American soccer forward (born 1983)
Tiffany Marie Weimer
(born December 5, 1983) is an American
soccer
forward
who plays for
FC Nordsjælland
.
Early life
[
edit
]
During her high school career at
North Haven High School
in
North Haven, Connecticut
, Weimer netted 109 goals, a school record. She also garnered the
NSCAA
's All-American award twice, All-New England award three times, Parade All-American award twice, McDonald's All-American award once and SCC Hammonasset's All-Conference Award four times. Weimer played on South Central Premiere from 1993 to 1998, which is where her soccer career got its start. She went on to play for World Class Soccer from 1999 to 2003. The 1999 team won the National Championship and Weimer personally won the Adidas Golden Boot Award in that tournament.
Penn State Nittany Lions (2002?2005)
[
edit
]
After graduating from North Haven High School, Weimer proceeded to attend
Pennsylvania State University
in
University Park, Pennsylvania
. Her 2002 season at Penn State yielded a Final Four appearance in the Division I NCAA Championship and were Big Ten Champions. She was honored with a spot on the Big Ten All Freshman Team,
[2]
the Soccer Buzz All Freshman Team (Mid-Atlantic Region)
[3]
and won the Big Ten Freshman of the Year.
[2]
In 2003, the Penn State Nittany Lions appeared in the Elite 8 of the Division I NCAA Championship and were the Big Ten Champions. Weimer received a spot on the All Big Ten Team and the NSCAA's 1st Team All-American.
[4]
She was also a Semi-Finalist for the
MAC Hermann Trophy
. The 2004 Nittany Lions were Big Ten Champions with Weimer receiving the Big Ten Offensive Player of The Year,
[5]
earned a spot on the NSCAA's 1st Team All-American
[6]
and Runner-Up for the MAC Hermann Trophy.
[7]
Weimer's final season at Penn State in 2005 drew an undefeated season of 23?0?2.
[8]
They appeared in the Final 4 of the Division I NCAA Championship and were Big Ten Champions. Weimer received Big Ten Female Athlete of the Year, the Suzy Favor Award,
[9]
Top Drawer Soccer
Player of the Year, MAC Hermann Runner-Up
[10]
and holds the NCAA record for most consecutive games with goals scored, 17 in total. Overall, Tiffany Weimer scored 91 goals, a Big Ten record, and 9th in the NCAA,
[11]
and 32 assists. Most goals in one season: 32. Most Game-Winning Goals (season): 13.
Playing career
[
edit
]
Tiffany Weimer playing for the Boston Breakers in the 2017 NWSL season
Club
[
edit
]
In 2007, Weimer joined the
SoccerPlus Connecticut Reds
of the Women's Premier Soccer League. In the 2007 season, the Connecticut Reds finished third in the league. Weimer was also named WPSL East Player of the Year of 2007.
[12]
Weimer contributed her expertise and degree in journalism from Pennsylvania State University and wrote a blog for that team, "Tiff's Journal."
[13]
In the summer of 2008, Weimer joined up with
Finnish
Naisten Liiga
team
Aland United
.
[14]
Weimer then traveled to
Santos, Brazil
to play for
Santos FC
.
On January 16, 2009, Tiffany Weimer was selected as a third round draft pick (17th overall) to play for the
FC Gold Pride
, a team based in the
San Francisco
area.
[15]
In her first appearance with the club, she assisted on the first goal in club history, a cross to teammate
Eriko Arakawa
for a header.
[16]
On August 9, 2009, FC Gold Pride wrapped up their inaugural season. Tiffany Weimer tallied a team-high three assists and also added one goal to her professional account.
On September 30, 2009, FC Gold Pride waived the 2010 rights to Weimer
[17]
and on October 8, it was announced that Weimer had agreed to terms with the
Boston Breakers
for the 2010 season.
[18]
On July 28, 2010, Weimer mutually terminated her 2010 contract with the
Boston Breakers
[19]
and announced her plans to travel abroad and play for
AIK
of
Allsvenskan
in
Sweden
.
[20]
On March 9, 2011,
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
, a
W-League
club based out of
Vancouver, British Columbia
,
Canada
announced that they had signed Weimer to play for the 2011 season.
[21]
Weimer will also become Whitecaps FC Women's Ambassador.
[21]
Weimer spent two seasons playing for Fortuna Hjørring in Denmark. In 2013, she joined the Portland Thorns where she spent half of the 2013 season. Weimer was traded to the Washington Spirit for the 2014 season. Unfortunately she tore her ACL in preseason and has been working to come back for the field. She missed the 2015 season due to complications from her ACL injury.
When the
Boston Breakers
ceased operations prior to the 2018 season, Weimer was a part of the
dispersal draft
on January 30, 2018. She was picked up by her former team,
Washington Spirit
, in the third round.
[22]
On February 13, 2018 Weimer was traded to the
Houston Dash
for the fourth-round pick in the 2019 NWSL Draft.
[23]
She ended up being released by the team before the season.
Coaching
[
edit
]
Weimer joined the Yale University coaching staff as a full-time member in March 2022. In the beginning of her tenure with Yale, Weimer served as an operations director and a volunteer coach for the Bulldogs.
[24]
Personal life
[
edit
]
Weimer is the Editor-In-Chief and founder of
Our Game Magazine
, a women's soccer quarterly magazine. She is the President and one of the co-founders of a girls soccer club called
girlsCAN Football
based in Connecticut.
[25]
Honors
[
edit
]
Portland Thorns FC
References
[
edit
]
- ^
"Tiffany Weimer"
.
Penn State Nittany Lions
. Archived from
the original
on May 24, 2006
. Retrieved
June 26,
2022
.
- ^
a
b
"This site can't be reached"
.
- ^
"2002 Awards"
.
- ^
"Downloads"
.
- ^
"Penn State's Wiemer Garmers Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year"
.
- ^
"Trio of Lions"
.
- ^
"Sports"
.
- ^
"2005 Cumulative Season Statistics"
. July 19, 2008.
- ^
"A Defining Dynasty: PSU Soccer Posts Nine-Straight Big Ten Titles to Date"
. April 22, 2009.
- ^
Hermann Trophy New Release,
"Archived copy"
(PDF)
. Archived from
the original
(PDF)
on February 18, 2012
. Retrieved
May 5,
2012
.
{{
cite web
}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (
link
)
- ^
SoccerPlus CT ? Tiffany Weimer,
"SoccerPlus CT - Connecticut's WPSL Soccer Team"
. Archived from
the original
on November 18, 2008
. Retrieved
November 18,
2008
.
- ^
"Soccer Plus Camps"
.
- ^
"Tiff's Journal"
.
- ^
"Aland United Squad"
.
- ^
FC Gold Pride Adds Stars To The Roster At Women's Professional Soccer Draft,
"FC Gold Pride :: Women's Professional Soccer :: News Detail :: FC Gold Pride Adds Stars to the Roster at Women's Professional Soccer Draft"
. Archived from
the original
on February 8, 2009
. Retrieved
January 21,
2009
.
- ^
Milbrett's strike lifts FC Gold Pride to 2?1 win over Boston Breakers,
"FC Gold Pride :: Women's Professional Soccer :: News Detail :: Milbrett's strike lifts FC Gold Pride to 2-1 win over Boston Breakers"
. Archived from
the original
on April 14, 2009
. Retrieved
April 12,
2009
.
- ^
Transactions: 2009,
"Women's Professional Soccer :: Women's Professional Soccer :: Transactions: 2009"
. Archived from
the original
on April 6, 2010
. Retrieved
September 22,
2010
.
- ^
Teams begin coming to terms with free agents, internationals,
"Women's Professional Soccer :: Women's Professional Soccer :: Teams begin coming to terms with free agents, internationals"
. Archived from
the original
on October 19, 2009
. Retrieved
October 11,
2009
.
- ^
Transactions: 2010,
"Women's Professional Soccer :: Women's Professional Soccer :: Transactions: 2010"
. Archived from
the original
on September 12, 2010
. Retrieved
September 22,
2010
.
- ^
AIK Fotboll Spelartruppen 2010,
"AIK Fotboll"
. Archived from
the original
on March 5, 2016
. Retrieved
January 27,
2016
.
,
- ^
a
b
"Whitecaps FC sign Tiffany Weimer"
. July 18, 2011.
- ^
Ltd, Simplestream.
"National Women's Soccer League"
.
www.nwslsoccer.com
. Retrieved
February 2,
2018
.
- ^
Roepken, Corey (February 13, 2018).
"Dash acquire forward Tiffany Weimer from Washington Spirit"
.
chron.com
. Retrieved
February 13,
2018
.
- ^
"Tiffany Weimer - Assistant Coach - Women's Soccer Coaches"
.
Yale University
. Retrieved
March 5,
2024
.
- ^
"About Tiffany Weimer"
.
tiffanyweimer.com
. Tiffany Weimer
. Retrieved
September 14,
2015
.
External links
[
edit
]
|
---|
Player of the Year
| |
---|
Offensive Player of the Year
| |
---|
Defensive Player of the Year
| |
---|
Forward of the Year
| |
---|
Midfielder of the Year
| |
---|
Defender of the Year
| |
---|
Goalkeeper of the Year
| |
---|
|
---|
1980s
| |
---|
1990s
| |
---|
2000s
| |
---|
2010s
| |
---|
2020s
| |
---|