Kika Toulouse
{{short description|American soccer player (born 1989)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Kika Toulouse
| image = Kika Toulouse (cropped).jpg
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| fullname = Gabriella Monique Toulouse{{cite magazine |url=https://majorevents.virginia.edu/sites/majorevents2017.virginia.edu/files/Finals_Program_2011.pdf |title=Graduates and Degree Candidates: College of Arts & Sciences – Conferred May 22, 2011: Bachelors of Arts |magazine=One Hundred and Eighty-Second Final Exercises |publisher=University of Virginia |page=30 |date=May 22, 2011 |access-date=November 18, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118193355/https://majorevents.virginia.edu/sites/majorevents2017.virginia.edu/files/Finals_Program_2011.pdf |archive-date=November 18, 2021}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|5|3}}
| birth_place = Arlington, Virginia, United States
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=6}}
| position = Defender
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| college1 = Virginia Cavaliers
| collegeyears1 = 2007–2010
| clubs1 = Rågsveds IF{{cite web |url=https://www.lagstatistik.se/player?playerId=97709 |title=Gabriella Toulouse |work=Lagstatistik |access-date=November 18, 2021 |language=sv |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118194552/https://www.lagstatistik.se/player?playerId=97709 |archive-date=November 18, 2021}}
| years1 = 2012
| caps1 = 21
| goals1 = 9
| clubs2 = Washington Spirit
| years2 = 2013
| caps2 = 13
| goals2 = 0
| clubs3 = Houston Dash
| years3 = 2014
| caps3 = 7
| goals3 = 0
| nationalteam1 = United States U23
| nationalyears1 = 2011–2012
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| club-update = August 20, 2014
| nationalteam-update =
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Gabriella Monique "Kika" Toulouse (born May 3, 1989) is an American soccer player.
Early life
Raised in Arlington, Virginia, Toulouse attended Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School where she helped the team to three Washington Catholic Athletic Conference championship titles. She also played club soccer for Braddock Road Club (BRYC) and won six Virginia State Cup Championships with two different teams within the club.{{cite web |title=Kika Toulouse |date=February 12, 2013 |url=http://washingtonspirit.com/persons/kika-toulouse/ |publisher=Washington Spirit |accessdate=August 2, 2013}}
=University of Virginia Cavaliers=
Toulouse attended the University of Virginia where she played for the Cavaliers from 2007 to 2011.{{cite web |title=BC finds tough road at No. 9 Virginia | date=October 3, 2010 |url=https://www.espn.com/top/story/_/id/5645569 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=August 2, 2013}}
Club career
=Rågsveds IF=
In 2012, Toulouse played for Rågsveds IF in the Swedish Football Division 4. She scored nine goals during her 2012 campaign including two hat-tricks, one of which occurred during her first professional game.{{cite web |title=Washington Spirit sign former US U-23 player Kika Toulouse |url=http://www.nwslnews.com/washington-spirit-sign-former-us-u-23-player-kika-toulouse/ |publisher=NWSL News |accessdate=August 2, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110192425/http://www.nwslnews.com/washington-spirit-sign-former-us-u-23-player-kika-toulouse/ |archive-date=January 10, 2014 |url-status=dead }}
=Washington Spirit=
In February 2013, Toulouse signed with the Washington Spirit for the inaugural season of the National Women's Soccer League.{{cite web |title=Kika Toulouse Added to Washington Spirit Defense |date=February 12, 2013 |url=http://washingtonspirit.com/pro/kika-toulouse-added-to-washington-spirit-defense/ |publisher=Washington Spirit |accessdate=August 2, 2013}}
=Houston Dash=
On January 10, 2014, it was announced that the Houston Dash had selected Toulouse with the tenth and final pick in the 2014 NWSL Expansion Draft.{{cite web |title=Houston Dash select 10 players in 2014 NWSL Expansion Draft |url=http://www.houstondynamo.com/news/2014/01/houston-dash-select-10-players-2014-nwsl-expansion-draft |publisher=Houston Dash Communications |accessdate=January 12, 2014 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924042559/http://www.houstondynamo.com/news/2014/01/houston-dash-select-10-players-2014-nwsl-expansion-draft |url-status=dead }}
She was waived by the Houston Dash in September 2014.{{cite web|title=Four Players Selected Off NWSL Waiver Wire |url=http://www.nwslsoccer.com/home/837179.html |publisher=National Women's Soccer League |date=September 15, 2014 |quote=The following players were not selected off of waivers ... Kika Toulouse |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220210148/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/home/837179.html |archivedate=December 20, 2014 }} She has since retired and currently works with the New York Red Bulls.
International career
Toulouse has represented the United States as a member of the United States women's national under-23 soccer team.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130424180750/http://www.ussoccer.com/teams/u-23-wnt/t/kika-toulouse.aspx US Soccer player profile]
- {{Twitter|kikmonique}}
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Category:Washington Spirit players
Category:American women's soccer players
Category:21st-century American sportswomen
Category:Soccer players from Arlington County, Virginia
Category:Virginia Cavaliers women's soccer players
Category:University of Virginia alumni
Category:Women's association football defenders
Category:National Women's Soccer League players
Category:Orange County Waves players
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