Frannie Crouse

Frances Emeline Crouse (born September 21, 1995) is an American former soccer player who played as a forward for the North Carolina Courage in the National Women's Soccer League.

Frannie Crouse
Personal information
Full name Frances Emeline Crouse[1]
Date of birth (1995-09-21) September 21, 1995
Place of birth Latrobe, Pennsylvania, United States
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Beadling SC
2011–2014 Greensburg Central Catholic
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Penn State Nittany Lions 92 (37)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 North Carolina Courage 1 (1)
International career
2017 United States U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

Crouse was born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, to parents Samuel and Thursa Crouse. She has two other siblings: Samantha and Colby.[2] Crouse played club soccer with Beadling Soccer Club, helping her team win three State Cup Championships and bronze medal in the US Youth Soccer National Championships in 2010.[3]

College career

Crouse attended Penn State University, majoring in advertising and public relations. In her final year at Penn State, she was named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List.[2]

Club career

North Carolina Courage, 2018

Coming off an injury in her senior year at Penn State, Crouse was drafted 10th overall by the North Carolina Courage in the 2018 NWSL College Draft, in which she was surprised to be drafted to begin with.[4] She obtained her first professional cap and first professional goal on June 3, 2018, against the Houston Dash.[5] She was released by the Courage on June 15 but would continue to train with the club.[6] On June 22, realizing NWSL rosters were locked, Crouse said, "I mean they are basically full, so I was hoping that maybe they would consider me, but if it doesn't and that was my last game I ever played in the NWSL I left on a good note. Something I'll always remember."[4] By July, she was no longer with the team,[7] and by January 2019, Crouse declared herself retired.[8]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[9]
Club League Season League Playoffs Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
North Carolina Courage NWSL
2018 110011
Career total 110011

Honors

Penn State Nittany Lions

References
  1. "Candidates for Degrees – Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications – Bachelor of Arts: Advertising/Public Relations". Commencement Fall Semester 2017 (Baccalaureate and Associate Degrees, University Park). State College, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania State University. December 16, 2017. p. 7.
  2. "Frannie Crouse - Women's Soccer". Penn State University Athletics. Penn State University. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  3. "Two Former Beadling Stars Drafted to NWSL". Beadling Soccer Club. January 23, 2018. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  4. Bellamy, Aaron (June 22, 2018). "Frannie Crouse discusses being a rookie with the NC Courage". Dirty South Soccer. Vox Media. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  5. McKriger, Rachael (June 4, 2018). "Frannie Crouse Makes Her Name Known in North Carolina Courage Draw". Last Word on Soccer. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  6. "NORTH CAROLINA COURAGE PLAYERS RETURN FROM INTERNATIONAL DUTY". June 15, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  7. Morris, Neil [@ByNeilMorris] (July 12, 2018). "Frannie Crouse, @TheNCCourage 2018 1st round draft pick, is no longer under contract or training with club. Under contract to start NWSL season, she went on waivers in late May, then departed some time after playing/scoring a goal for NC as NT replacement on June 3" (Tweet). Retrieved July 12, 2018 – via Twitter.
  8. Morris, Neil [@ByNeilMorris] (January 9, 2019). "As we prepare for tomorrow's NWSL draft, incl news of salary caps and such, here's Frannie Crouse, last year's 1st round (#10) pick by the NC Courage, who scored a goal last season, already a self-declared "retired professional soccer player from the NWSL."" (Tweet). Retrieved June 6, 2020 – via Twitter.
  9. "Frannie Crouse". Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
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