Alexis Elaine Arlitt (born August 25, 1993) is an American former

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player who played as a defender for

FC Kansas City FC Kansas City was an American professional women's soccer club based in Kansas City, Missouri. The team was one of the eight founding clubs of the National Women's Soccer League in 2012, and began play in 2013. They were two-time NWSL champio ...

in the

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Early career

She attended Clear Lake High School in

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College

Arlitt played

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for the

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from 2011 to 2015. After an ankle injury forced her to miss all but four matches during the 2014 season, she applied for a medical redshirt, and was granted a fifth year of eligibility for the 2015 season.

Club career

FC Kansas City, 2016–2017

Arlitt was drafted by

in the 4th round of the

2016 NWSL College Draft The 2016 NWSL College Draft was the fourth annual meeting of National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) franchises to select eligible college players. It was held on January 15, 2016, at the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Convention ...

. She signed with FC Kansas City in April 2016. Arlitt was injured for seven weeks during the 2016 season with a stress reaction in her left fibula. She missed the entire 2017 season with a left knee injury.

Western Sydney Wanderers, 2016–2017 (loan)

In September 2016, Arlitt joined Australian club

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on loan for the

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season. She played five games for Western Sydney Wanderers, but was then injured and subsequently missed FC Kansas City's season.

Utah Royals FC, 2018

After

ceased operations, Arlitt officially joined the

Utah Royals FC The Utah Royals (formerly Utah Royals FC) are an American professional soccer team based in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area that competes in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Established on November 16, 2017, as an expansion team, ...

on February 12, 2018. Arlitt began the 2018 season on the 45-Day Disabled List (D45) as she was still recovering from a knee injury. On June 21 she was transferred to the Season Ending Injury List (SEI), meaning she would miss the entire NWSL season for the second straight year. On October 1, 2018, Utah declined Arlitt's contract option and she was placed on the Re-Entry Wire, where she was not claimed by another team.

References

External links

LSU Tigers bio
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Arlitt, Alex 1993 births Living people American women's soccer players LSU Tigers women's soccer players FC Kansas City players Western Sydney Wanderers FC (women) players National Women's Soccer League players Expatriate women's soccer players in Australia FC Kansas City draft picks Clear Lake High School (Houston, Texas) alumni Soccer players from Houston Women's association football defenders American expatriate sportspeople in Australia American expatriate women's soccer players 21st-century American sportswomen