Mollie Pathman
{{short description|American soccer player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mollie Pathman
| image = Mollie Pathman (cropped).JPG
| caption = Pathman in 2014
| fullname = Mollie Elizabeth Pathman{{cite web |url=http://www.fifadata.com/document/FU20W/2012/pdf/FU20W_2012_SquadLists.pdf |title=FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Japan 2012 – List of Players: USA |publisher=FIFA |page=16 |date=September 14, 2012 |access-date=April 10, 2022 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191217180051/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FU20W/2012/pdf/FU20W_2012_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=December 17, 2019}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|7|1}}
| birth_place = Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=4}}
| position = Forward / Midfielder
| currentclub =
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| collegeyears1 = 2010–2013
| college1 = Duke Blue Devils
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| clubs1 = Boston Breakers
| years1 = 2014–2016
| caps1 = 54
| goals1 = 1
| nationalteam1 = United States U20
| nationalyears1 = 2010–2012
| nationalcaps1 = 23
| nationalgoals1 = 0
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| club-update = September 13, 2016
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Mollie Elizabeth Pathman (born July 1, 1992) is a retired American soccer forward and midfielder who played for Boston Breakers in the National Women's Soccer League.{{cite web|last1=Yang|first1=Stephanie|title=Boston Breakers defender Mollie Pathman retires|url=https://www.thebentmusket.com/2016/7/15/12201622/boston-breakers-defender-mollie-pathman-retires|website=The Bent Musket|publisher=SB Nation|accessdate=July 21, 2017|date=July 15, 2016}}
Early life
Born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina to parents Don and Beth Pathman, Mollie was raised with her brother Josh in Durham.{{cite web|title=Mollie Pathman|url=http://www.bostonbreakerssoccer.com/playerbios/molliepathman/index_E.html|publisher=Boston Breakers|accessdate=July 14, 2014}} She attended Durham Academy and graduated as the all-time leading scorer with 130 goals and 65 assists in the history of the team.{{cite news|title=Briefly: Pathman drafted by Boston|url=http://www.thedurhamnews.com/2014/04/07/3766261/briefly-pathman-drafted-by-boston.html|accessdate=July 14, 2014|work=The Durham News|date=April 7, 2014}} Pathman received Parade All-American honors in 2009 and 2010 and was named the 2010 Gatorade National High School Player of the Year.{{cite web|title=Mollie Pathman: Gatorade National POY Highlights|url=http://espn.go.com/high-school/girls-soccer/video/clip?id=6571510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715111044/http://espn.go.com/high-school/girls-soccer/video/clip?id=6571510|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=July 14, 2014|date=May 26, 2010}}
=Duke University=
Pathman attended Duke University, where she played for the Blue Devils from 2010 – 2013.{{cite web|title=Mollie Pathman|url=http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=204906624&|publisher=Duke University|accessdate=July 14, 2014}}
Club career
=Boston Breakers=
Pathman was selected by the Boston Breakers as the 23rd overall pick of the 2014 NWSL College Draft.{{cite web|last1=Mendola|first1=Nicholas|title=Tar Heels duo go atop the NWSL Draft|url=http://prosoccertalk.nbcsports.com/2014/01/17/tar-heels-duo-go-atop-the-nwsl-draft/|publisher=NBC Sports|accessdate=July 14, 2014|date=January 17, 2014}} She signed with the team in April of the same year.{{cite web|title=Breakers Sign Former Duke Star Mollie Pathman|url=http://www.nwslsoccer.com/home/799229.html|publisher=National Women's Soccer League|accessdate=July 14, 2014}}
On July 15, 2016, Pathman announced her retirement from professional soccer to pursue a career in the medical field.{{cite web|url=http://www.bostonbreakerssoccer.com/news/breakers-defender-mollie-pathman-announces-retirement|title=BREAKERS DEFENDER MOLLIE PATHMAN ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT|accessdate=July 17, 2018|date=July 15, 2016}}
International career
Pathman has represented the United States at various youth levels. She played on the United States women's national under-20 soccer team for both the 2010 and 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. The US team won the latter tournament.
Personal life
Pathman resides in Durham, North Carolina with her dog, Theodore, and practices as a physical therapist.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{soccerway|mollie-pathman/135316}}
- [http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=204906624& Duke player profile]
- [http://www.bostonbreakerssoccer.com/playerbios/molliepathman/index_E.html Boston Breakers player profile]
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{{Gatorade National Soccer Player of the Year}}
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Category:American women's soccer players
Category:Duke Blue Devils women's soccer players
Category:Boston Breakers players
Category:National Women's Soccer League players
Category:Apollon Ladies F.C. players
Category:Women's association football midfielders
Category:Women's association football forwards
Category:Boston Breakers draft picks
Category:United States women's under-20 international soccer players
Category:Soccer players from North Carolina
Category:Sportspeople from Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Category:Sportspeople from Durham, North Carolina
Category:United States women's youth international soccer players
Category:21st-century American sportswomen
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