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Kelly McFarlane

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Kelly McFarlane
McFarlane in 2013 playing for the North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer team
Personal information
Full name Kelly Heavner McFarlane[1]
Date of birth (1992-10-02) October 2, 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Mill Valley, California,[2] United States
Height 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)
Position(s) Defensive Midfielder
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 North Carolina Tar Heels 92 (5)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Houston Dash 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kelly Heavner McFarlane (born October 2, 1992) is an American former soccer player who last played as a defensive midfielder for Houston Dash in the National Women's Soccer League.

Career

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Club

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McFarlane played college soccer for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she appeared in 92 games, scoring five goals and tallying 14 assists.[3] She played all the matches during the Tar Heels national championship season in 2012.[1][3][4] McFarlane was included twice in the All-ACC Academic Team.[2]

During the 2014 National Women's Soccer League pre-season, McFarlane spent time with Houston Dash as a trialist. On May 14, 2014, she signed with the club.[3] McFarlane spent the entire 2014 season with the club, playing 13 matches for them. Following the season completion, she was waived.[5]

Personal life

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After her professional soccer career, McFarlane pursued an academic and medical career being awarded a Knight-Hennessy Scholarship in 2019.[6][2]

Her sister Darcy McFarlane also played professional soccer.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Kelly McFarlane". Go Heels. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Kelly McFarlane". knight-hennessy.stanford.edu. February 27, 2019. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Houston Dash sign midfielder Kelly McFarlane". Houston Dash. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  4. ^ Drescher, John. "The whole world is the locker room". The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  5. ^ "Houston Dash receive Canadian defender Allysha Chapman as allocated player". Houston Dash. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  6. ^ "UNC-Chapel Hill alumna Kelly McFarlane named Knight-Hennessy Scholar". UNC News. March 5, 2019. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
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