Carissa Boeckmann
{{Short description|American soccer player (born 2003)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Carissa Boeckmann
| image = FSU vs Wake ACC 2024 - 032 (Boeckmann).jpg
| image_size = 200px
| alt =
| caption = Boeckmann with Florida State in 2024
| full_name = Carissa Marie Boeckmann{{cite news|url=https://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/high-school/article/H-S-soccer-2020-E-N-Area-scouting-report-14943673.php|title=H.S. soccer: 2020 E-N Area scouting report|last=Thomas|first=Terence|date=2020-01-01|website=MySanAntonio.com|access-date=2025-02-23}}
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|2003}}
| birth_place = San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
| height = 5 ft 5 in
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Portland Thorns
| clubnumber = 28
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| collegeyears1 = 2021–2023
| college1 = Texas A&M Aggies
| collegecaps1 = 61
| collegegoals1 = 6
| collegeyears2 = 2024
| college2 = Florida State Seminoles
| collegecaps2 = 21
| collegegoals2 = 1
| years1 = 2025–
| clubs1 = Portland Thorns
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| club-update =
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Carissa Marie Boeckmann (born 2003) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Portland Thorns FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the Texas A&M Aggies and the Florida State Seminoles.
Early life and college career
Born and raised in San Antonio,{{Cite web |title=Carissa Boeckmann - Portland Thorns |url=https://www.thorns.com/players/carissa-boeckmann |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=www.thorns.com}} Boeckmann attended Incarnate Word High School before transferring to Antonian College Preparatory High School, where she earned two-time TAPPS first-team all-state honors.{{cite web|url=https://seminoles.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/carissa-boeckmann/7018|title=Carissa Boeckmann|publisher=Florida State Seminoles|access-date=2025-02-21}} She played ECNL club soccer for Classics Elite Soccer Academy, earning four-time all-conference honors.{{cite web|url=https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/club-soccer-articles/ecnl-all-conference-texas_aid49812|title=ECNL All Conference Texas|date=August 31, 2021|publisher=Elite Clubs National League|via=TopDrawerSoccer|access-date=2025-02-21}} She committed to Texas A&M before her junior year.{{cite news|url=https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/club-soccer-articles/recruiting-roundup:-july-29-aug-4_aid46510|title=Recruiting Roundup: July 29–Aug. 4|date=July 29, 2019|website=TopDrawerSoccer|access-date=2025-02-21}}
=Texas A&M Aggies, Florida State Seminoles=
Boeckmann played three seasons for the Texas A&M Aggies between 2021 and 2023. She made 61 appearances, starting 30 of them, and scored 6 goals with 10 assists.{{cite web|url=https://12thman.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/carissa-boeckmann/11754|title=Carissa Boeckmann|publisher=Texas A&M Aggies|access-date=2025-02-21}} Her first and last games with Texas A&M were against the Florida State Seminoles, the latter of which came in the second round of the NCAA tournament.{{cite news|url=https://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports/college/fsu/2024/08/13/fsu-soccer-head-coach-brian-pensky-ready-for-season-ncaa-title/74788609007/|title=FSU soccer kickoff season against USF 1 win away from tying program undefeated record|last=Rooney|first=Liam|date=2024-08-13|newspaper=Tallahassee Democrat|access-date=2025-02-21}} She also played for Tampa Bay United in the pre-professional USL W League during the summer in 2023, leading the team with 10 goals in 11 games and being named the Southeast Division Player of the Year.{{cite news|url=https://12thman.com/news/2023/7/26/soccer-boeckmann-named-a-w-league-divisional-player-of-the-year|title=Boeckmann Named a W League Divisional Player of the Year|date=2023-07-26|publisher=Texas A&M Aggies|access-date=2025-02-23}}
Boeckmann transferred to the defending national champions Florida State in 2024.{{cite news|url=https://www.soccerwire.com/news/florida-state-signs-pair-of-transfers-from-texas-am-and-tennessee/|title=Florida State signs pair of transfers from Texas A&M and Tennessee|date=2023-12-29|website=SoccerWire|access-date=2025-02-21}} She played every minute of the ACC tournament, helping Florida State win their fifth conference tournament in a row.{{cite news|url=https://theacc.com/news/2024/11/10/florida-state-wins-2024-ally-acc-womens-soccer-championship.aspx|title=Florida State Wins 2024 Ally ACC Women's Soccer Championship|date=2024-11-10|publisher=Atlantic Coast Conference|access-date=2025-02-21}} In the NCAA tournament, she was one of two Florida State players whose penalty attempts were saved in a shootout loss in the second round.{{cite news|url=https://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports/college/fsu/2024/11/22/fsu-soccer-takeaways-vanderbilt-ncaa-tournament/76436632007/|title=4 takeaways from FSU soccer's stunning shootout loss to Vanderbilt in NCAA tournament|last=Rorabaugh|first=Dan|date=2024-11-22|newspaper=Tallahassee Democrat|access-date=2025-02-21}} She started all 21 games in her senior season, scoring 1 goal with 4 assists.
Club career
=Portland Thorns=
Boeckmann signed her first professional contract on February 16, 2025, joining Portland Thorns FC on a one-year deal.{{cite tweet|number=1891172444506865771|title=📰 | We have signed midfielder Carissa Boeckman from Florida State University through the 2025 season.|date=2025-02-16|author=Portland Thorns FC|user=ThornsFC|author-link=Portland Thorns FC|access-date=2025-02-21}}{{cite news|url=https://equalizersoccer.com/2025/02/18/nwsl-draft-elimination-cba-success/|title=Why the elimination of the NWSL Draft is already a success for players|date=2025-02-18|last=Davis|first=Evan|website=The Equalizer|access-date=2025-02-21}}
Honors and awards
Florida State Seminoles
References
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External links
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{{Portland Thorns FC squad}}
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Category:21st-century American sportswomen
Category:Soccer players from San Antonio
Category:American women's soccer players
Category:Women's association football midfielders
Category:Texas A&M Aggies women's soccer players