Brooke Kazuko Elby (born May 24, 1993) is the executive director of the

National Women's Soccer League Players Association The National Women's Soccer League Players Association (often known as NWSL Players Association or NWSLPA) is the officially recognized union of players in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). History The NWSLPA was formed in May 2017 un ...

. An American former soccer midfielder/defender who last played for the

Chicago Red Stars The Chicago Red Stars are a professional women's soccer club based in Bridgeview, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. A founding member of the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) league, they have played in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) sin ...

in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

Club career

She previously played for the

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 ...

and

Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Melbourne, Victoria. Competing in the country's premier men's competition, the A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues (APL), Victor ...

of the Australian W-League. Elby was a member of the

when they folded in January, 2018. She was selected by the

Utah Royals FC Utah Royals FC was an American women's professional soccer club based in the Salt Lake City suburb of Sandy, Utah. Established on November 16, 2017, as an expansion club, the Royals played in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) from 2018 ...

in the Boston Breakers Dispersal Draft. On June 18, 2018, Elby was traded to the

. On December 16, 2019, Elby announced her retirement from professional soccer.

NWSL Players Association

In 2019, Elby was elected president of the

(NWSLPA), succeeding

Yael Averbuch Yael Averbuch West (born Yael Friedman Averbuch; November 3, 1986) is a former American professional soccer player. She was formerly the executive director of the National Women's Soccer League Players Association and is the current general ma ...

. Following her retirement from professional soccer, Elby will assume the role of co-executive director at the NWSLPA.

References

External links

Boston Breakers player profile

North Carolina player profile
* 1995 births Living people Melbourne Victory FC (A-League Women) players A-League Women players North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer players Boston Breakers players National Women's Soccer League players Utah Royals FC players American women's soccer players Soccer players from California Sportspeople from Los Angeles County, California People from Arcadia, California Women's association football midfielders Women's association football defenders Chicago Red Stars players {{US-women-footy-bio-stub