Julie Doyle (soccer, born 1996)

Julie James Doyle (born Julie Rachel James; December 31, 1996) is an American professional soccer player who played for Sky Blue FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

Not to be confused with Julie Doyle (soccer, born 1998).
Julie Doyle
Personal information
Full name Julie James Doyle
Birth name Julie Rachel James[1]
Date of birth (1996-12-31) December 31, 1996
Place of birth Fairview, Texas, U.S.
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2011–2014 McKinney Christian Academy
Dallas Sting
2018 FC Dallas
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Baylor Lady Bears 88 (20)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Sky Blue FC 16 (0)
International career‡
2014 United States U-20
2018–2019 United States U-23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 12, 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 20, 2019

Early life

Baylor Bears

Doyle played four years for Baylor University finishing her Bears career with a career 20 goals and 13 assists in 88 appearances. During her senior year she was named a semi-finalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy Award as well as became the first student-athlete in Baylor program history to earn the prestigious United Soccer Coaches All-America first team honors.

The two-time captain logged more minutes (7809), the most of any player Baylor Bears women's soccer history. She finished her university career in the top 10 all-time for career goals scored and points totaled.

Club career

Sky Blue FC, 2019

Doyle was selected by Sky Blue FC with the 11th overall pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft. In doing so she became the first student-athlete from Baylor to be drafted into the NWSL. She signed with the club in March 2019.[2]

Doyle made her club regular season debut on April 13, 2019.[3]

International career

In 2018 Doyle was named to several United States U-23 training camps.[4][5] This was her first national team call up since 2014, when she had trained with the U-20 USWNT.[6]

Personal life

She married Connor Doyle in May 2019.

Career statistics

As of April 20, 2019

League Club Season League Playoffs Total
Apps AssistsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
NCAA Baylor University 2015 18 1 5 0 0 18 5
2016 18 5 3 2 0 20 3
2017 20 4 2 4 2 24 4
2018 22 3 8 4 1 26 3
total 78 13 17 10 3 88 20
WPSL FC Dallas 2018 2 0 2 - 2 2
total 2 0 2 0 0 2 2
NWSL Sky Blue FC 2019 1 0 0 1 0
total 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 81 13 19 10 4 91 22

References
  1. "Dec. 2018 Texas Graduates". Baylor University. December 2018. Archived from the original on March 1, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  2. "Sky Blue FC Sign No. 11 NWSL College Draft Pick Julie James". March 1, 2019. Archived from the original on April 20, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  3. "National Women's Soccer League Official Site | NWSL". April 13, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  4. "North Texas a common theme among U.S. Soccer National Teams". March 20, 2018. Archived from the original on April 20, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  5. "23 Players come to Los Angeles for the U-23 Training Camp". May 9, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  6. "2North Texas alums Hintzen, James named to U-23 USWNT Camp". January 8, 2018. Archived from the original on April 20, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
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