Tiffany Weimer
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Tiffany Marie Weimer[1] | ||
Date of birth | December 5, 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Nordsjælland | ||
Number | 16 | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2005 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 97 | (91) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006 | Washington Freedom | ||
2007–2008 | SoccerPlus Connecticut | 21 | (24) |
2008 | Åland United | ? | (5) |
2008 | Santos FC | ||
2009 | FC Gold Pride | 15 | (1) |
2010 | Boston Breakers | 8 | (0) |
2010 | AIK | 8 | (4) |
2011–2012 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 14 | (7) |
2012–2013 | Fortuna Hjørring | ||
2013 | Portland Thorns FC | 10 | (1) |
2014–2015 | Washington Spirit | 4 | (0) |
2016 | FC Kansas City | 4 | (0) |
2016 | Kvarnsvedens IK | 10 | (5) |
2017 | Boston Breakers | 17 | (0) |
2018 | Washington Spirit | 3 | (0) |
2019– | Nordsjælland | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
2006–2007 | United States U21 | 6 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 10, 2018 |
Tiffany Marie Weimer (born December 5, 1983) is an American soccer forward who plays for FC Nordsjælland.
Early life
During her high school career at
Penn State Nittany Lions (2002–2005)
After graduating from North Haven High School, Weimer proceeded to attend
Weimer's final season at Penn State in 2005 drew an undefeated season of 23–0–2. and 32 assists. Most goals in one season: 32. Most Game-Winning Goals (season): 13.
Playing career
Club
In 2007, Weimer joined the SoccerPlus Connecticut Reds of the Women's Premier Soccer League. In the 2007 season, the Connecticut Reds finished third in the league. Weimer was also named WPSL East Player of the Year of 2007.[12] Weimer contributed her expertise and degree in journalism from Pennsylvania State University and wrote a blog for that team, "Tiff's Journal."[13]
In the summer of 2008, Weimer joined up with
On January 16, 2009, Tiffany Weimer was selected as a third round draft pick (17th overall) to play for the FC Gold Pride, a team based in the San Francisco area.[15] In her first appearance with the club, she assisted on the first goal in club history, a cross to teammate Eriko Arakawa for a header.[16] On August 9, 2009, FC Gold Pride wrapped up their inaugural season. Tiffany Weimer tallied a team-high three assists and also added one goal to her professional account.
On September 30, 2009, FC Gold Pride waived the 2010 rights to Weimer[17] and on October 8, it was announced that Weimer had agreed to terms with the Boston Breakers for the 2010 season.[18] On July 28, 2010, Weimer mutually terminated her 2010 contract with the Boston Breakers[19] and announced her plans to travel abroad and play for AIK of Allsvenskan in Sweden.[20]
On March 9, 2011,
Weimer spent two seasons playing for Fortuna Hjørring in Denmark. In 2013, she joined the Portland Thorns where she spent half of the 2013 season. Weimer was traded to the Washington Spirit for the 2014 season. Unfortunately she tore her ACL in preseason and has been working to come back for the field. She missed the 2015 season due to complications from her ACL injury.
When the Boston Breakers ceased operations prior to the 2018 season, Weimer was a part of the dispersal draft on January 30, 2018. She was picked up by her former team, Washington Spirit, in the third round.[22]
On February 13, 2018 Weimer was traded to the Houston Dash for the fourth-round pick in the 2019 NWSL Draft.[23] She ended up being released by the team before the season.
Coaching
Weimer joined the Yale University coaching staff as a full-time member in March 2022. In the beginning of her tenure with Yale, Weimer served as an operations director and a volunteer coach for the Bulldogs.[24]
Personal life
Weimer is the Editor-In-Chief and founder of Our Game Magazine, a women's soccer quarterly magazine. She is the President and one of the co-founders of a girls soccer club called girlsCAN Football based in Connecticut.[25]
Honors
Portland Thorns FC
- NWSL Championship: 2013
References
- ^ "Tiffany Weimer". Penn State Nittany Lions. Archived from the original on May 24, 2006. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ a b "This site can't be reached".
- ^ "2002 Awards".
- ^ "Downloads".
- ^ "Penn State's Wiemer Garmers Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year".
- ^ "Trio of Lions".
- ^ "Sports".
- ^ "2005 Cumulative Season Statistics". July 19, 2008.
- ^ "A Defining Dynasty: PSU Soccer Posts Nine-Straight Big Ten Titles to Date". April 22, 2009.
- ^ Hermann Trophy New Release, "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 18, 2012. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ SoccerPlus CT – Tiffany Weimer, "SoccerPlus CT - Connecticut's WPSL Soccer Team". Archived from the original on November 18, 2008. Retrieved November 18, 2008.
- ^ "Soccer Plus Camps".
- ^ "Tiff's Journal".
- ^ "Aland United Squad".
- ^ FC Gold Pride Adds Stars To The Roster At Women's Professional Soccer Draft, "FC Gold Pride :: Women's Professional Soccer :: News Detail :: FC Gold Pride Adds Stars to the Roster at Women's Professional Soccer Draft". Archived from the original on February 8, 2009. Retrieved January 21, 2009.
- ^ Milbrett's strike lifts FC Gold Pride to 2–1 win over Boston Breakers, "FC Gold Pride :: Women's Professional Soccer :: News Detail :: Milbrett's strike lifts FC Gold Pride to 2-1 win over Boston Breakers". Archived from the original on April 14, 2009. Retrieved April 12, 2009.
- ^ Transactions: 2009, "Women's Professional Soccer :: Women's Professional Soccer :: Transactions: 2009". Archived from the original on April 6, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
- ^ Teams begin coming to terms with free agents, internationals, "Women's Professional Soccer :: Women's Professional Soccer :: Teams begin coming to terms with free agents, internationals". Archived from the original on October 19, 2009. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
- ^ Transactions: 2010, "Women's Professional Soccer :: Women's Professional Soccer :: Transactions: 2010". Archived from the original on September 12, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
- ^ AIK Fotboll Spelartruppen 2010, "AIK Fotboll". Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2016.,
- ^ a b "Whitecaps FC sign Tiffany Weimer". July 18, 2011.
- ^ Ltd, Simplestream. "National Women's Soccer League". www.nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
- ^ Roepken, Corey (February 13, 2018). "Dash acquire forward Tiffany Weimer from Washington Spirit". chron.com. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
- ^ "Tiffany Weimer - Assistant Coach - Women's Soccer Coaches". Yale University. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
- ^ "About Tiffany Weimer". tiffanyweimer.com. Tiffany Weimer. Retrieved September 14, 2015.