Allison Whitworth
Encyclopedia
Allison Leigh Whitworth is an American
football goalkeeper who currently plays for Atlanta Beat of Women's Professional Soccer
.
with FC Gold Pride
after being drafted in the 8th round of the 2009 WPS Draft
. She was second string to United States Women's National Team
player Nicole Barnhart
, but did manage to appear in 4 games (all starts). She allowed five goals and kept one clean sheet.
Whitworth was traded to Atlanta Beat on 29 October 2009 for draft picks. She was the first person to be traded in FC Gold Pride
's history. She made three appearances for the Beat before being replaced by Brett Maron
. On 18 June 2010, Whitworth was traded to the Chicago Red Stars
after Chicago's Kelsey Davis
suffered a season-ending injury — only to be traded back to the Beat for 2011.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
football goalkeeper who currently plays for Atlanta Beat of Women's Professional Soccer
Women's Professional Soccer
Women's Professional Soccer is the top level professional women's soccer league in the United States. It began play on March 29, 2009. The league was composed of seven teams for its first two seasons and fielded 6 teams for the 2011 season, with continued plans for future expansion...
.
Professional career
Whitworth played the 2009 Women's Professional Soccer season2009 Women's Professional Soccer season
The 2009 Women's Professional Soccer season served as the inaugural season for WPS, the top level professional women's soccer league in the United States...
with FC Gold Pride
FC Gold Pride
FC Gold Pride was an American professional soccer club based in Santa Clara, California which participated in Women's Professional Soccer. The club replaced the San Jose CyberRays of the defunct Women's United Soccer Association as the top-level women's soccer team in the San Francisco Bay Area...
after being drafted in the 8th round of the 2009 WPS Draft
2009 WPS Draft
The 2009 WPS College Draft took place on January 16, 2009. It was the first college draft held by Women's Professional Soccer to assign the WPS rights of college players to the American-based teams.-Round 1:-Round 2:-Round 3:-Round 4:-Round 5:...
. She was second string to United States Women's National Team
United States women's national soccer team
The United States women's national soccer team represents the United States in international soccer competition and is controlled by U.S. Soccer. The U.S. team won the first ever Women's World Cup in 1991, and has since been a superpower in women's soccer. It is currently ranked first in the world...
player Nicole Barnhart
Nicole Barnhart
Nicole Renee Barnhart is an American soccer goalkeeper who currently plays for the Philadelphia Independence of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the United States women's national soccer team....
, but did manage to appear in 4 games (all starts). She allowed five goals and kept one clean sheet.
Whitworth was traded to Atlanta Beat on 29 October 2009 for draft picks. She was the first person to be traded in FC Gold Pride
FC Gold Pride
FC Gold Pride was an American professional soccer club based in Santa Clara, California which participated in Women's Professional Soccer. The club replaced the San Jose CyberRays of the defunct Women's United Soccer Association as the top-level women's soccer team in the San Francisco Bay Area...
's history. She made three appearances for the Beat before being replaced by Brett Maron
Brett Maron
Brett Maron is an American soccer goalkeeper currently playing for magicJack of Women's Professional Soccer.-Collegiate career:...
. On 18 June 2010, Whitworth was traded to the Chicago Red Stars
Chicago Red Stars
The Chicago Red Stars are a American professional soccer club that is based in the Chicago suburb of Lisle, Illinois that participates in the Women's Premier Soccer League. From 2009-2010, the Red Stars played their home games at Toyota Park in the Womens Professional Soccer...
after Chicago's Kelsey Davis
Kelsey Davis
Kelsey Laine Davis is an American soccer player from Thousand Oaks, California. She is a goalkeeper for the Boston Breakers of Women's Professional Soccer and the United States U-23 women's national soccer team.-National Team career:...
suffered a season-ending injury — only to be traded back to the Beat for 2011.
Club statistics
| Team | Season | League | Domestic League |
Domestic Playoffs |
Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Starts | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Apps | Starts | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Apps | Starts | Minutes | Goals | Assists | |||
| Atlanta Silverbacks Atlanta Silverbacks Women Atlanta Silverbacks Women is an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2007. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues W-League, the second tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada... |
2008 | W-League W-League The USL W-League is a national women's soccer league in the United States on the 2nd level of women's soccer in the United States soccer pyramid, alongside the Women's Premier Soccer League and below Women's Professional Soccer.... |
8 | 8 | 720 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 720 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 8 | 8 | 720 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 720 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| FC Gold Pride FC Gold Pride FC Gold Pride was an American professional soccer club based in Santa Clara, California which participated in Women's Professional Soccer. The club replaced the San Jose CyberRays of the defunct Women's United Soccer Association as the top-level women's soccer team in the San Francisco Bay Area... |
2009 2009 Women's Professional Soccer season The 2009 Women's Professional Soccer season served as the inaugural season for WPS, the top level professional women's soccer league in the United States... |
WPS Women's Professional Soccer Women's Professional Soccer is the top level professional women's soccer league in the United States. It began play on March 29, 2009. The league was composed of seven teams for its first two seasons and fielded 6 teams for the 2011 season, with continued plans for future expansion... |
4 | 4 | 360 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 360 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlanta Beat | 2010 2010 Women's Professional Soccer season The 2010 Women's Professional Soccer season was the second season for the WPS, the top level professional women's soccer league in the United States... |
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| Total | 4 | 4 | 360 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 360 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | - | 12 | 12 | 1080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 1080 | 0 | 0 | |