Lindsay Christina Elston (born April 30, 1992) is an American

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who played for

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, the

Houston Dash The Houston Dash are an American professional soccer team based in Houston, Texas, that competes in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). The Dash began play in the 2014 season. The team plays its home games at Shell Energy Stadium. His ...

, and the

Seattle Reign FC Seattle Reign FC is an American professional soccer team based in Seattle, Washington, that competes in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Founded in 2012, it is one of eight inaugural members of the NWSL. Since June 2024, the Reign ar ...

. She has represented the United States on the under-18 and under-20 national soccer teams. She announced her retirement in September 2017.

Early life

Elston was born

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to parents Ann Louise and Cassius Elston. She attended Eastlake High School in

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. In 2010, she was named the 2009–2010 Gatorade Washington Girls Soccer Player of the year Elston played club soccer for Crossfire Premier.

University of Washington, 2010–2013

Elston played for the

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from 2010 through 2013. In September 2012, she was named Pac-12 Player of the Week.

Playing career

Club

Seattle Sounders Women, 2012

Elston played for the

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in 2012.

Houston Dash, 2014

Elston was signed as a free agent by the

for the 2014 season. She made her debut for the club during the season opener against the

Portland Thorns FC Portland Thorns FC is an American professional Association football, soccer team based in Portland, Oregon, that competes in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Established in 2012, the team began play in 2013 in the then-eight-team NWSL ...

. Elston made a total of five appearances for the club before she was waived to make room on the 20-player roster for forward Melissa Henderson. Elston had missed remarkable time with the club due to an ankle injury.

FC Metz, 2014–2015

Elston signed with French first division club

for the 2014–2015 season. In June 2015, she helped the club win the Lorraine Cup after defeating ESAP Metz 4–0.

Seattle Reign FC, 2016–2017

In April 2016, Elston signed with

for the

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. She announced her retirement on September 5, 2017 after being traded to the

Boston Breakers The Boston Breakers were an American professional women's 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 defu ...

International

Elston has represented the United States as a member of the U-18 and U-20 soccer teams

References

External links

Seattle Reign FC player profile

US Soccer player profile

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