Emilee O'Neil

Emilee Sukja O'Neil (née Shim; born March 26, 1983) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder and a defender. She most recently played for the Portland Thorns FC of the National Women's Soccer League.[2]

Emilee O'Neil
Personal information
Full name Emilee Sukja O'Neil
Birth name Emilee Sukja Shim[1]
Date of birth (1983-03-26) March 26, 1983
Place of birth Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Midfielder/Defender
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2004 Stanford Cardinal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Bay Area Breeze 10 (0)
2013 Portland Thorns FC 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 13, 2013

Career

Youth and college career

O'Neil attended Stanford University where she majored in Human Biology.

Professional career

O'Neil came to the Portland Thorns FC as a trialist before being named to their opening day roster for the inaugural 2013 season with the National Women's Soccer League.[3][4] February 8, 2014, the Portland Thorns released O'Neil.[5]

Personal

Parents Tom Shim and Martha Abbott-Shim. Stepped away from soccer after graduating from Stanford. Married husband Michael O'Neil in 2009.[6]

References

  1. "School of Humanities and Sciences – Bachelor of Arts: Degree Candidates, June 12, 2005" (PDF). The One-Hundred-Fourteenth Annual Stanford University Commencement. Stanford, California: Stanford University. June 12, 2005. p. 72. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 20, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  2. "Emilee O'Neil Player Profile". Archived from the original on April 14, 2013. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
  3. "Five Things We Know About The Portland Thorns". Equalizer Soccer. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
  4. "Portland Thorns Emilee O'Neil beats odds to earn roster spot". The Oregonian. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
  5. "THORNS WAIVE TWO PLAYERS DEFENDERS EMILEE O?NEIL, CASEY RAMIREZ - National Women's Soccer League". Archived from the original on April 14, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
  6. "Emilee O'Neill Player Profile".


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