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Emily Moxley
Moxley with North Carolina in 2023
Personal information
Full name Emily Rose Moxley[1]
Date of birth (2000-10-29) October 29, 2000 (age 23)[2]
Place of birth Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Carolina Ascent
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 UNC Wilmington Seahawks 17 (5)
2021–2023 North Carolina 67 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024– Carolina Ascent 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Emily Rose Moxley (born October 29, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who is a defender for Carolina Ascent FC of the USL Super League. She played college soccer for the UNC Wilmington Seahawks and the North Carolina Tar Heels.

Early life[edit]

Moxley was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, one of four children of Jennifer Moxley.[1] She played two seasons of high school soccer for Panther Creek High School, earning all-region honors as a freshman and sophomore.[3][4] She played club soccer for the NC Courage Academy.[3]

College career[edit]

As a freshman, Moxley was a starting forward at the University of North Carolina Wilmington in 2019.[1] In her first two games, she scored two goals and was named Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Offensive Player of the Week.[5] She finished the season with five goals and a team-best eight assists and was named to the CAA All-Rookie team.[1] She played with Oak City United, an amateur Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) club based in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 2021.[6]

Moxley transferred to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she was a starting defender and midfielder from 2021 to 2023.[3] She recorded two assists in a 2–0 win over her former team, Wilmington, in August 2022.[3][7] In the 2022 ACC tournament, she scored the winning penalty kick in the semifinals and was named to the all-tournament team.[3][8] She assisted Julia Dorsey on a free kick for the game winner in the semifinals of the 2022 NCAA tournament.[9] She finished her career at North Carolina with 17 assists in three seasons.[3]

Professional career[edit]

After going undrafted in the 2024 NWSL Draft, Moxley trained with the Orlando Pride and then was signed by Charlotte's new Carolina Ascent FC in May 2024.[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Emily Moxley – Women's Soccer". UNC Wilmington Athletics. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  2. ^ "Emily Moxley". Carolina Ascent FC. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Emily Moxley – Women's Soccer". University of North Carolina Athletics. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  4. ^ Ulrich, Logan (May 19, 2016). "Panther Creek girls soccer back in the fourth round, beats Sanderson 1-0". The News & Observer. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
    Blake, J. Mike (March 28, 2017). "Panther Creek girls soccer, sophomore Emily Moxley, have high hopes". The News & Observer. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  5. ^ "Moxley Earns CAA Weekly Honor". UNC Wilmington Athletics. August 26, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  6. ^ Forrest, Scott (May 12, 2022). "WPSL Season Kick Off Features Carolinas Conference Match Up". Women's Premier Soccer League. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  7. ^ Koh, Michael (August 21, 2022). "UNC Women's Soccer Continues Hot Start With Win Over UNC-Wilmington". Chapelboro.com. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  8. ^ Thomae, Lucas (November 4, 2022). "Moxley sends UNC women's soccer to ACC Championship final in shootout against Duke". The Daily Tar Heel. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  9. ^ "North Carolina women beat defending champ FSU in College Cup". Associated Press. December 2, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  10. ^ "UNC Tar Heel Champion, Emily Moxley, Joins Carolina Ascent FC". Carolina Ascent FC. May 22, 2024. Retrieved May 22, 2024.

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