Jennifer Rose Hoy (born January 18, 1991) is an American former professional soccer forward. She played for

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) ...

and

Sky Blue FC NJ/NY Gotham FC is a professional women's soccer team based in Harrison, New Jersey. Founded in 2006 as Jersey Sky Blue, the team was known as Sky Blue FC from 2008 until 2020. A founding member of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) in 201 ...

of the

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Early life

Raised in

Sellersville, Pennsylvania Sellersville is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The population was 4,249 at the 2010 census. It is in the Pennridge School District. History Sellersville was founded in the early 18th century. It was centered on a major road known as B ...

, Hoy attended

Germantown Academy Germantown Academy, informally known as GA and originally known as the Union School, is the oldest nonsectarian day school in the United States. The school was founded on December 6, 1759, by a group of prominent Germantown citizens in the Gr ...

where she finished her high school career with 110 goals and 46 assists. She scored 36 goals during her senior year. Hoy was voted three-time league MVP and was named by the Philadelphia Inquirer as Player of the Year the same year. Hoy also earned all-league and all-state honors as a track athlete. She was also a gymnast for eight years before choosing soccer as her primary sport. Hoy played for club team, FC Bucks Vipers, and helped the team win state cups for six seasons. The team also placed third nationally in 2008 and won the 2009 U-18 US Youth Soccer national title.

Princeton University

Hoy attended

Princeton University Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the n ...

, where she played for the

Princeton Tigers The Princeton Tigers are the athletic teams of Princeton University. The school sponsors 35 varsity teams in 20 sports. The school has won several NCAA national championships, including one in men's fencing, three in women's lacrosse, six in men ...

from 2009 to 2012. During the 2010 season, she led the

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in game-winning goals with four as a sophomore. During her junior season, she earned Ivy League Player of the Week honors twice and started in all 17 games. As a senior, she ranked second in Princeton's history for most goals scored in a season, with 18. The same year, she was named Ivy League Player of the Week three times. She also recorded three hat tricks on the season and scored two game-winning goals.

Club career

Chicago Red Stars, 2013–2017

Hoy was selected during the fourth round (25th overall) of the

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by the

for the inaugural season of the

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. She scored her first goal for the Red Stars in a match against the

Seattle Reign FC OL Reign is an American professional women's soccer team based in Seattle, Washington. Founded by Bill and Teresa Predmore in 2012 as Seattle Reign FC, it was one of eight inaugural members of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). In 2020, ...

on July 25, 2013. On August 18, 2013, Jen Hoy scored 2 goals in a come from behind 2–1 upset win over

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 champion ...

; and was named NWSL Week 19 Player of the Week, and finished her rookie season with 3 goals and 1 assist in only 481 minutes in nine games. In

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, Hoy played in 21 matches, scored 4 goals for the Red Stars including a joint team high with

Vanessa DiBernardo Vanessa Sue DiBernardo (born May 15, 1992) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She previously played for and captained Chicago Red Stars. Internationally ...

of 2 game winning goals, and provided a joint team high with Alyssa Mautz of 3 assists,. In

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, Hoy played 1110 minutes in 18 matches, and scored 4 goals for the Red Stars including a game-winning goal; and provided 4 assists one less than team leader

. In 2016 Hoy suffered a plantar fascia injury and played 674 in 15 matches, and scored 2 goals. Hoy appeared in 14 games in 2017 and scored 2 goals for Chicago.

Loan to Newcastle Jets

On October 28, 2016, Hoy joined Australian club

Newcastle Jets Newcastle United Jets Football Club, commonly known as Newcastle Jets, is an Australian professional soccer club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. It competes in the country's premier competition, the A-League, under licence from The Australia ...

on loan. In 12 games with the Jets, she scored 5 goals.

Sky Blue FC, 2018–2019

After five seasons in Chicago, Hoy was traded to

on January 18, 2018, as part of a three-team trade that also included the

Houston Dash The Houston Dash is a professional Women's association football, women's soccer team based in Houston, Texas. It joined the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) in the 2014 National Women's Soccer League season, 2014 season, and is affiliated w ...

. Due to injury Hoy only appeared in 10 games for Sky Blue in 2018. She re-signed with the club prior to the

2019 NWSL season The 2019 National Women's Soccer League season was the seventh season of the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States. Including the NWSL's two professional predecessors, Women's Professional Soccer ( ...

. On July 7, 2019, she scored her first goal for Sky Blue. Hoy scored in the 81st minute to make the score 2–0, Sky Blue would hold on to win 2–1. This was their first win of the 2019 season. Hoy scored again in their next game on July 13 against the Utah Royals. Her goal in second half stoppage time gave Sky Blue their second consecutive victory. In February 2020, Hoy retired from soccer.

International career

Hoy received her first call up to US U-23 National Camp in April 2013.

References

External links

Chicago Red Stars player profile

Princeton Tigers player profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hoy, Jen 1991 births Living people American women's soccer players Soccer players from Pennsylvania Sportspeople from Bucks County, Pennsylvania Princeton Tigers women's soccer players National Women's Soccer League players Chicago Red Stars players Newcastle Jets FC (A-League Women) players People from Sellersville, Pennsylvania Germantown Academy alumni A-League Women players Women's association football forwards Expatriate women's soccer players in Australia Chicago Red Stars (NWSL) draft picks NJ/NY Gotham FC players