Emily Nicole Boyd (born July 25, 1996) is an American retired professional

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player.

College career

Boyd played four years for the University of California-Berkeley Golden Bears. During her time at Cal she made 85 appearances and finished with 36 career shutouts, twice setting the Cal single season shutout record. Her freshman year she was named the First Team Freshman All-American and Pac-12 All-Freshman Team. She followed this with All-Pac-12 Second Team honors in her sophomore and junior years. Her senior year she was named to the All-American Second team and All-Pac-12 First team and became the first Cal Bear to win the Pac-12 Goalkeeper of the Year award. While at the University of California-Berkeley Boyd majored in Sports Business and Marketing.

Professional career

Boyd was drafted in round 2, 15th overall, of the 2018 NWSL College Draft by the

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. She was signed by the team in March 2019. During her first season, 2018, Boyd made 2 starts with 2 shutouts for the Red Stars. Boyd's 2019 season also started off very well, seeing her nominated for the

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in two of her first three starts. She was loaned to

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in August 2020. Boyd was injured on October 3, 2020, suffering a torn

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and

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. Boyd returned to Chicago Red Stars in November 2020. On February 15, 2024, Boyd announced her retirement from professional soccer.

International career

Boyd has been called up to camps by the United States at the U-15, U-18, U-20 and U-23 levels.

Career statistics

College

Club

Honors

Individual *

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Goalkeeper of the Year: 2017

References

External links

NWSL

Chicago Red Stars
* Living people 1996 births American women's soccer players California Golden Bears women's soccer players National Women's Soccer League players Chicago Red Stars draft picks Soccer players from Seattle Chicago Red Stars players Women's association football goalkeepers American expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Expatriate women's footballers in Denmark American expatriate women's soccer players HB Køge (women) players 21st-century American sportswomen {{Authority control