Kandace LaShawn Love (née Wilson; born October 24, 1984) is an American professional soccer defender who previously played for So Cal Union FC in the Women's Premier Soccer League. She previously played for the FC Gold Pride and Western New York Flash of Women's Professional Soccer.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kandace LaShawn Love | ||
| Birth name | Kandace LaShawn Wilson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | October 24, 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Los Angeles, California, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | California Storm | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2005 | Cal State Fullerton Titans | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007 | Ajax America | 9 | (15) |
| 2008 | Pali Blues | 12 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | FC Gold Pride | 30 | (0) |
| 2011 | Western New York Flash | 13 | (0) |
| 2013– | Sky Blue FC | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early life
editWilson was born in Los Angeles, California.[2]
Cal State Fullerton
editWilson attended Cal State Fullerton and was a three-time All-Big West Conference First Team selection. In 2005, she was named the Big West Co-Offensive Player of the Year following her senior season.[3]
Playing career
editClub
editWilson was drafted with the 13th overall selection in the 2008 WPS General Draft by FC Gold Pride. She assumed a starting role with the club, but suffered a season-ending hip injury on May 24, 2009, against the Los Angeles Sol. Late in the game while guarding Marta, Wilson "was aggressively pushed off the ball and fell to the ground suffering a sublimation (partial separation) of her left hip and fracturing the left posterior aspect of the acetabulum (hip socket)."[4]
In 2011, she played for the Western New York Flash, the team's inaugural season in the Women's Professional Soccer league. The team won the league championship.[5]
In February 2013 she joined Sky Blue FC in the new National Women's Soccer League
Coaching career
editWilson is an assistant coach at Cal State Fullerton.[6]
References
edit- ^ "2009 FC Gold Pride Media Guide" (PDF). FC Gold Pride. 2009. p. 38. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 15, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ^ "FC Gold Pride player profile". Goal.com. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
- ^ "Kandace Wilson player profile". Pali Blues Soccer Club. Archived from the original on October 4, 2011. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
- ^ "FC Gold Pride Defender Kandace Wilson Sidelined for the Season". www.fcgoldpride.com. May 27, 2009. Archived from the original on March 17, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2009.
- ^ "2011 WPS Championship: Western NY Flash Defeats the Philadelphia Independence". Bleacher Report. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
- ^ "Kandace Wilson coach profile". California State University, Fullerton. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
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