Casey Anne Ramirez (born December 8, 1989) is an American soccer defender who most recently played for the

Portland Thorns FC The Portland Thorns FC is an American professional women's soccer team based in Portland, Oregon. Established in 2012, the team began play in 2013 in the then-eight-team National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), which receives support from the Uni ...

of the

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(NWSL). She previously played for

Fortuna Hjørring Fortuna Hjørring is a women's association football team from Hjørring, Denmark. The club was formed in 1966 and play in green and white. Their biggest achievement in European football was reaching the 2002–03 UEFA Women's Cup final where the ...

in Denmark's

Elitedivisionen The Danish Women's League ( da, Danmarksturneringens Kvindeliga, Kvinde-DM Liga or Kvindeligaen) is a semi-professional top-flight league for women's football in Denmark. It is organised by the Danish Football Association (DBU) as part of the na ...

Early life

Born to Joe and Phyllis Ramerez, Casey was raised in

Yardley, Pennsylvania Yardley is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Yardley borders the Delaware River and Ewing, New Jersey to its east and Lower Makefield Township to its north, west, and south. The United States Post Office assigns many addresses in Lower M ...

, where she attended

The Pennington School The Pennington School is a private (independent), coeducational college preparatory school for day and boarding students in sixth through twelfth grades, located in Pennington, New Jersey, a small community in the northeastern United States ...

. A committed athlete, Ramirez played soccer, softball, basketball, lacrosse and ran track for the school. During her junior year, she helped the soccer team win the McDonough Tournament in Baltimore. The team was ranked first in the country. The same year, Ramirez was named to the Trenton Times First-Team All-Prep "A" team as a midfielder. During her senior year, she captained the team to the New Jersey state title for the fourth consecutive year and was named for a second time to the Trenton Times First-Team All-Prep "A" team – this time as a defender.

Syracuse University

Ramirez attended

Syracuse University Syracuse University (informally 'Cuse or SU) is a Private university, private research university in Syracuse, New York. Established in 1870 with roots in the Methodist Episcopal Church, the university has been nonsectarian since 1920. Locate ...

, where she played for the

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from 2008 to 2011. She made 75 appearances as a defender for the team scoring 3 goals and serving 4 assists.

Playing career

Club

Fortuna Hjørring, 2012

Ramirez signed with

in Denmark's

for the 2012–13 season. The team finished second during regular season play. Ramirez made two appearances for the club during the

2012–13 UEFA Women's Champions League The 2012–13 UEFA Women's Champions League was the 12th edition of the European women's championship for football clubs. The final was held at Stamford Bridge, London, England on 23 May 2013. Team allocation and distribution The national champi ...

Round of 16.

Portland Thorns FC, 2013

Ramirez was signed by the

as a discovery player a couple of months into inaugural 2013 season with the

. Of the signing, Thorns FC head coach

Cindy Parlow Cone Cynthia Marie Parlow Cone (; born May 8, 1978) is an American soccer executive and president of the United States Soccer Federation. A former professional soccer player, she is a two-time Olympic Gold medalist and 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup ch ...

said, "Casey is a very good attacking outside back or midfielder. She is very difficult to beat one-on-one and is great at helping to build the attack out of the back." She made four appearances for the club during the

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tallying 160 minutes. February 8, 2014 the Thorns released Ramirez.

References

External links

Portland Thorns FC player profile

Syracuse University player profile
* 1989 births Living people American women's soccer players Fortuna Hjørring players Portland Thorns FC players Soccer players from Pennsylvania Syracuse Orange women's soccer players Women's association football defenders National Women's Soccer League players New Jersey Wildcats players People from Yardley, Pennsylvania The Pennington School alumni Ottawa Fury (women) players USL W-League (1995–2015) players Expatriate women's soccer players in Canada American expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate women's footballers in Denmark American expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Elitedivisionen players {{US-women-footy-bio-stub