Caroline Springer
{{Short description|Saint Kitts and Nevis women's footballer}}
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|name = Caroline Springer
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|full_name = Caroline Tracy Springer{{cite report |url=https://issuu.com/concacaf2013/docs/concacaf-u20-women-2010_tsg |title=CONCACAF Guatemala 2010 Campeonato Femenino Sub-20 Recap/Resumen |date=18 December 2013 |access-date=5 June 2023 |publisher=Concacaf |page=22 |language=es}}
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|03|22}}{{cite web |url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/caroline-tracy-springer/106292/ |title=C. Springer |access-date=5 June 2023 |work=Soccerway}}
|birth_place = Saint Kitts and Nevis
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|position = Forward
|currentclub = Village Superstars FC
|clubnumber = 7
|years1 = 2017
|clubs1 = Treasure Coast Dynamites
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|years2 = 2018–2019
|clubs2 = Newtown United FC
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|years3 = 2019–
|clubs3 = Village Superstars FC
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|nationalyears1 = 2008–2010
|nationalteam1 = St. Kitts and Nevis U20
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|nationalgoals1 =
|nationalyears2 = 2014–
|nationalteam2 = St. Kitts and Nevis
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|nationalgoals2 = 6
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|club-update = 5 June 2023
|nationalteam-update = 5 June 2023
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Caroline Tracy Springer (born 22 March 1990) is a Kittitian professional women's footballer who plays as a forward for the Saint Kitts and Nevis women's national football team and the Village Superstars FC.
Club career
In 2017, Springer played for the Miami-based Treasure Coast Dynamites of the American Women's Premier Soccer League.{{cite news |url=https://sknpulse.com/sknfa-provides-opportunities-for-female-soccer-players/ |title=SKNFA provides opportunities for female soccer players |date=4 June 2017 |access-date=5 June 2023 |work=SKN Pulse}}
Springer won the 2018–19 Elvis Star Browne Women's League with S-Krave Newtown United Women{{cite news |url=https://sknpulse.com/newtown-women-win-7th-straight-elvis-star-browne-title/ |title=Newtown Women Win 7th straight Elvis Star Browne Title |date=7 May 2019 |access-date=5 June 2023 |work=SKN Pulse}} and won the league's golden boot.{{cite news |url=https://timescaribbeanonline.com/inaugural-sknfa-crystal-awards-hailed-a-tremendous-success/ |title=Inaugural SKNFA Crystal Awards hailed a tremendous success. Kimaree Rogers Named Footballer of the Year |date=19 November 2018 |access-date=5 June 2023 |work=Times Caribbean}}
On 17 December 2020, Springer, playing for Village Superstars FC, scored an equalizing brace against Cayon Rockets in the Elvis Star Browne Women's League semi-finals to complete a comeback draw, in which Village advanced on penalties.{{cite news |url=https://www.nevispages.com/sknfa-press-release-village-women-stage-remarkable-comeback-win/ |title=Village Women Stage Remarkable Comeback Win |date=21 December 2020 |access-date=5 June 2023 |work=NevisPages}}
International career
As a youth international, Springer participated in qualifiers for the 2008 and 2010 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship tournaments, scoring a goal in each.{{cite report |url=https://docplayer.es/69464614-2008-concacaf-women-s-under-20-championship-recap.html |title=CONCACAF Mexico 2008 Under-20 Women's Championship Recap |publisher=Concacaf |year=2008 |page=22}}
In 2019, Springer was called up to the St. Kitts and Nevis national team roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification tournament, where the team competed in Caribbean Union Group A.{{cite news |url=https://sknpulse.com/st-kitts-and-nevis-ready-for-2020-concacaf-womens-olympic-qualifying-championship/ |title=St. Kitts and Nevis Ready For 2020 Concacaf Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship |date=30 September 2019 |access-date=5 June 2023 |work=SKN Pulse}} Springer scored a goal during the Sugar Girlz' 10–0 win over Barbuda, a match that secured the top position in the group and advancement to the tournament finals.{{cite news |url=https://sknpulse.com/st-kitts-and-nevis-book-place-in-2020-concacaf-womens-olympic-qualifying-championships/ |title=St. Kitts and Nevis book place in 2020 CONCACAF WOMEN'S OLYMPIC QUALIFYING CHAMPIONSHIPS |date=10 October 2019 |access-date=5 June 2023 |first=T. |last=Chapman}}
In 2022, Springer scored for St. Kitts and Nevis during the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualification group stage match against the U.S. Virgin Islands.
= International goals =
{{updated|5 June 2023}}
Honors
References
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External links
- {{FBref player|6defdbaf}}
- {{Soccerway|106292}}
- [https://sknfa.com/player/caroline-springer/ St. Kitts and Nevis Football Association profile]
- {{GSA player|caroline-springer/256854}}
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Category:Saint Kitts and Nevis women's footballers
Category:21st-century Saint Kitts and Nevis people
Category:Saint Kitts and Nevis women's international footballers
Category:Saint Kitts and Nevis expatriate women's footballers
Category:Village Superstars FC players
Category:Newtown United FC players
Category:Women's Premier Soccer League players
Category:Saint Kitts and Nevis expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Category:Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States