Olivia Van der Jagt

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Olivia Van der Jagt
Van der Jagt with the Seattle Reign in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth ( 1999-07-07 ) July 7, 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Kent, Washington
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Seattle Reign FC
Number 33
Youth career
Eastside FC
College career
Years Team Apps ( Gls )
2017?2021 Washington Huskies 88 (12)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps ( Gls )
2016?2019 Seattle Sounders Women
2022? Seattle Reign 11 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 18, 2022

Olivia Van der Jagt (born July 7, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Seattle Reign FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). [1]

Youth career [ edit ]

Van der Jagt played youth soccer and volleyball starting at the age of 4, playing for Dos FC; PacNW; Eastside FC of Issaquah, Washington , where she won two Washington state championships; and the Kentridge High School Chargers of Kent, Washington . She was selected to the 2016 NSCAA All-America Team. Parallel to her soccer career, she also played volleyball until her sophomore year of high school. [1] [2]

Collegiate career [ edit ]

Van der Jagt chose the University of Washington Huskies over other Pac-12 universities. She scored 12 goals and 9 assists in her collegiate career as a midfielder, and was selected to the All-Pac-12 third team in 2021. [1] After starting four matches in her freshman season, she became a regular starter for the Huskies. [3]

Club career [ edit ]

Seattle Sounders Women [ edit ]

Van der Jagt played for the amateur Seattle Sounders Women from 2016 to 2019 while attending the University of Washington and won the WPSL championship in 2018. [1] [3]

OL Reign [ edit ]

OL Reign selected Van der Jagt with the 33rd-overall pick in the third round of the 2022 NWSL Draft , and signed her to a one-year contract on March 18, 2022. [4] She debuted for OL Reign on April 14, 2022, during the 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup against San Diego Wave FC [5] and scored her first professional goal in stoppage time against Angel City FC three days later, a game-winning goal that secured OL Reign's semifinals berth in the tournament. [6]

Honors [ edit ]

with OL Reign

Personal life [ edit ]

Van der Jagt's father, Gerard, played for the Suriname national volleyball team. [9]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ a b c d Rantz, Susie (July 7, 2022). "Homegrown player Olivia Van der Jagt feels lucky to play for OL Reign" . Sounder at Heart . Retrieved July 18, 2022 .
  2. ^ Egan, Chris (September 24, 2016). "Kentridge High Soccer Star Olivia Van der Jagt" . KING-TV . Retrieved July 18, 2022 .
  3. ^ a b "Get To Know: Olivia Van Der Jagt" . University of Washington Huskies . September 26, 2018 . Retrieved July 18, 2022 .
  4. ^ "OL Reign Sign Olivia Van der Jagt to One Year Contract" (Press release). OL Reign . March 18, 2022 . Retrieved July 18, 2022 .
  5. ^ "Match Recap: OL Reign Break San Diego Wave with a Swell of Goals" . OL Reign . April 14, 2022 . Retrieved July 18, 2022 .
  6. ^ Evans, Jayda (April 17, 2022). "Olivia Van der Jagt's goal in stoppage time gives OL Reign the win vs. Angel City FC" . The Seattle Times . Retrieved July 18, 2022 .
  7. ^ "OL Reign claim NWSL Shield with comfortable win over Orlando" . ESPN. October 2, 2022 . Retrieved October 7, 2022 .
  8. ^ "OL Reign Claim 2022 Women's Cup Title with 2-1 Win over Louisville" . King 5. August 20, 2022 . Retrieved October 7, 2022 .
  9. ^ "Washington Huskies" . Washington Huskies .

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