Courtney Brooke Jones Louks (; born May 21, 1990) is an American retired professional

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and defender. She last played for

Boston Breakers The Boston Breakers were an American professional soccer club based in the Boston neighborhood of Allston. The team competed in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). They replaced the original Breakers, who competed in the defunct Women's ...

in the NWSL.

Early life

Born in

Palo Alto, California Palo Alto (; Spanish language, Spanish for "tall stick") is a charter city in the northwestern corner of Santa Clara County, California, United States, in the San Francisco Bay Area, named after a Sequoia sempervirens, coastal redwood tree kno ...

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(NFL) player,

Brent Jones Brent Michael Jones (born February 12, 1963) is an American former professional football player, business executive, businessman, coach, and sports analyst. As a player, he was a tight end for the San Francisco 49ers during his entire 11-year ca ...

and his wife Dana, Jones attended Monte Vista High School in

Danville, California The Town of Danville is located in the San Ramon Valley in Contra Costa County, California. It is one of the incorporated municipalities in California that use "town" in their names instead of "city". The population was 43,582 at the 2020 census ...

where she was an NSCAA high school All America her sophomore, junior and senior seasons and soccer team captain in 2007 and 2008. In 2006 and 2007, she was named most valuable offensive player of the squad. Jones was a two-time two-time Tri-Valley Player of the Year and was named Cal-Hi Player of the Year in 2006, 2007 and 2008. During her senior year, she was named the NSCAA California High School Player of the Year, was a Wendy's High School Heisman Recipient, and was the MVP of the Monte Vista squad. Jones played club soccer for the Mustang Soccer Club, playing for the played for the Blast & Fury on their U13, U14, U15, U16, U17 and U18 teams as a forward. She was a member of the Mustang Fury teams that won the U.S. Youth Soccer regional titles in 2003 and 2008, played on the team that won the State Cup championship in 2003, and the Mustang Fury teams that won US club state and regional titles in 2007. Also a track athlete, Jones set the school record in the 4x100 meter relay and for the 100-meter dash.

University of North Carolina

Jones attended the

University of North Carolina The University of North Carolina is the multi-campus public university system for the state of North Carolina. Overseeing the state's 16 public universities and the NC School of Science and Mathematics, it is commonly referred to as the UNC Sy ...

where she played for the

North Carolina Tar Heels The North Carolina Tar Heels are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The name Tar Heel is a nickname used to refer to individuals from the state of North Carolina, the ''Tar Heel ...

from 2009–2012 winning two NCAA championships, two

Atlantic Coast Conference The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is a collegiate athletic conference located in the eastern United States. Headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC's fifteen member universities compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Associa ...

regular-season championships, and two Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament championships. She was a four-year starter at forward and one of only 19 players to score at least 30 goals and record at least 30 assists in her career. As a sophomore in 2009, she played in 26 games, finished second on the team with four game-winning goals and finished as the Tar Heels' second-leading scorer with 29 points. In 2010, she led the Atlantic Coast Conference in scoring and earned second-team All-ACC honors. Jones finished her collegiate career with 36 goals and 32 assists in 96 games with 93 starts. She tied for team lead in goals scored as a senior with six.

Club career

FC Kansas City

Jones was selected during the first round (sixth overall) by FC Kansas City during the 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft.

Boston Breakers

In the off-season, FC Kansas City traded Jones to the

for the eighth overall pick in the 2014 NWSL College Draft (Nkem Ezurike). January 22, 2015 Jones retired from professional soccer.

International career

Jones was a member the United States women's under-20 national team pools in 2009 and 2010.

References

External links

Boston Breakers player profile

North Carolina player profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Courtney 1990 births Living people Soccer players from California American women's soccer players North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer players National Women's Soccer League players FC Kansas City players Women's association football defenders Women's association football forwards Boston Breakers players Sports businesswomen American women business executives American business executives People from Danville, California Women's Premier Soccer League Elite players