American soccer player
Kelly Lynn Schmedes
(
nee
Wilson
; born February 11, 1983) is an
American
retired
soccer
forward
who last played for
Boston Breakers
of
Women's Professional Soccer
, and was a member of the
United States women's national soccer team
.
Playing career
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Early life and university
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Schmedes was born in
Odessa, Texas
. There she attended
Permian High School
. She was recruited by, and eventually enrolled in, the
University of Texas at Austin
. While there, Schmedes played for the
Texas Longhorns
women's soccer team. She was a four-time All-
Big 12
First Team selection, in addition to being a three-time
Hermann Trophy
nominee and two-time
NSCAA
All-American. At the conclusion of her career with Texas, Schmedes was the all-time leader in points (129), assists (41), game-winning goals (13) and games started (84) for the university.
Professional club
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After graduating from Texas, Schmedes played for
W-League
side
Charlotte Lady Eagles
in 2005. She appeared in 8 games (679 minutes) and scored 11 goals with an assist.
Her stay in the
United States
was short lived as Schmedes moved abroad to play for
Sweden
's
KIF Orebro DFF
in 2006.
2007 saw Schmedes return to
Charlotte Lady Eagles
, where she appeared in a further 12 games (903 minutes), and tallied 7 goals and 6 assists. 2008 saw more of the same with Schmedes playing in 13 games (1149 minutes). She scored 14 goals with 6 assists. Throughout her three years with the club, Schmedes ranks 3rd in goals and 4th in assists.
With the return of top-flight women's soccer in the
United States
in
Women's Professional Soccer
, teams were keen to obtain Schmedes' playing rights. She was selected in the 6th round of the
2009 WPS Draft
by
Boston Breakers
. In the inaugural
2009 Women's Professional Soccer season
, she appeared in 17 games (10 starts, 1033 total minutes) and scored 1 goal and 1 assist.
Following the conclusion of the 2009 season, Schmedes was drafted by expansion club
Philadelphia Independence
in the
2009 WPS Expansion Draft
but did not make the final roster.
International
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Schmedes is the all-time leader in international goals scored (31) for the
United States U-20 women's national soccer team
. As Kelly Wilson, she scored nine goals in five games at the
2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship
in
Canada
, becoming the second-highest scoring player in the tournament and winning the Bronze Ball and Silver Shoe awards.
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Schmedes has only appeared twice for the
United States national team
, at the
2002
and
2005
Algarve Cups
, scoring her only international goal against
England
in 2002.
International goals
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Key
(expand for notes on "international goals" and sorting)
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Location
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Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred
Sorted by country name first, then by city name
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Lineup
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Start ? played entire match
on
minute
(
off
player
) ? substituted on at the
minute
indicated, and
player
was substituted off at the same time
off
minute
(
on
player
) ? substituted off at the
minute
indicated, and
player
was substituted on at the same time
(
c
) ?
captain
Sorted by minutes played
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Goal in match
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Goal
of
total goals
by the player in the match
Sorted by
total goals
followed by
goal number
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#
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NumberOfGoals.goalNumber
scored by the player in the match (alternate notation to
Goal in match
)
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Min
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The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal.
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Assist/pass
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The ball was passed by the player, which
assisted
in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information.
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penalty
or
pk
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Goal scored on
penalty-kick
which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.)
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Score
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The match score after the goal was scored.
Sorted by goal difference, then by goal scored by the player's team
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Result
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The final score.
Sorted by goal difference in the match, then by goal difference in penalty-shoot-out if it is taken, followed by goal scored by the player's team in the match, then by goal scored in the penalty-shoot-out. For matches with identical final scores, match ending in extra-time without penalty-shoot-out is a tougher match, therefore precede matches that ended in regulation
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aet
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The score at the end of
extra-time
; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation
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pso
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Penalty-shoot-out
score shown in parentheses; the match was tied at the end of extra-time
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Light-yellow background color
? match at an invitational tournament
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NOTE: some keys may not apply for a particular football player
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References
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Player of the Year
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Offensive Player of the Year
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Defensive Player of the Year
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Forward of the Year
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Midfielder of the Year
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Defender of the Year
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Goalkeeper of the Year
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