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Kristen Edmonds

{{short description|American soccer player (born 1987)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2023}}

{{Use American English|date=November 2015}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Kristen Edmonds

| image = Kristen Edmonds (41446924265) (cropped).jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Edmonds with the Orlando Pride in 2018

| fullname = Kristen Nicole Edmonds{{UEFA player}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|5|22}}

| birth_place = Metuchen, New Jersey, U.S.

| height = {{height|m=1.65}}

| position = Defender / midfielder

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthclubs1 =

| youthyears1 =

| collegeyears1 = 2005–2008

| college1 = Rutgers Scarlet Knights

| collegecaps1 =

| collegegoals1 =

| years1 = 2005–2006

| clubs1 = New Jersey Wildcats

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 2009–2010

| clubs2 = Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues

| caps2 =

| goals2 =

| years3 = 2011

| clubs3 = Stjarnan

| caps3 = 7

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2012–2013

| clubs4 = WFC Rossiyanka

| caps4 = 23

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2014–2015

| clubs5 = Western New York Flash

| caps5 = 33

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2016–2020

| clubs6 = Orlando Pride

| caps6 = 69

| goals6 = 9

| years7 = 2021–2022

| clubs7 = Kansas City Current

| caps7 = 42

| goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2023–2024

| clubs8 = NJ/NY Gotham FC

| caps8 = 14

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2024

| clubs9 = Tampa Bay Sun

| caps9 = 13

| goals9 = 0

| pcupdate = August 18, 2024

}}

Kristen Nicole Edmonds (born May 22, 1987) is an American professional soccer player. She previously played for Stjarnan in Iceland, WFC Rossiyanka in Russia, and the Western New York Flash, Orlando Pride, and Kansas City Current, and NJ/NY Gotham FC in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

College career

=Rutgers Scarlet Knights, 2005–2008=

Edmonds attended Rutgers University from 2005 to 2008 where she played for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. During her freshman season, she became the first rookie to lead the team in scoring since Carli Lloyd. Edmonds scored six goals and recorded six assists. She was named the SoccerBuzz All-Region Freshman First Team.{{cite web |title=Kristen Edmonds |url=http://elements.demosphere.com/73928/teams/81080487/81081515-81080542/68272495.html |publisher=National Women's Soccer League |accessdate=May 23, 2017}} The following season, she scored two goals and recorded one assist in the 16 games in which she played. During her senior year, she was a starter in all 22 games, scored five goals and registered six assists.

Club career

After her collegiate career, Edmonds attended tryouts for Sky Blue FC twice but failed to make the roster.

=New Jersey Wildcats, 2005–2006=

Edmonds played for USL W-League team New Jersey Wildcats in the 2005 and 2006 USL W-League seasons. The team won the W-League double as regular-season and post-season champions in 2015, and Edmonds made four appearances during the season, scoring two goals and registering an assist.{{cite press release |url=https://scarletknights.com/news/2005/8/10/Scarlet_Knights_Help_Wildcats_Win_W_League_Title.aspx |title=Scarlet Knights Help Wildcats Win W-League Title |date=August 10, 2005 |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=Rutgers Scarlet Knights}}

=Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues, 2009–2010=

Edmonds played for newly formed USL W-League team Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues for two years under coach Jesse Kolmel. Edmonds registered an assist in the team's first-ever match in May 2009.{{cite news |url=https://www.recordonline.com/story/sports/2009/05/17/soccer-win-kicks-off-lady/51966195007/ |title=Soccer: Win kicks off Lady Blues' season |date=May 17, 2009 |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=Times Herald-Record}} The team won two regular-season championships with Edmonds, in 2009 and 2010, and reached the semi-finals both seasons.

=Stjarnan, 2011=

In 2011, Edmonds signed with Icelandic team, Stjarnan and helped the team win the league championship and Icelandic Women's Cup. She played with undiagnosed ligament tears in one of her ankles, which required surgery and rehabilitation after returning to the United States.{{cite web |url=https://thecomeback.com/soccer/orlando-pride-kristen-edmonds-shares-her-story.html |title=Orlando Pride's Kristen Edmonds shares her incredible story of playing around the world to working at Planet Fitness to achieve her soccer dreams |date=June 12, 2018 |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=The Comeback |first=Harrison |last=Hamm}}

= WFC Rossiyanka, 2012–2013 =

Edmonds joined WFC Rossiyanka of the Russian Premier League for the 2012–13 season. She made 13 appearances, scored two goals, and recorded seven assists. Rossiyanka finished in first place during the regular season with a {{Win–loss record|w=10|l=1|d=3}} record.{{cite web |title=K. Edmonds |url=http://us.women.soccerway.com/players/kristin-edmonds/190707/ |publisher=Soccer Way |accessdate=May 23, 2017}} She made two appearances with the club in the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League. During the 2013 season, Edmonds made 13 starts in 13 games and scored one goal. Rossiyanka finished in fourth place during the regular season with a {{Win–loss record|w=8|l=4|d=2}} record. She made four appearances for the club in the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League.

= Western New York Flash, 2014–15 =

Edmonds signed with the Western New York Flash in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) for the 2014 season.{{cite news |url=https://equalizersoccer.com/2014/02/21/wny-flash-sign-emma-kete-new-zealand-kristen-edmonds/ |title=Flash sign Edmonds, New Zealand's Kete |date=February 21, 2014 |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=The Equalizer}} She started in 19 of the 22 games and recorded one assist while playing as a defender. The Flash finished the regular season in seventh place with a {{Win–loss record|w=8|l=12|d=4}} record.

After returning for the 2015 season, Edmonds 10 starts in her 11 appearances for the club and recorded one assist. The club finished in seventh place with a {{Win–loss record|w=6|l=9|d=5}} record.

= Orlando Pride, 2016–2020 =

In December 2015, Edmonds was traded to expansion team Orlando Pride.{{cite web |url=http://www.orlandocitysc.com/post/2015/12/17/orlando-pride-acquires-rebecca-edwards-and-kristen-edmonds |title=Orlando Pride Acquires Rebecca Edwards and Kristen Edmonds |work=Orlando City Soccer Club}} Edmonds started in all of the 19 games in which she played and scored six goals from the midfield. The team finished in ninth place with a {{Win–loss record|w=6|l=13|d=1}} record during its inaugural season. She was named NWSL Player of the Week for Week 12 after scoring a brace against the Boston Breakers to lead the Pride to a 2–1 win.{{cite web |title=Kristen Edmonds of Orlando Pride is Named NWSL Player of the Week |url=http://goalnation.com/nwsl-player-week-kristen-edmonds/ |work=Goal Nation |accessdate=May 23, 2017 |archive-date=April 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180403053018/http://goalnation.com/nwsl-player-week-kristen-edmonds/ |url-status=dead}}

=Kansas City Current, 2021–2022=

On January 30, 2021, the Pride traded Edmonds to Kansas City Current with the natural second-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft in exchange for Gunnhildur Yrsa Jónsdóttir and the playing rights to Erika Tymrak.{{cite press release |title=Pride Acquire Gunny Jónsdóttir and Rights to Erika Tymrak from Kansas City |url=https://www.orlandocitysc.com/post/2021/01/30/pride-acquire-gunny-j-nsd-ttir-and-rights-erika-tymrak-kansas-city |publisher=Orlando City SC |date=June 30, 2021}} After an altercation during an April 9, 2021, match with Portland Thorns FC forward Morgan Weaver, Edmonds was suspended for two games in the 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup.{{cite web |title=Former Orlando Pride forward Kristen Edmonds suspended 2 games for Portland altercation |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/soccer/nwsl/os-sp-nwsl-kristen-edmonds-portland-20210414-yqejl2qxr5frhhyepl62wplzva-story.html |date=April 14, 2021 |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=Orlando Sentinel |first=Julia |last=Poe}} Kansas City re-signed edmonds to a new contract on January 18, 2022.{{cite press release |url=https://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/kansas-city-current-re-sign-veteran-kristen-edmonds |title=Kansas City Current Re-Sign Veteran Kristen Edmonds |date=January 18, 2022 |access-date=June 13, 2023 |publisher=National Women's Soccer League}}

Edmonds played for Kansas City in the 2022 NWSL Championship match against Portland, where the Current lost 2–0.

=NJ/NY Gotham FC, 2022–2024=

On December 1, 2022, Edmonds signed as a free agent with NJ/NY Gotham FC. She cited being closer to family and her home as factors in the move from Kansas City.{{cite news |url=https://netsrepublic.com/kristen-edmonds-gotham-fc/ |title=A Homecoming: Jersey Girl Kristen Edmonds Signs with Gotham FC |date=December 1, 2022 |access-date=June 13, 2023 |work=Nets Republic |first=Jenna |last=Tonelli}} She left the club by mutual agreement on August 9, 2024, to pursue an opportunity with Tampa Bay Sun FC of the USL Super League.{{cite news|url=https://www.gothamfc.com/news_article/show/1315728|title=Gotham FC and defender Kristen Edmonds agree to mutually part ways|publisher=NJ/NY Gotham FC|access-date=2024-08-09}}

=Tampa Bay Sun FC, 2024=

Edmonds was announced as a member of the Tampa Bay Sun on August 14, 2024, ahead of the inaugural USL Super League season.{{cite web |title=Tampa Bay Sun FC Adds NWSL Champion Kristen Edmonds |url=https://www.tampabaysunfc.com/news/2024/08/14/tampa-bay-sun-fc-adds-nwsl-champion-kristen-edmonds/ |website=TampaBaySunFC.com |publisher=Tampa Bay Sun |access-date=18 August 2024}} Edmonds played all 13 matches in the 2024 Fall Season before departing the club in January 2025.

International career

On October 27, 2016, Edmonds was called up to United States national team training camp for the first time.{{cite web |url=http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2016/10/27/16/13/161027-wnt-ellis-names-24-players-for-usa-matches-vs-romania-in-california |title=Ellis names 24 players for friendlies vs. Romania in California |work=United States Soccer Federation}}

Career statistics

{{updated|October 17, 2020}}.{{cite web |url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/kristin-edmonds/190707/ |publisher=Soccerway |accessdate=April 15, 2019 |title=Kristen Edmonds player profile}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
rowspan=2|Club

!rowspan=2|Season

!colspan="3" |League

!colspan=2|CupIncludes Icelandic Cup

!colspan="2" |ContinentalIncludes UEFA Women's Champions League

!colspan="2" |Other

!colspan=2|Total

Division

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

Stjarnan

|2011

|Úrvalsdeild

|7

|1

|1

|1

|–

|–

|–

|–

|8

|2

rowspan="3" |Rossiyanka

|2012

| rowspan="2" |Russian Championship

|10

|0

|–

|–

|2

|0

|–

|–

|12

|0

2013

|13

|1

|–

|–

|4

|0

|–

|–

|17

|1

colspan="2" |Total

!23

!1

!0

!0

!6

!0

!0

!0

!29

!1

rowspan="3" |Western New York Flash

|2014

| rowspan="2" |NWSL

|22

|0

|–

|–

|–

|–

|–

|–

|22

|0

2015

|11

0––––––110
colspan="2" |Total

!33

!0

!0

!0

!0

!0

!0

!0

!33

!0

rowspan="6" |Orlando Pride

|2016

| rowspan="5" |NWSL

|19

|6

|–

|–

|–

|–

|–

|–

|19

|6

2017

|23

|2

|–

|–

|–

|–

|–

|–

|23

|2

2018

|15

|1

|–

|–

|–

|–

|–

|–

|15

|1

2019

|13

|0

|–

|–

|–

|–

|–

|–

|13

|0

2020

|–

|–

|–

|–

|–

|–

|3Includes the NWSL Fall Series

|1

|3

|1

colspan="2" |Total

!70

!9

!0

!0

!0

!0

!3

!1

!73

!10

colspan="3" |Career total

!133

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Honors

;with Stjarnan

;with Rossiyanka

;with Orlando Pride

NJ/NY Gotham FC

  • NWSL Championship: 2023{{Cite web |date=November 11, 2023 |title=NWSL Championship highlights: Gotham FC crowned champions as Rapinoe, Krieger end careers |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/nwsl/2023/11/11/nwsl-championship-megan-rapinoe-live-updates-ol-reign-gotham-fc/71539239007/ |access-date=November 12, 2022 |website=USA Today |language=en-US}}

References

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External links

{{Commons category}}

  • {{sports links}}
  • {{NWSL|kristen-nicole-edmonds|Kristen Edmonds}}
  • [https://www.gothamfc.com/12-edmonds Kristen Edmonds #12] at NJ/NY Gotham FC
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20170426072100/https://www.orlandocitysc.com/players/57/kristen-edmonds Kristen Edmonds #12] at Orlando Pride (archived)

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Category:1987 births

Category:Living people

Category:People from Metuchen, New Jersey

Category:Soccer players from Middlesex County, New Jersey

Category:20th-century African-American sportswomen

Category:20th-century American sportswomen

Category:21st-century African-American sportswomen

Category:21st-century American sportswomen

Category:African-American soccer players

Category:American women's soccer players

Category:Women's association football midfielders

Category:Women's association football defenders

Category:Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's soccer players

Category:New Jersey Wildcats players

Category:Stjarnan women's football players

Category:WFC Rossiyanka players

Category:Western New York Flash players

Category:Orlando Pride players

Category:Kansas City Current players

Category:Gotham FC players

Category:USL W-League (1995–2015) players

Kristen Edmonds

Category:National Women's Soccer League players

Category:American expatriate women's soccer players

Category:Expatriate women's footballers in Iceland

Category:American expatriate sportspeople in Iceland

Category:Expatriate women's footballers in Russia

Category:American expatriate sportspeople in Russia

Category:Tampa Bay Sun FC players