Molly Menchel

Molly Elaine Menchel (born December 5, 1991) is an American retired soccer player who most recently played as a defender for Swedish club Eskilstuna United DFF.

Molly Menchel
Personal information
Full name Molly Elaine Menchel[1]
Date of birth (1991-12-05) December 5, 1991
Place of birth Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Eskilstuna United
Number 11
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Virginia Cavaliers 96 (13)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Washington Spirit 0 (0)
2014–2016 Røa IL 22 (3)
2016 FC Kansas City 3 (0)
2016–2017 Apollon Limassol
2018 Eskilstuna United 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 14, 2018

College career

Menchel played four seasons for the Virginia Cavaliers, recording 96 appearances and scoring 13 goals. She earned several honors including an ACC All-Academic Team and ACC All-Tournament Team in 2011.

Club career

After playing a couple of seasons with D.C. United Women and Washington Spirit Reserves at W-League, Menchel was picked by the Washington Spirit in the 3rd round of the 2014 NWSL College Draft.[2] In 2014, Menchel signed with Røa IL of Toppserien, the top tier division of women's soccer in Norway. In 2016, she signed with FC Kansas City.[3] In the same year, Menchel signed with Apollon Limassol of the Cypriot First Division.

References
  1. Molly Menchel at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  2. "Menchel makes jump from Reserves straight to Pros". Washington Spirit Website. February 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  3. Blakely, Chris. "FC Kansas City signs defender Molly Menchel". Vavel. Retrieved 4 May 2017.


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