be drafted by the NWSL.[5] Along with this Jordan became the first Colorado Springs area player to be drafted into the NWSL.[6]
Jordan signed with Ostersund DFF, however, she played as a left full-back as well as a left center- back for Ostersunds DFF.[citation needed] She started in all 19 games she was available for the Elitettan team, playing a total of 1710 minutes and earned player of the match awards twice.[citation needed]
ÍB Vestmannaeyja, 2017–2018
[edit]Adrienne played in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild (women) league for Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja for the 2017 season as a right wing-back.[citation needed] She played in all 18 league games recording 1590 minutes played, one goal, and three assists.[citation needed] She also played every minute in the Women's Cup tournament to help ÍBV win the Icelandic cup.[citation needed]
She played a second season with ÍBV in 2018 as a right wing-back and full-back.[citation needed] Jordan played in all 18 league games, recording 1620 minutes played and one assist for the season.[citation needed] She also played in all cup games ÍBV played and earned man of the match awards four times.[citation needed]
Atalanta 2018–2019
[edit]In November 2018, Jordan joined Atalanta in the Italian Serie A.[7] Recording 15 games played throughout the 2018–2019 season playing as a full back.[citation needed]
Birmingham City, 2019–2020
[edit]In August 2019, Jordan signed with English FA WSL team Birmingham City.[8] Jordan played in 18 games during her time in Birmingham City scoring one goal in a Conti Cup game against Leicester City.[citation needed] This season ended early due to COVID-19.[citation needed]
OL Reign, 2020
[edit]After the cancellation of the WSL, Jordan joined NWSL side OL Reign for the 2020 Challenge Cup.[9] During the short summer tournament, she saw playing time in one game after recovering from an injury.[citation needed] Jordan became the first player from University of Northern Colorado to play in the NWSL and the second from the Big Sky Conference.[citation needed]
UD Granadilla Tenerife, 2020
[edit]Following her short appearance in the NWSL, Adrienne signed with Spanish side UD Granadilla for the 2020–2021 season.[10] Jordan played in eight games for the Spanish side as a left winger or right outside defender before requesting to transfer in the Winter transfer window.[citation needed]
SC Sand, 2021–2022
[edit]Jordan joined the Bundesliga side mid way though the 2020/2021 season.[11] She played in 32 league games for SC Sand in the Frauen Bundesliga and in 3 DFB Pokal games.[citation needed] During her time with SC Sand, she had two assists and featured almost exclusively as a left outside defender.[citation needed]
Fort Lauderdale United, 2024–
[edit]On June 26, 2024, it was announced that Jordan had signed with Fort Lauderdale United, joining them for the inaugural USL Super League season.
International career
[edit]Jordan received a call-up to the United States U-23 team for the 2017 La Manga Series.[12]
Personal life
[edit]In 2016, Jordan graduated with a double major in Sports and Exercise Science and Foreign Language: German from the University of Northern Colorado.[citation needed]
Honors
[edit]Northern Colorado Bears[citation needed]
- 2012 College Sports Madness Big Sky All- Conference 2nd Team
- 2012 Big Sky All-Conference 1st Team
- 2012 Big Sky Defensive Player of the Week
- 2012 Big Sky All-Academic
- 2013 Big Sky All-Conference Honorable Mention
- 2014 Big Sky All-Conference 1st Team
- 2014 Big Sky Co-Defensive MVP[13]
- 2014 College Sports Madness Big Sky All-Conference 2nd Team
- 2014 1st Team NSCAA All-Pacific Team
- 2015 Defensive Player of the Week
- 2015 Big Sky All-Conference First Team
- 2015 Big Sky Defensive MVP
- 2015 Big Sky All-Tournament Team
- 2015 NSCAA All-Pacific Second Team
- 2015 Big Sky All-Academic
References
[edit]- ^ "Anexo VI. Totales de cuantías por división, club para jugadores y personal técnico de 1ª división de futbol femenino y de 2ª división B del campeonato nacional de liga de futbol masculino para la protección social" [Annex VI: Total amounts by division/club for players and technical staff of the 1st division of women's football and 2nd division B of the men's national football league championship for social protection] (PDF) (in Spanish). Ministry of Culture and Sport. November 12, 2021. p. 68. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 26, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "Adrienne Jordan – 2015". Retrieved August 31, 2016.
- ^ "Colorado Pride " Late Goal Sends Pride Down in Championship Bid". pridewleague.com. Archived from the original on November 5, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
- ^ "Red Stars Select Seven Players in 2016 Draft – Chicago Red Stars". chicagoredstars.com. Archived from the original on May 13, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
- ^ "@UNCBearsSoccer's Jordan Drafted by Chicago Red Stars". University of Northern Colorado. January 15, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
- ^ "Adrienne Jordan first area player drafted by NWSL". January 15, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
- ^ Mozzanica, Atalanta (November 1, 2018). "Adrienne Jordan, un'americana a Mozzanica". Calcio femminile italiano (in Italian).
- ^ "Adrienne Jordan on board at Blues Women". Birmingham City Football Club. Archived from the original on September 12, 2021. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- ^ "Get to Know OL Reign Defender Adrienne Jordan".
- ^ "UDG Tenerife » Adrienne Jordan, nueva jugadora de la UDG Tenerife".
- ^ "SC Sand verpflichtet Adrienne Jordan – Diane Caldwell geht".
- ^ "U-23 WNT WILL TRAVEL TO SPAIN FOR MATCHES AGAINST JAPAN, ENGLAND AND NORWAY". February 24, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
- ^ "Soccer All-Conference Teams Announced". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
External links
[edit]- Adrienne Jordan at Soccerway.com
- Adrienne Jordan at WorldFootball.net
- Adrienne Jordan at FBref.com
- Adrienne Jordan at the German Football Association
- Sportspeople from Colorado Springs, Colorado
- 1994 births
- American people of German descent
- American expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Living people
- Chicago Red Stars draft picks
- American women's soccer players
- African-American soccer players
- Women's association football defenders
- Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden
- Expatriate women's footballers in Iceland
- American expatriate sportspeople in England
- Soccer players from Colorado
- ÍBV women's football players
- Atalanta Mozzanica Calcio Femminile Dilettantistico players
- Expatriate women's footballers in Italy
- Serie A (women's football) players
- Birmingham City W.F.C. players
- Women's Super League players
- Expatriate women's footballers in England
- American expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- National Women's Soccer League players
- Seattle Reign FC players
- Northern Colorado Bears women's soccer players
- UD Tenerife players
- 21st-century American sportswomen
- 21st-century African-American sportspeople
- 21st-century African-American sportswomen
- American expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Expatriate women's footballers in Spain
- American expatriate women's soccer players
- American expatriate sportspeople in Iceland
- SC Sand players
- 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam players
- Frauen-Bundesliga players
- American expatriate women's soccer players in Germany
- USL Super League players