Lainey Burdett
{{short description|American soccer player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Lainey Burdett
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Elaine Margaret Burdett{{cite magazine |url=https://commencement.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/UAZ_CommencementFall2020.pdf |title=Bachelor's Degrees – Degrees Conferred Fall 2019: Marketing |magazine=156th Annual Arizona Commencement |publisher=University of Arizona |format=PDF |page=71 |date=May 15, 2020 |access-date=November 15, 2021}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|12|22}}
| birth_place = Las Vegas, Nevada
| height = {{convert|1.78|m|order=flip}}
| position = Goalkeeper
| currentclub = Vittsjö GIK
| clubnumber = 12
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Heat FC
| collegeyears1 = 2015–2018
| college1 = Arizona Wildcats
| collegecaps1 = 57
| collegegoals1 = 0
| years1 =
| clubs1 = FC Tucson
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2019
| clubs2 = Orlando Pride
| caps2 = 1
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2022
| clubs3 = Åland United
| caps3 = 20
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2023–
| clubs4 = Vittsjö GIK
| caps4 = 23
| goals4 = 1
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| club-update = August 13, 2022
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}}
Elaine Margaret Burdett (born December 22, 1996) is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Vittsjö GIK.
Early life
Burdett grew up in Las Vegas and played club soccer for Heat FC.{{cite web |title=Lainey Burdett Wildcats profile |url=https://arizonawildcats.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9380 |website=www.arizonawildcats.com}}
= Arizona Wildcats =
Burdett played collegiate soccer at the University of Arizona in the Pac-12 Conference, becoming the winningest goalkeeper in school history and setting a record for most clean sheets in program history with 26 shutouts. She finished with a 79.7% career save percentage.{{cite web |title=Lainey Burdett Pride profile |url=https://www.orlandocitysc.com/players/195/lainey-burdett}}
While in Arizona, Burdett also played with local Women's Premier Soccer League side FC Tucson.{{cite web |title=UA's Burdett up for women's pro soccer draft |url=http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/010919_arizona-soccer/uas-burdett-up-womens-pro-soccer-draft/ |website=TucsonSentinel.com |language=en}}
Professional career
= Orlando Pride =
Burdett went undrafted in the 2019 NWSL College Draft but joined Orlando Pride on trial during preseason{{cite web |title=Orlando Pride Provides Preseason Roster Update |url=https://www.orlandocitysc.com/post/2019/03/18/orlando-pride-provides-preseason-roster-update |website=www.orlandocitysc.com}} and was signed to the team's supplemental roster on April 10 ahead of the 2019 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.themaneland.com/2019/4/10/18305313/orlando-pride-announce-2019-opening-day-roster|title=Orlando Pride Announce 2019 Opening Day Roster|last1=Citro|first1=Michael|date=April 10, 2019|website=The Mane Land}} She made her professional debut on October 5, starting in the penultimate game of the season at home to Washington Spirit. Burdett earned an NWSL save of the week award in Orlando's 3–0 loss.{{cite web|title=Week 20 Save of the Week|url=https://twitter.com/NWSL/status/1181275962559942662|publisher=NWSL Twitter |accessdate=October 7, 2019|date=October 7, 2019}} Burdett was waived on June 21, 2020, ahead of the start of the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup.{{cite web |title=Orlando Pride Announces Roster Moves Ahead of 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup |url=https://www.orlandocitysc.com/post/2020/06/21/orlando-pride-announces-roster-moves-ahead-2020-nwsl-challenge-cup |website=www.orlandocitysc.com}}
= Åland United =
In December 2021, Burdett signed with Finnish Kansallinen Liiga team Åland United ahead of the 2022 season.{{cite web |title=Former Arizona and FC Tucson Women goalie Lainey Burdett signs with Åland United |url=http://allsportstucson.com/2021/12/01/former-arizona-and-fc-tucson-women-goalie-lainey-burdett-signs-with-a%cc%8aland-united/ |website=All Sports Tucson}}
Career statistics
{{updated|August 13, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/lainey-burdett/606323/|publisher=Soccerway|accessdate=October 5, 2019|title=Lainey Burdett player profile}}
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! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |League ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="2" |League ! colspan="2" |Cup ! colspan="2" |Continental ! colspan="2" |Total | |||||||
| Apps
!Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Pride
|NWSL |2019 |1 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 1 | 0 | ||
| Åland United
|2022 |13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 13 | 0 | |
| colspan="3" |Career total
!14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
References
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External links
- {{sports links}}
- [http://www.nwslsoccer.com/players/lainey-burdett NWSL profile]
- [https://arizonawildcats.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9380 Wildcats bio]
{{Vittsjö GIK squad}}
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Category:American women's soccer players
Category:Arizona Wildcats women's soccer players
Category:Orlando Pride players
Category:National Women's Soccer League players
Category:Soccer players from Las Vegas
Category:Women's association football goalkeepers
Category:Kansallinen Liiga players
Category:American expatriate women's soccer players
Category:Expatriate women's footballers in Finland
Category:American expatriate sportspeople in Finland
Category:21st-century American sportswomen
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