Autumn Weeks
{{Short description|American soccer player (born 2001)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Autumn Weeks
| image =
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| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|10|20}}
| birth_place = East Peoria, Illinois, U.S.
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=7}}
| position= Defender
| currentclub = Lexington SC
| clubnumber = 20
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = FC Peoria
| collegeyears1 = 2019–2021
| college1 = IU Indy Jaguars
| collegecaps1 = 45
| collegegoals1 = 5
| collegeyears2 = 2022–2023
| college2 = Louisville Cardinals
| collegecaps2 = 31
| collegegoals2 = 1
| years1 = 2021
| clubs1 = Chicago Red Stars Reserves
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| years2 = 2022–2023
| clubs2 = Racing Louisville FC (USL W)
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| years3 = 2024
| clubs3 = Lexington SC (USL W)
| caps3 = 7
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2024–
| clubs4 = Lexington SC
| caps4 = 16
| goals4 = 0
| club-update = June 7, 2025
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Autumn Weeks (born October 20, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for USL Super League club Lexington SC. She played college soccer for the IU Indy Jaguars and the Louisville Cardinals.
Early life
Weeks grew up in East Peoria, Illinois,{{Cite web |title=Autumn Weeks - Women's Soccer |url=https://iuindyjags.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/autumn-weeks/6056 |access-date=2025-06-08 |website=IU Indy Athletics |language=en}} where she played club soccer for FC Peoria.{{Cite web |title=Lexington SC announces official signing of W League star Autumn Weeks to inaugural Super League roster |url=https://www.lexsporting.com/news/lexington-sc-announces-official-signing-of-w-league-star-autumn-weeks-to-inaugural-super-league-roster/ |access-date=2025-06-08 |website=Lexington Sporting Club |language=en-US}} She attended Peoria Notre Dame High School, where she helped contribute to 3 straight sectional championships and was twice named to All-Region and All-State teams.{{Cite web |last=Eminian |first=Dave |title=Peoria Notre Dame two-time player of the year is first from program to play pro soccer |url=https://www.pjstar.com/story/sports/high-school/soccer/2024/07/09/peoria-notre-dame-grad-female-pro-soccer-player-autumn-weeks-louisville-usl/74333780007/ |access-date=2025-06-08 |website=Peoria Journal Star |language=en-US}}
College career
= IU Indy Jaguars =
Weeks kicked off her collegiate career with the IU Indy Jaguars. She played in 20 games (starting 17 of them) in her rookie season and was subsequently named to the Horizon League's All-Freshman team. On October 2, 2019, she scored her first two college goals in a victory over UIC.{{Cite web |date=2019-10-02 |title=Weeks has a Night as Jags Defeat UIC, 2-1 |url=https://iuindyjags.com/news/2019/10/2/womens-soccer-weeks-has-a-night-as-jags-defeat-uic-2-1.aspx |access-date=2025-06-08 |website=IU Indy Athletics |language=en}} The following season, Weeks started IUPUI's campaign on a high note, netting the game-winning goal against Cleveland State in the team's season opener.{{Cite web |date=2021-02-03 |title=Weeks Tallies Winner as Jags Open Campaign With 1-0 Win |url=https://iuindyjags.com/news/2021/2/3/womens-soccer-weeks-tallies-winner-as-jags-open-campaign-with-1-0-win.aspx |access-date=2025-06-08 |website=IU Indy Athletics |language=en}} IUPUI progressed to the Horizon League Tournament, where Weeks was named to the conference's All-Tournament Team. In her final year with the Jaguars, she starred in 16 matches and also was named Second Team All-Horizon.{{Cite web |title=Horizon League Reveals 2021 #HLWSOC Awards |url=https://horizonleague.org/news/2021/10/29/horizon-league-reveals-2021-hlwsoc-awards.aspx |access-date=2025-06-08 |website=Horizon League |language=en}}
= Louisville Cardinals =
Ahead of the 2022 college season, Weeks transferred to the University of Louisville and joined the Cardinals.{{Cite web |title=Louisville women's soccer signs Autumn Weeks on transfer from IUPUI |url=https://www.soccerwire.com/news/university-of-louisville-womens-soccer-signs-autumn-weeks-on-transfer-from-iupui/ |access-date=2025-06-08 |website=SoccerWire |language=en}} On August 18, 2022, she scored a debut goal to help Louisville earn a 3–0 win to kick off its season.{{Cite web |title=Autumn Weeks - Women's Soccer |url=https://gocards.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/autumn-weeks/13751 |access-date=2025-06-08 |website=University of Louisville Athletic |language=en}} The goal, just like Weeks' first IUPUI goal, was netted against UIC. Weeks went on to star in all 18 matches for the Cardinals, playing 769 minutes. In her final college season, she started in 8 of her 15 appearances and increased to 998 minutes on the year. Louisville played their final match of the season on October 26, 2023, against Duke, whom they had never previously beaten. Weeks tallied her first (and only) collegiate assist in the match, which ended as a victory for the Cardinals.{{Cite web |title=Cardinals Knock Off No. 25 Duke, 1-0 |url=https://gocards.com/news/2023/10/26/womens-soccer-cardinals-knock-off-no-25-duke-1-0 |access-date=2025-06-08 |website=University of Louisville Athletic |language=en}}
Club career
Throughout her college career, Weeks spent her offseasons gaining experience with pre-professional clubs. In 2021, she played for the Chicago Red Stars Reserves and helped the team win the Lake Michigan Conference championship. The next three years, she played for USL W League clubs, spending two seasons with Racing Louisville FC and one with Lexington SC.
= Lexington SC =
After completing college, Weeks spent time with the professional counterparts of her USL W League teams. She attended a pro day with Racing Louisville FC's National Women's Soccer League squad and tried out for Lexington SC's upcoming USL Super League team.{{Cite web |last=Duvall |first=Adam |title=Will she get the call? Two-time Peoria player of the year enters women's pro soccer draft |url=https://www.pjstar.com/story/sports/college/soccer/2024/01/05/former-louisville-iupui-player-from-peoria-illinois-enters-nwsl-draft/72096796007/ |access-date=2025-06-08 |website=Peoria Journal Star |language=en-US}} Weeks made it onto Lexington's squad, but, hopeful to join the NWSL, she delayed signing a contract until after hearing results from the league's 2024 Draft.{{Cite web |last=Mattson |first=Jim |date=2024-01-09 |title=Peoria Notre Dame grad hopes to be pro soccer draft pick |url=https://www.25newsnow.com/2024/01/09/peoria-notre-dame-grad-hopes-be-pro-soccer-draft-pick/ |access-date=2025-06-08 |website=25 News |language=en}} She went undrafted and subsequently inked her first professional deal with Lexington. Weeks made 16 appearances in her rookie year as Lexington finished in last place and failed to qualify for the playoffs. She was responsible for one goal contribution, an assist in a match against Dallas Trinity FC on November 9, 2024.{{Cite web |title=Lexington SC stunned late by Dallas Trinity FC to kick off home stretch |url=https://www.lexsporting.com/news/lexington-sc-stunned-late-by-dallas-trinity-fc-to-kick-off-home-stretch/ |access-date=2025-06-08 |website=Lexington Sporting Club |language=en-US}}
Career statistics
= Club =
{{updated|June 7, 2025{{soccerway|-/982296}}}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |Cup ! colspan="2" |Playoffs{{Efn|Includes USL Super League playoffs}} ! colspan="2" |Total |
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |
|---|
| Lexington SC
|16 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |16 |0 |
| colspan="3" |Career total
!16 !0 !0 !0 !0 !0 !16 !0 |
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References
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External links
- {{sports links}}
- [https://iuindyjags.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/autumn-weeks/6056 Autumn Weeks] at IU Indy Jaguars
- [https://gocards.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/autumn-weeks/13751 Autumn Weeks] at Louisville Cardinals
- [https://www.lexsporting.com/roster/autumn-weeks/ Autumn Weeks] at Lexington SC
{{Lexington SC (women) squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Weeks, Autumn}}
Category:Soccer players from Illinois
Category:People from East Peoria, Illinois
Category:American women's soccer players
Category:Women's association football defenders
Category:IU Indy Jaguars women's soccer players
Category:Lexington SC (women) players