Cali Farquharson

Cali Farquharson (born December 17, 1993) is an American professional soccer player who plays for KIF Örebro in the Damallsvenskan.

Cali Farquharson
Personal information
Full name Cali Farquharson
Date of birth (1993-12-17) December 17, 1993
Place of birth Yokota, Japan
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 KIF Örebro
Number 14
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Arizona State 74 (44)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Washington Spirit 44 (0)
2020– KIF Örebro 17 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 August 2020

Early life

Born in Yokota, Japan, Farquharson attended Shadow Mountain High School in Phoenix, Arizona where she was named the most valuable player of the girls' soccer team during her freshman season.[1] She led the team in goals during her junior year. In 2012, she was named to the East Valley Tribune’s all-Division II second team.[1]

Farquharson played club soccer for SC Del Sol ’94 in the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL). She was twice named to the league's All-Event Team.[1]

Arizona Sun Devils, 2012–2015

Farquharson attended Arizona State University from 2012–2015 where she played for the Arizona State Sun Devils.[1][2][3][4]

Club career

Washington Spirit, 2016–2019

Farquharson was selected 12th overall by the Washington Spirit in the 2016 NWSL College Draft.[5][6] She made her debut for the club during the season opener against Boston Breakers on April 16, 2016.[7] In 2016, the rookie played in 16 games, 8 starts, totaling 561 minutes.[8] She tore her left ACL during a match against Seattle Reign FC on September 7, 2016 which ended her first professional season.[9]

Farquharson missed significant time in the 2018 season after suffering a left tibial stress injury.[10] In February 2019, she re-signed with the Spirit.[11] Farquharson went on to play 541 minutes with six starts in 2019. She was released by the club at the end of the 2019 season along with 8 other Washington Spirit players.[12]

Following her release by the Spirit, Farquharson was selected in the End of Season Re-Entry wire by the Utah Royals in November 2019.[13] She was subsequently waived by Utah in December 2019.[14]

See also

References
  1. "Cali Farquharson". Arizona State University. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  2. Hays, Graham (September 14, 2015). "NCAA Women's Soccer: 5 Things You Need To Know". ESPN. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  3. "Recap: Cali Farquharson leads Arizona State women's soccer past Oregon on senior day". MSN. October 26, 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  4. Baker, Robby (November 7, 2015). "Cali Farquharson's hat trick leads ASU women's soccer over U of A". The Desert Sun. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  5. Metcalfe, Jeff (January 15, 2016). "ASU's Farquharson picked 12th overall in NWSL draft". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  6. Metcalfe, Jeff (November 5, 2015). "ASU's Cali Farquharson looks ahead to pro soccer career". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  7. "Washington Spirit Opens Season with 1-0 Win Over Boston Breakers". Washington Spirit. April 16, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  8. "Cali Farquharson — Washington Spirit". Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  9. "Cali Farquharson to Miss Remainder of NWSL Season After Tearing ACL — Washington Spirit". Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  10. "Washington Spirit sign forward Mallory Eubanks". May 17, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  11. "Washington Spirit re-sign attacker Cali Farquharson". February 5, 2019. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  12. "NWSL announces 19 players available on re-entry wire". November 4, 2019.
  13. "Utah Royals FC select 3 off the Re-Entry Wire". November 5, 2019.
  14. "Utah Royals re-sign Jonsdottir, Lytle, Barnhart; waive Farquharson". December 12, 2019.


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