Julia Lester (soccer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Julia Nicole Lester | ||
Date of birth | January 16, 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Tampa, Florida, U.S. | ||
Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Seattle Reign FC | ||
Number | 13 | ||
Youth career | |||
Tampa Bay United | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2019 | Florida Gators | 86 | (3) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2022 | Apollon Ladies | ||
2022–2023 | Racing Louisville | 33 | (0) |
2024– | Seattle Reign | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 22, 2024 |
Julia Nicole Lester (born January 16, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Seattle Reign FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).
Collegiate career
[edit]A family youth and community sciences major, Lester played for the Florida Gators from 2016 to 2019.[1]
Club career
[edit]After graduating from the University of Florida in August 2020, Lester signed for Cypriot club Apollon Ladies and played in the UEFA Women's Champions League.[2] She was named to the league's Best XI in 2021 and captained the team.[3]
In March 2022, Lester followed Apollon Ladies' former manager Kim Björkegren and signed for Racing Louisville of the American NWSL.[4]
In January 2024, Lester was traded to fellow NWSL club Seattle Reign.[5] She subsequently extended her contract with the Reign until 2025.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Julia Lester - Soccer". Florida Gators.
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com.
- ^ "Julia Lester".
- ^ "Racing signs European champion defender Lester".
- ^ "Julia Lester joins Seattle Reign FC, Sam Hiatt goes to Gotham FC in three-team trade". Sounder at Heart. January 24, 2024.
- ^ "Seattle Reign FC Extends Defender Julia Lester". Seattle Reign FC.
External links
[edit]- Julia Lester at Seattle Reign FC
- Julia Lester at Soccerway
- 1998 births
- Living people
- American women's soccer players
- Seattle Reign FC players
- Women's association football defenders
- National Women's Soccer League players
- 21st-century American sportswomen
- Florida Gators women's soccer players
- Racing Louisville FC players
- Apollon Ladies F.C. players
- American women's soccer biography stubs