Madison White
{{Short description|American soccer player (born 2001)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Madison White
| image = White-DTFC-770x513.jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption = White with Dallas Trinity in 2024
| full_name = Madison Grace White{{cite web |url=https://www.depts.ttu.edu/officialpublications/pdfs/commencement_program_2023_05.pdf |page=20 |title=Commencement Program 2023 05 |publisher=Texas Tech University}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|06|15}}{{cite web|url=https://www.racingloufc.com/roster/madison-white/|title=Madison White|publisher=Racing Louisville FC|access-date=July 22, 2024}}
| birth_place = Plano, Texas
| position = Goalkeeper
| currentclub = Racing Louisville
| clubnumber = 77
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Sting FC
| collegeyears1 = 2019–2023
| college1 = Texas Tech Red Raiders
| collegecaps1 = 85
| collegegoals1 = 0
| years1 = 2024–
| clubs1 = Racing Louisville
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2024–25
| clubs2 = → Dallas Trinity (loan)
| caps2 = 25
| goals2 = 0
| medaltemplates =
| club-update = June 7, 2025
}}
Madison Grace White (born June 15, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for NWSL club Racing Louisville. She played college soccer for the Texas Tech Red Raiders, earning first-team All-American honors in 2023.
Early life and college career
White was raised in Plano and Rockwall, Texas. She played high school soccer at Bishop Lynch High School as a team member of the winning 2019 Class 6A TAPPS state championship. She was named 2019 TAPPS goalkeeper of the year. She also competed in high jump, winning three consecutive TAPPS state championships in 2017, 2018, and 2019. She played club soccer for Sting SC.
=Texas Tech Red Raiders=
White became the starting goalkeeper for the Texas Tech Red Raiders as a freshman in 2019. She planned to redshirt her first year but was called into action against South Florida when Marissa Zucchetto was injured, making seven saves to win her debut.{{cite news|url=https://www.everythinglubbock.com/sports/red-raider-nation/madison-white-named-big-12-soccer-freshman-of-the-week/|title=Madison White named Big 12 Soccer Freshman of the Week|website=Everything Lubbock|date=September 24, 2019|access-date=July 22, 2024}}
{{cite news|url=https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/college-soccer-articles/womens-team-of-the-week:-september-24_aid46888|title=Women's Team of the Week: September 24|date=September 24, 2019|website=TopDrawerSoccer|access-date=July 22, 2024}} She contributed to her team's second-place finish in the Big 12 Conference, shutting out six conference opponents, and was named the Big 12 Freshman of the Year and first-team All-Big 12.{{cite news|url=https://texastech.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/madison-white/12432|title=Madison White – Women's Soccer|publisher=Texas Tech Red Raiders|access-date=July 22, 2024}} In the first round of the 2019 NCAA championship, she made a career-high 11 saves in regulation and then saved two kicks in the penalty shootout to advance past Pepperdine, but lost in the next round.{{cite news|url=https://texastech.com/news/2019/11/15/womens-soccer-no-15-tech-advances-on-dramatic-penalty-shootout|title=No. 15 Tech Advances on Dramatic Penalty Shootout|date=November 15, 2019|publisher=Texas Tech Red Raiders|access-date=July 22, 2024}}{{cite news|url=https://mgoblue.com/news/2019/11/22/womens-soccer-wolfes-headers-lift-michigan-past-texas-tech-to-ncaa-third-round|title=Wolfe's Headers Lift Michigan Past Texas Tech, to NCAA Third Round|date=November 22, 2019|publisher=Michigan Wolverines|access-date=July 22, 2024}} White recorded a conference-best nine clean sheets as a senior in 2022, earning second-team All-Big 12 honors.
In the 2023 season, White helped lead the Red Raiders to their first Big 12 regular-season title in program history.{{cite news|url=https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/sports/college/red-raiders/2023/10/30/madison-white-texas-tech-soccer-looking-for-more-big-12-tournament/71319233007/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240718194327/https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/sports/college/red-raiders/2023/10/30/madison-white-texas-tech-soccer-looking-for-more-big-12-tournament/71319233007/|title=Madison White, Texas Tech soccer looking for more in record-breaking campaign|last=Giese|first=Nathan|date=October 30, 2023|newspaper=Lubbock Avalanche-Journal|archive-date=July 18, 2024}} She recorded career highs with 70 saves and 13 clean sheets (including eight home games in a row), being named the Big 12 Goalkeeper of the Year, first-team All-Big 12, and first-team All-American by United Soccer Coaches. In the program's first NCAA championship appearance since her freshman year, she made a season-high six saves in regulation against Princeton and added a kick save in the shootout to make it to the third round, where they fell to North Carolina.{{cite news|url=https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/sports/college/red-raiders/2023/11/19/texas-tech-soccer-seniors-leave-mark-on-tom-stone-program/71632036007/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240722145251/https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/sports/college/red-raiders/2023/11/19/texas-tech-soccer-seniors-leave-mark-on-tom-stone-program/71632036007/|title='Let them lead': Texas Tech soccer seniors leave mark on coach Tom Stone, program|last=Giese|first=Nathan|date=January 19, 2023|newspaper=Lubbock Avalanche-Journal|archive-date=July 22, 2024}} White left Texas Tech as the program leader in career shutouts (39; previously held by Victoria Esson).{{cite news|url=https://www.dailytoreador.com/sports/white-ties-program-record-during-3-0-shutout/article_6cc9cdb6-4aab-11ee-9b9e-cbbee35b8317.html|title=White ties program record during 3–0 shutout|last=Brooks|first=Jamar|date=September 3, 2023|newspaper=The Daily Toreador|access-date=July 22, 2024}}
Club career
= Racing Louisville =
White was drafted by Racing Louisville FC 54th overall in the fourth round of the 2024 NWSL Draft.{{cite news|url=https://texastech.com/news/2024/1/13/womens-soccer-three-red-raiders-selected-in-nwsl-draft|title=Three Red Raiders selected in NWSL Draft|date=January 13, 2024|publisher=Texas Tech Red Raiders|access-date=July 22, 2024}} On July 22, 2024, she signed a two-year contract with Racing and was immediately loaned to Dallas Trinity FC ahead of the USL Super League's inaugural season.{{Cite web |title=Racing loans goalkeeper Madison White to USL side Dallas |url=https://www.racingloufc.com/news/2024/07/22/racing-loans-goalkeeper-madison-white-to-usl-side-dallas/ |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=Racing Louisville FC |language=en-US}}
== Dallas Trinity (loan) ==
White made her Dallas Trinity debut in a club friendly against Barcelona at the Cotton Bowl on August 30, 2024. On September 25, she made her professional debut against Brooklyn FC and saved a penalty kick from Hope Breslin in a 0–2 defeat. Her save was later recognized as the Save of the Month.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA2xbuaRXtg |title=THE save of September 🧤 {{!}} USL Super League Save of the Month, September Winner |date=2024-10-04 |last=USL on YouTube |access-date=2024-10-04 |via=YouTube}} She kept her first professional clean sheet, and Dallas's first as a club, in a scoreless October 16 match against DC Power FC.{{cite web|url=https://www.dallastrinityfc.com/news/2024/10/16/dallas-trinity-fc-draws-dc-power-fc-0-0/|title=Dallas Trinity FC Draws DC Power FC, 0-0|date=2024-10-16|publisher=Dallas Trinity FC|access-date=2025-03-10}} On March 9, 2025, she helped Trinity to a 6–0 victory over then-league leaders Brooklyn FC.{{cite web|url=https://www.uslsuperleague.com/dallastrinityfc-brooklynfc-2487710/|title=Dallas Trinity FC 6–0 Brooklyn FC|publisher=USL Super League|date=2025-03-09|access-date=2025-03-09}} After 18 appearances, White leads the USL with 9 clean sheets and is second in saves with 42.
Career statistics
= College =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! rowspan="2" |Team ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |Regular season ! colspan="2" |Big 12 Tournament ! colspan="2" |NCAA Tournament ! colspan="2" |Total |
| Conference
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |
|---|
| rowspan="5" |Texas Tech Red Raiders
|2019 | rowspan="5" |Big 12 |10 |0 |2 |0 |2 |0 |14 |0 |
| 2020–21
|9 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |9 |0 |
| 2021
|18 |0 |2 |0 | colspan="2" |— |20 |0 |
| 2022
|18 |0 |1 |0 | colspan="2" |— |19 |0 |
| 2023
|18 |0 |2 |0 |3 |0 |23 |0 |
| colspan="3" |Total
!73 !0 !7 !0 !5 !0 !85 !0 |
= Club =
{{updated|June 7, 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |League Cup ! colspan="2" |Other ! colspan="2" |Total |
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |
|---|
| Racing Louisville
|2024 |NWSL |0 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |0 |0 |
| Dallas Trinity FC (loan)
|25 |0 |1 |0 | colspan="2" |— |26 |0 |
| colspan="3" |Career total
!25 !0 !1 !0 !0 !0 !26 !0 |
Honors and awards
Individual
- USL Super League Team of the Month: October 2024{{Cite web |title=USL Super League Team of the Month - October |url=https://www.uslsuperleague.com/news/2024/11/06/usl-super-league-team-of-the-month-october/ |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=USL Super League |language=en-US}}
- First-team All-American: 2023
- All-Big 12: 2019, 2023 (first team); 2022 (second team)
- Big 12 Goalkeeper of the Year: 2023
- Big 12 Freshman of the Year: 2019
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
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{{Racing Louisville FC squad}}
{{Big 12 Conference Women's Soccer Player of the Year navbox}}
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Category:Soccer players from Texas
Category:Sportspeople from Rockwall, Texas
Category:Sportspeople from the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex
Category:American women's soccer players
Category:21st-century American sportswomen
Category:Dallas Trinity FC players
Category:Racing Louisville FC draft picks
Category:Racing Louisville FC players
Category:Texas Tech Red Raiders women's soccer players
Category:Texas Tech University alumni