Mandy Laddish

Amanda Christine Laddish (born May 13, 1992) is an American retired soccer player.

Mandy Laddish
Laddish with United States U-20 in 2012
Personal information
Full name Amanda Christine Laddish[1]
Date of birth (1992-05-13) May 13, 1992
Place of birth Lee's Summit, Missouri, United States
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 85 (6)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 FC Kansas City 39 (1)
2018–2019 Utah Royals FC 11 (0)
International career‡
2008 United States U-17
2009–2012 United States U-20 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 21, 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of December 7, 2014

Early life

Laddish was raised in Lee's Summit, Missouri, where she attended Lee's Summit High School where she played for the varsity soccer team. In 2009, she was named a Parade All-American, ESPN/RISE second-team All-American, and all-state selection.[2] She was an NSCAA youth/high school all-region selection in 2008 and 2009.[2]

In February 2010, Laddish was ranked 26th for club soccer players across the United States by Top Drawer Soccer. In addition to playing and captaining club team Blue Valley Stars, she played for regional Olympic Development Program (ODP) teams.[2]

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Laddish attended the University of Notre Dame from 2010 to 2013 where she received a bachelor's degree in marketing.[2] During her freshman season in 2010, Laddish started all 25 matches helping the team win its third national championship. She was one of 26 players in the school's history to start every game of their freshman season.[2] Laddish is also well known for her pregame salsa dancing.

Club career

FC Kansas City 2014–2017

Laddish was selected by FC Kansas City during the 2014 NWSL College Draft in January 2014.[3] She made her first appearance for the club during a match against the Boston Breakers in which Kansas City defeated Boston 2–0.[4] Kansas City finished the regular season in second place and advanced to the playoffs where they eventually won the championship after defeating the Seattle Reign 2–1.[5] Laddish signed a new contract with FC Kansas City after the 2016 season. She underwent hip surgery in 2016 and was expected to play in 2017, but she was placed on the season ending injury list (SEI) and never played in 2017.[6]

Utah Royals FC 2018–2019

After FC Kansas City ceased operations, Laddish was added to the roster of the Utah Royals FC.[7] On April 8, Laddish announced that she would undergo a second hip surgery, and would miss the entire NWSL season for the second straight year.[8] Laddish signed a new contract with the Royals prior to the 2019 NWSL season.[9] On April 20, 2019 she appeared in her first game with the Royals, this was her first appearance on the field since September 12, 2016, with FC Kansas City.[10]

Laddish retired from professional soccer in February 2020.[11]

International career

Laddish has appeared with the United States national U-20 soccer team, and was a member of the championship team at the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[2]

Honors

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

FC Kansas City

United States U20

See also
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References
  1. "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Japan 2012 – List of Players: USA" (PDF). FIFA. September 14, 2012. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 17, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  2. "Mandy Laddish". University of Notre Dame. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  3. "Mandy Laddish Selected In 2014 NWSL Draft". University of Notre Dame. January 17, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  4. Gier, Kathleen (June 13, 2014). "Mandy Laddish ready to make her mark with FC Kansas City". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  5. Bird, Liviu (August 31, 2014). "FC Kansas City beats Seattle Reign to win NWSL championship". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  6. "Mandy Laddish signs new contract with FC Kansas City". October 17, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  7. "Utah Royals FC add NWSL champions Erika Tymrak and Mandy Laddish to inaugural roster". January 22, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  8. "Mandy Laddish, Micro blog". April 8, 2018. Archived from the original on December 26, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  9. "These seven have re-signed. Check out the rest of the 2019 preseason roster!". March 5, 2019. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  10. "M.Laddish". Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  11. "Royals FC midfielder Mandy Laddish retires; club waives defender Becca Moros". The Salt Lake Tribune.
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