Molly Menchel

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| name = Molly Menchel

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| fullname = Molly Elaine Menchel{{NFF}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|12|05}}

| birth_place = Alexandria, Virginia, United States

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=4}}

| position = Defender

| currentclub = Eskilstuna United

| clubnumber = 11

| youthclubs1 =

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| collegeyears1 = 2010–2013

| college1 = Virginia Cavaliers

| collegecaps1 = 96

| collegegoals1 = 13

| years1 = 2014

| clubs1 = Washington Spirit

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2014–2016

| clubs2 = Røa IL

| caps2 = 22

| goals2 = 3

| years3 = 2016

| clubs3 = FC Kansas City

| caps3 = 3

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2016–2017

| clubs4 = Apollon Limassol

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| years5 = 2018

| clubs5 = Eskilstuna United

| caps5 = 1

| goals5 = 0

| club-update = April 14, 2018

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Molly Elaine Menchel (born December 5, 1991) is an American retired soccer player who most recently played as a defender for Swedish club Eskilstuna United DFF.

College career

Menchel played four seasons for the Virginia Cavaliers, recording 96 appearances and scoring 13 goals. She earned several honors including an ACC All-Academic Team and ACC All-Tournament Team in 2011.

Club career

After playing a couple of seasons with D.C. United Women and Washington Spirit Reserves at W-League, Menchel was picked by the Washington Spirit in the 3rd round of the 2014 NWSL College Draft.{{cite web|title=Menchel makes jump from Reserves straight to Pros|url=http://washingtonspirit.com/pro/menchel-makes-jump-from-reserves-straight-to-pros/|website=Washington Spirit Website|date=February 2014|accessdate=4 May 2017|archive-date=20 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160220161446/http://washingtonspirit.com/pro/menchel-makes-jump-from-reserves-straight-to-pros/|url-status=live}} In 2014, Menchel signed with Røa IL of Toppserien, the top tier division of women's soccer in Norway. In 2016, she signed with FC Kansas City.{{cite web|last1=Blakely|first1=Chris|title=FC Kansas City signs defender Molly Menchel|url=https://www.vavel.com/en-us/soccer/nwsl/665007-fc-kansas-city-signs-defender-molly-menchel.html|website=Vavel|date=July 2016 |accessdate=4 May 2017}} In the same year, Menchel signed with Apollon Limassol of the Cypriot First Division.

References

External links

[http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/menchel_molly00.html Player's profile at Virginia Cavaliers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906000952/http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/menchel_molly00.html |date=2015-09-06 }}
[https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/clubs/players/250104254--molly-menchel/ Player's profile at UEFA]
[http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=player&id=337319 Player's profile at Scorersway]

Category:1991 births

Category:Living people

Category:American women's soccer players

Category:Soccer players from Alexandria, Virginia

Category:Virginia Cavaliers women's soccer players

Category:D.C. United Women players

Category:Washington Spirit players

Category:Toppserien players

Category:Røa IL players

Category:National Women's Soccer League players

Category:FC Kansas City players

Category:Apollon Ladies F.C. players